This is an interesting insight when overlaid with what you know about foreign government and their influence operations within U.S. politics.
Michael Doran is director of the Hudson Institute’s Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East. As a professional political insider, this consulting business model is party based on the currency of access to key policymakers, staff and advisors.
In this podcast with Bari Weiss the discussion is about Israel and the attack on Iran. Both Weiss and Doran are aligned with the interests of Israel and very supportive. However, in describing President Trump’s position toward Israel and Benjamin Netanyahu there is an interesting moment when Doran explains how foreign governments lost access and influence; essentially, when spying became more difficult. [Reference point 28:51]
In part, Secretary of State/National Security Advisor Marco Rubio restructured the National Security Council, and when he did that “Europeans and those in the Middle East” lost their ability to “plug-in” to their contact sources. The “cultivated sources” they used were no longer in place. It’s only about a minute on that aspect, but revealing when you consider influence operations and the push to war. WATCH:
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Interesting that he mentions Morgan Ortegas specifically.
Remember, Morgan Ortegas was Mike Pompeo’s spokesman during PDJT’s first term.
Ortegas: What a swampist. Moved to Tennessee to run for the U.S. House. Michael Patrick Leahy from the Tennessee Star, in a candidate interview, asked her to name the interstate highways running through her would-be district near Nashville. She had no idea. But I’ll bet she had EVERY idea what the swamp wanted out of her in that position.
👍 Carpetbagger ! Doesn’t come any lower .
nice lips and mascara, tho
“nice lips and mascara, tho”
Yes, and thus more Fox appearances than a certain U.S. Attorney General of our collective acquaintance.
You mean Janet Reno?
Do not ever trust that one.
What an awesome window into how President Trump is controlling and shutting down the influence and control of others.
It put a huge smile on my face.
Once again to all the doubters: President Trump knows what he’s doing. He’s not perfect, but the vast majority of his “crazy” moves indeed work.
Please- in future just leave off the “he’s not perfect.” The rest of the comment is just fine.
He’s more perfect than the crazy traitorous people.
😂🫢😁
President Trump has obviously learned a great deal since the start of his first term, when he admits he did not know much about how DC worked. And the four years out of office gave him the opportunity to study and reflect on all that happened and decide how to proceed in the second term. We are seeing the fruits of what he has learned every day. What is outlined here about the changes he and Rubio have made to the NSC is a great example.
Vindman, if he has any self-awareness, must be kicking himself in his backside for his contribution to Trump realizing he needed to reform the NSC and get the likes of Vindman out as well as anyone else who is leaking or otherwise acting in their own interests instead of those of the sitting President. (By the way, Vindman still needs to be recalled to active duty and court-martialled. Hegseth has a great deal on his plate, so maybe he just hasn’t gotten around to Vindman yet.)
Yrs, when he said the foreign Govt. influencers didn’t have anyone they could call any more, it sent a tingle up my leg.
This time the influencers really only needed to make 1 call, and he came through for them splendidly today.
Despite all the miles of deep tunnels under Gaza, perhaps Israel NEVER CONSIDERED that Iran probably built them?
I saw a report not long after 10/7 that was all about those Gaza tunnels. Forget now what outlet produced it, but they said Iranian engineers are known to have helped with the massive expansion of the tunnel system since Hamas took over Gaza. Apparently they mostly used EU humanitarian funds in buying the concrete and all the rest that they needed, and you have to wonder how many EU people knew exactly what the money was being used for. Tunnels have been dug in the Gaza area going back to antiquity. Some of the earliest ones were used by smugglers and others to evade Roman tax collectors. The ground there is idea for tunneling – loose enough to easily dig in, but firm enough and dry enough not to collapse.
That’s what I voted for. 👍🇺🇸
Coupled with DNI Gabbard firing the “firewall”…
What’s that old Wolfman song…
“Don’t call US…
We’ll call you.”
In God We Trust
{All others pay cash}
Trust God
Fear not
Sugarloaf, another one hit wonder.
Actually it goes back to the 1800’s.
https://quoteinvestigator.com/2017/12/10/cash/
Two hits- Green Eyed Lady 1970 top ten
Does anyone remember a hit put out by “Ral Donner”? I swear it was Elvis using another name. Another one hit wonder.
AIPAC leader boasts of special ‘access’ to top Trump natsec officials in leaked audio
https://thegrayzone.substack.com/p/aipac-leader-boasts-of-special-access
“Leaked” or not, they have to let that get out a bit anyway so donors are reminded. Access is their currency, which is to extract the other guy’s currency from their wallet.
I love it!
No more 👂.
No more 👄.
Keep it close to your vest President Trump!
I’ll tell ya– I have been listening to in depth discussions, hours long analysis– of Israel, Iran and that
“effing, vile” DJT!
Israel is done.
No, Iran is done.
Trump doesn’t know what he’s doing!
Trump is masterful!
Iran has unlimited rockets.
No, it’s out of rockets.
Israel is _____.
Israel is not ___.
On and on it goes!
Check and Mate! Well done, Sundance, well done.
No sympathy for any of the F’ers.
bwaaaahahaha!
MW was a ferret, which in my view validates Tulsi’s authenticity AND is another example of Trump utilizing his enemies by bringing them in, keeps everyone on their toes
Trust me AIPAC has their back channels still. They are just going to take longer to have a work around. Send in Loomer…
Levin is on clean up…
Correct.
AIPAC is Israel. No matter Raphael’s protestations.
I want AIPAC to lose their grip around the throat of our federal government.
Israel -as well as any other foreign government – needs to have their collective asses kicked to the curb.
Stop interfering in American governance!
Term limits, financial disclosures, and no more dual citizenship for Congress. In addition, shrink the federal bureaucracy!
The issue isn’t opposition to other countries. The issue is the interference, manipulation, spying and infiltration of America by foreign governments (deemed allies or not).
I want the US to let Israel fight their own wars. let the Israelis take out the reactor of Iran. it will pollute the Pacific ocean all the way down to Australia AND the Asian region. And in that event, nobody will trade with Israel. Their electricity system gets shut off. Nobody will deliver oil to them nor food. BUT, if the USA takes out Iran’s nuclear program, WE will get the same treatment. So, keep our bunker busters OUT of Israel’s war!!!!
A wise take on the situation hopinow.
Its NOT a reactor they would be taking out, its a bunch of centrifuges, and being way under ground there is a good liklihood it would just entomb the whole mess, underground.
And, does Iran even have the facility up and running,…or have they prudently shut it down?
I’d appreciate it if you could link some definitive source that indicates the dual citizenship of those in Congress, specifically Israel, if possible. I’ve tried to research this, and can find NO supportive information from any governent source, and the regulations that allow Jews to become Israeli citizens apparently insists that they must live there for a specific term when applying. Please link to this info.
Democrats
“Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) Barbara Boxer (D-CA) Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) Al Franken (D-MN) Herb Kohl (D-WI) Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) Joseph Lieberman (Independent-CT) Carl Levin (D-MI) Bernie Sanders (Independent-VT) Charles Schumer (D-NY) Ron Wyden (D-OR) Michael Bennet (D-CO)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES [27]
Gary Ackerman (D-NY) Shelley Berkley (D-NV) Howard Berman (D-CA) Eric Cantor (R-VA) David Cicilline (D-RI) Stephen Cohen (D-TN) Susan Davis (D-CA) Ted Deutch (D-FL) Eliot Engel (D-NY) Bob Filner (D-CA) Barney Frank (D-MA) Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) Jane Harman (D-CA) Steve Israel (D-NY) Sander Levin (D-MI) Nita Lowey (D-NY) Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) Jared Polis (D-CO) Steve Rothman (D-NJ) Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) Allyson Schwartz (D-PA) Adam Schiff (D-CA) Brad Sherman (D-CA) Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) Henry Waxman (D-CA) Anthony Weiner (D-NY) John Yarmuth (D-KY)”
That from Quora
There is no bona fides source to back up that list.
It’s nevertheless an intriguing question, especially now.
Barney Frank, Jerrold Nadler, Adam Schiff and Debbie Wasserman Schultz. These are some of the slimiest people on the face of the earth. Not that some of the others are more “honorable” in any way.
Dual citizenship should be ended. Choose your master or lose U.S. Citizenship. However there are obviously traitors to the U.S. who are not dual citizens as well.
Thank you for answering the question addressed to me. I appreciate it.
This needs to stop!
I want representation for 🇺🇲 only.
obviously, you’ve mentioned Congress members who are no longer serving. I’m sure that your not having mentioned any of that is an innocent oversight.
If only there was a common denominator to that list of names? /sarc
First: I believe Congressmen should have to renounce foreign citizenship, should they have any.
Second: I will wager all I own that almost nobody on this list has dual citizenship.
The most cursory check shows that this is merely a list of Jewish Congressmen, and that the argument is that should they wish, they could almost certainly immigrate to Israel and be guaranteed immediate citizenship. This is not at all the same as actually having dual citizenship.
Is it your contention that no Jews should be allowed in Congress?
not necessarily dual citizenship, but nevertheless germane to the material being examined here:
regarding the presence of foreign born
in the US congress.
HERE IS A LIST:
Senators:
Representatives:
You forgot to make mention of them.
Probably just an inadvertant oversight.
OOPSIE!!
I didn’t notice anyone born in Israel
DAMN!!!!!
Just to point out: everything you just pointed out is considered by the ADL to be antisemitism.
I think I will manage to sleep tonight. 😴
AIPAC should be considered the foreign agents that they are. AIPAC should be prohibited with pain of long prison sentences for bribing U.S. officials. The U.S. politicians should likewise be subject to prison sentences for taking bribes.
With regard to blackmail, we are still awaiting the results of at least the Epstein Mossad operation. Ms. Bondi?
So, you see need
for remediation
regarding the presence of foreign born
in the US congress.
HERE IS A LIST:
Senators:
Representatives:
You forgot to make mention of them.
Probably just an inadvertant oversight.
OOPSIE!!
I didn’t notice anyone born in Israel
DAMN!!!!!
I don’t care if they were hatched out of an egg on Mars.
An American senator, or representative should only be a citizen of this country. Allegiance should be to The United States.
PERIOD 🇺🇲
Along with removal of lifelong pension and benefits. You get 2 terms, paid for it and welcome back to the economic world you created.
Me thinks the issue isn’t solely the insider track.
Lots of these ThinkTankers make their daily bread on the circuit of media experts that dissect any given issue/focus to the n’th degree. Overtly with a type scenario scripting that fills in many blanks.
And, that is just public ones. Wasn’t Chelsea linked just a few short years ago with some type of DOD planetary think tank. Writing about essentially what would it take to bring down the gov’t. Naturally under the guise if we understand the how’s, then there are proactive active steps that can be taken.
It is all gaslighting in one form or another.
“Talent agency” in California hires Joe Biden. Trump pulls his security clearance. Same agency immediately hires Kamala. The only talent either one of them has is that security clearance.
Clearance or not, they have no need to know RE current intel. They should not be getting briefed.
“The Dutch Boy”
While we ate,
the roosters cockled.
While we sang,
the lizards wormed.
While we slept,
the willows seeped.
When we spoke,
the trumpets blared.
When we feared,
the sirens rejoiced.
When we stood,
the levees broke.
Put back what’s right,
or run in fright.
Damage is done.
Mockers to left,
Jokers to right.
Don’t stop to weep,
The dutch boy runs.
Put back what’s right,
or run in fright.
Damage nots done.
Mockers to left,
Jokers to right.
Don’t stop to break,
The dutch boy here.
Pass that through a chatbot with request for commentary on author’s political insight on society.
See what you get.
May take some, ‘what if context’ interaction to narrow the scope since political commentary is a huge broad topic.
Took me about half an hour of chitchatting with bot. Before I got one interpretation that I liked.
Then asked the bot show me a picture that expressed that view.
Yup, a picture of PDJT with a caption of, “Fight, flight, fight.”
Have fun with it, the experience of using an AI chat bot, specially if its your first time. Will leave an impression on you.
Don’t need to go to some fringe area of the internet, down load some app.
Use MS Bing’s Copilot.
They are all pretty much the same. Experiment.
You too can find the right wrench.
The trick to maximizing Copilot is language usage. The more polite, erudite the better. Rudeness, trying to do something as an attack others. The bot will shut down conversation.
Outside of that, it’s an educating experience.
Loomer went mask off when she suggest using Palantir to id rioters a few weeks ago. Now we truly know what she is.
She’s a mentally ill Fascist
Maybe , but her contributions have value .
Not really when it’s Palantir doing the heavy lifting..
“Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
Once again…repost from earlier thread…
It is fascinating to me with something as explosive as this that there have been no substantiated leaks, if any.
I’ve been listening and expecting some.
How many have President Trump’s complete trust. How many are completely loyal to him and to no outside or traitorous influence. My bet is a mere handful.
This answers quite a few questions I’ve had.
I agree and I do think it ties back in with the work Tulsi Gabbard has done and is doing.
I had a thought last night that perhaps the friction between President Trump and Tulsi Gabbard was a tool to expose more of those wishing this administration ill.
I would love it if it had been an op to run them to ground to further flush more miscreants.
All the world’s a stage …. and those two deserve Oscars
………stage…..we are merely players, performers and portrayers each another’s Audience outside the gilded cage…….-Rush-
Shake your spear Rush.
We can only guess.
Direction, misdirection…both play their parts here somehow.
One day we may know, but…to shamelessly borrow from Lord of the Rings…today is not this day.
(I don’t know of this has been written about but just as soon as Iran shit down the internet, Elon activated Starlink for the population.)
I saw Starlink stepped into the breach and I’m glad.
Love the LOTR reference, I use them often.
Oh dear…I see a naughty word in my post…
Fat finger…
Shut!!
Eeeeek!!!
🤣🤣🤣😇😇😇
Glad you pointed it out as I enjoyed a good laugh re-reading your comment.😂
Actually…Iran does that to the internet 🙂
Thanks for the save, WORDMAN 😉
Leave it to you to find a graceful exit 😘
I’m offended,I say…🙈🤭🤭 😉😉…🥰
Glorious ma’am. And as I mentioned to Musk awhile back on X, today’s Starlink is the 1940’s behind the lines shortwave radio.
I was unaware.
He may have had a falling out with President Trump, but no one can gainsay his fight against the theocratic barbaric stranglehold of the people of Iran in an hour when they are close to freeing themselves.
If they succeed, his efforts will be a great part of their victory.
lol. It may have been more accurate though.
🎯
Betsy, I love it!
That was funny! 😅
Your typo still worked!
Sometimes my spell check would change that when I would inadvertently do that, since the “i” is adjacent to “u”.
My spell check is suppose to be turned off because it often tries to correct my email address.
Starlink array launch 2025.06.08
I believe it was only a few days after Iran shutdown internet to its citizens.
Go Elan!
I concur, I think that PDJT has set into place several flush them out scenarios that is paying dividends as far as leaks being exposed. Those that thought they were on the inside have now been exposed, and are going to be hand fed just enough info to pass along to their “un-named sources in the media to expose them even further.
Counter-espionage.
In the old days, you needed spies and messengers. Today, it’s the internet.
During the flag pole installation conversation with the press, Trump said that during his first term he was the hunted, but during his current term he is now the hunter. Trump is definitely looking for some payback and I believe it will not just be the early retirement variant.
Trump constantly exposes traitors and spies.
PDJT has no equal when it comes to the long game .
Don’t assume that.
!!! I think so too. Deception is the art of War-Sun Tzu
One significant part of IC control is planting false information. This current situation with Israel directly supplying information to PDT is kind of a double edged sword. Where Gabbard is getting some or all US IC information, the question is reliability. With opposing objectives, both Isreal and the US IC have reasons to lie. The IC is grasping to retain some control. Isreal of course wants US involvement against Iran for different reasons. Propaganda and misinformation vs hard intelligence is a fact of life in wars. I like the cautious approach PDT is currently showing. If I had to guess, there’s a whirlwind of “back channel” BS flowing.
Epic !
Trump’s two-week hold is right out of the Art of War’s chapter on letting an enemy’s weapon dull and tired out before making a move.
Agree.
“Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence (I conjure you to believe me fellow citizens) the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake; since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of Republican Government.”
President George Washington, Farewell Address, 19 September 1796
https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-20-02-0440-0002
I love it! Trump should Not trust Anybody after what he has been thru.
He should listen to us more often..
This makes me very happy. I am delighted to know that all the usual suspects no longer have access.
Great news ……….. Thank you Rubio.
Who would have thought Rubio would end up as one of the good guys? Is the jury still out? We shall see. As always I trust my President.
“……………and when he did that “Europeans and those in the Middle East” lost their ability to “plug-in” to their contact sources. The “cultivated sources” they used were no longer in place.”
Does this mean that Victoria Nuland and Samantha Power are going to have a tougher go of it too?
Hopefully their 3rd or 4th hand rumors feed to them will lead to their sudden and unfortunate accidents that cause them neve to be any kind of influencers again. They have lived far beyond their expiration date.
keep revoking security clearances,
especially for anybody with “ex” in front of their title!
Trust me on this: We NEVER know exactly what is going on. And we never will. Nor should we.
Yes…it can be a double edged sword.
Interesting that he surmised the CIA was highly likely to have been present. From his Gang of Eight days, Rubio knows all about the CIA. Did President Trump choose him on his past and his present, believing he was an asset too valuable to ignore?
Rubio almost seems like a freed hostage. Did President Trump free him from the grip of the deep state? 🤔
Perhaps Rubio bears grudges against the Go8 and in a way is settling scores; who knows.
I was just thinking along these lines. Rubio was up-close and personal for some of the worst machinations while in the Gang of Eight.
Perhaps his Cuban history gives him a bit clearer sight on dirty Commie surveillance tactics, and he instinctively rebels against the traps laid for Pres. Trump?
Trust but verify. If I recall correctly, “Little Marco” got away mostly unscathed from Trump’s 2016-primaries flogging, compared to others. Mostly jokes about sweating and drinking water.
Let’s hope the Rubio has gained maturity. He certainly was given a Senate ringside view to the anti-Trump circus.
I’ve long thought that very thing.
I really REALLY like this analogy!
Similar to the following truism: “There is no one more zealous than the convert”. StPaul I think 😎
Sometimes I almost get the same vibe about Graham. He irritates me beyond words but I also wonder if he’s being blackmailed, or as lolli states…” in the grips of the deep state”, and thus the hot and cold stances. You can see the terror in his face quite often.
Others on this site and across other web sites have talked about how the intelligence cabal (it is not a “community”) holds the sword of Damocles over the heads of members of Congress.
Another ‘attaboy’ for Rubio.
The corruption never stop. The ‘cultivated sources’ are selling their information. It is unbelievable how bad it is at all levels.
They are actually complaining that Trumps keep secrets, well, secret.
There is an entire pipeline that makes money off of this information. Person A sells it to B who sells it to C who sells it to D until it finally gets sold to the media who run with “Sources close to the president…”.
Love it when they can’t even start a report with “according to unnamed sources” or “unnamed sources with no authority to comment”. The look of frustration on their faces is priceless.
It’s difficult to determine whether Bari Weiss is America First or Israel First.
Perhaps that Trump stating about Tulsi Gabbard “I don’t care what she says” is an attempt to throw insiders (DeepState) off. Just a thought/
That’s very good news!
What did they expect? This is what happens when trust is broken at the core. After years of “Russia, Russia, Russia,” leaks, and sabotage from inside his own government, it’s no surprise Trump started insulating himself and cutting off traditional channels.
Now these foreign officials and D.C. insiders are whining that they “can’t align” or “can’t plug in.” Seriously?
They burned the bridge—and now they’re mad they can’t cross it.
Friggin incredible.
Although Warner and Burr may have been up to somethings that the didn’t tell the rest of the SSCI about, I hope that Rubio filled Trump in on every single bit that the SSCI was up to during Trump’s first term.
I was a no for Rubio but I can admit to being wrong.
Still cautious though.
Bari Weiss? Aggghhh!
If anyone would know the in game, it would be Rubio.
Does Michael Doran still have his job after this interview? According to <https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/hudson-institute/> The Hudson’s administrative staff includes Mike Pompeo, Nikki Haley, Bill Barr, Elaine Chao. Sounds awfully swampy place to me.
Deep swamp!
Sewer, not swamp..
A swamp is a natural estuary that cleans water and is full of life
A sewer is a collection of human excrement, filled with disease and death.
Words matter when it comes to meaning. Proper labeling is what puts it in perspective.
I stand corrected! Sounds awfully sewage-y place to me.
Rubio appears to be positioning himself for 2028. He’s certainly appearing smarter, and more powerful than Vance.
Yes, he and Tulsi, both, imo.
I think they are very serious, they seem to know the consequences if they fail.
Does anybody believe any information about any inner workings of any intel agency or state department?
Rubio is quickly advancing into ’28 candidate if he remains steadfast. Rubio/Tulsi ’28?????
When Palantir gets fully online inside the Government there will be no more secret chats among confidants.
Wes Clark and the neocon dream
In 2007, the retired General described a necon “policy coup” aimed at toppling the governments of 7 countries
https://www.salon.com/2011/11/26/wes_clark_and_the_neocon_dream/
If I remember the first country to openly say that Biden won the 2020 election, even before President Trump had finished any type of oversight into the cheating events of that election, was Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu. If I remember that surely President Trump also remembers that.
And this news, where Sec. State Rubio, Sec. Homeland Security Gabbard are shutting down the inside-the-beltway ears of what PDJT-47 thinks, and plans to do, is simply marvelous!
I’m afraid I can’t hold that against Bibi. He does whatever he needs to do to defend and advance Israel’s interests. I’m sure a lapdog Biden regime was expected to do whatever Bibi wanted. Compare that to an America First Trump presidency whose first tier analysis would be how a proposed action advanced American interests, not Israel’s. So “congratulations” to the new lapdog. But President Trump has proven to be a substantial force. We may or may not decide to join in, but if we don’t, we’ll stay out of your way, and do you need more ammo?
Iran will NOT get a nuclear weapon. Period. Full stop.
And I am thinking that some in Iranian government need some time to organize and carry out a removal of Khamenei, likely by exiling him somewhere, followed by the formation of a new government that will agree to no enrichment and thank you very much for all the civilian grade material we will ever need.
Like the last time where he lives in France before being restored.
No, an achievement of becoming room temperature is the correct path of enlightenment
Good. Let them all walk in ⭕️ ⭕️ until the 🎶 🎶 stops. Our business isn’t their business.
Is this the end of 5 Eyes?
That’s what I was wondering.
Here is the piece by Michael Doran she referred to:
https://www.hudson.org/missile-defense/ultimate-deception-how-trump-bibi-outfoxed-iran-michael-doran
When the dust of this war settles I have little doubt that we will find President Trump and PM Netanyahu have been working together the entire time on the same agreed plan against Iran and they are both together duping the Eye a told ya, the IRGC and most of the world regarding who said what and who is doing what. It’s gonna be a beautiful thing.
I find it interesting that every iota of emphasis is placed on Da JOOZ and their pesky little spying ass country, Israel.
Da Jooz, it is directly implied, are suspect, well, because they are…Da Jooz.
I find it interesting that no other group is mentioned as possibly being involved in multi faceted chicaneries, scheming to subjugate all of us, kill us, steal our money, use the blood of our children to bake Passover Bread, blah blah, blah!
But here’s something to chew on.
HERE is a list of all members of Congress, both houses, who were actually born outside the USA!
So, you see need
for remediation
regarding the presence of foreign born
in the US congress.
HERE IS A LIST:
Senators:
Representatives:
You forgot to make mention of them.
Probably just an inadvertant totally innocent oversight.
OOPSIE!!
I didn’t notice anyone born in Israel
DAMN!!!!!
The fact that someone’s parents happened to reside in a foreign country when the person was born does not necessarily indicate divided loyalties. The parents could be have been there temporarily for employment.
If the parents moved back to the US when the person was a child, the only loyalty that person would know would be to the US.
I can throw a monkey wrench into your comment: Maryland Man’s wannabe lover, Chris Van Hollen. His father worked for the Foreign Service/State Dept., his mother was a CIA officer. Now try to tell me that his loyalties lie with the U.S.
Well, the focus is on Israel because the topic is the Israel/Iran war, and it is focused onIsraeli itelligence because of the spctacular display of their human intel skills. Perhaps American intel could take a lesson from Israel. Get everyone out from behind computer screens reading everyone’s emails and X posts and conniving ways to slow-walk Trump policies, and get them out in the world developing human sources and infiltrating bad-guy networks. Well done, Israel!
HERE is a little bit more I’d appreciate being corrected upon, if I happen to have misstated, or erred otherwise. Any apropos help and corrective guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Preface: I became involved in an online dialogue with people voicing stridently hate-filled sentiments towards Judaism and Jewish existence. I didn’t understand some of the terms that were used, and so, seeking to expand my knowledge, I dug a bit deeper. My digging brought up some material that is probably remote and arcane for the vast majority of us all, save possibly for well educated theologians. I found it new and revelatory, and so I share it here.
I queried, in general, did earlier era christian “elders” instruct younger church members that Jews were their enemies, to be feared and ultimately destroyed?
The answer the answer is layered, shaped by time, place, and theological evolution.
In the earliest decades of Christianity, many Christian elders were themselves Jewish, and the movement was seen as a sect within Judaism.
But, as Christianity spread among Gentiles and distanced itself from Jewish religious authority, tensions grew. By the second and third centuries, some Church Fathers—like Justin Martyr and John Chrysostom—began framing Jews as spiritually blind or even adversarial to Christian truth.
Chrysostom, in particular, delivered sermons that vilified Jews and warned Christians against associating with them. These teachings didn’t always call for physical harm, but they did foster fear, suspicion, and theological contempt.
This rhetoric laid groundwork for centuries of Christian anti-Judaism, which in some contexts evolved into more virulent antisemitism. However, it’s important to note that not all early Christian leaders promoted such hostility. Some emphasized continuity with Jewish scripture and sought peaceful coexistence.
So while there were indeed periods and figures who portrayed Jews as enemies, it wasn’t a universal or monolithic stance. The legacy of those teachings, though, has had lasting consequences.
As early Christian rhetoric hardened into doctrine, especially by the time of the Church Fathers, it began to shape institutional attitudes. By the Middle Ages, this legacy manifested in several ways:
Theological framing: Jews were often portrayed as “witnesses” to Christian truth—allowed to exist but in a degraded state, as a kind of living proof of Christianity’s triumph. This idea, rooted in thinkers like Augustine, paradoxically protected Jews from total annihilation while justifying their marginalization.
Legal restrictions: Church councils and papal decrees increasingly codified discriminatory laws—banning Jews from public office, forbidding them from building new synagogues, and requiring distinctive clothing in some regions.
Popular preaching: Medieval sermons, especially during times of crisis like the Crusades or the Black Death, often recycled early polemics. This stoked fear and resentment, sometimes erupting into violence—pogroms, forced conversions, and expulsions.
Cultural embedding: Art, literature, and folklore absorbed these themes, portraying Jews as sinister or demonic. These depictions weren’t just theological—they became part of the social imagination.
So while the early Church didn’t invent medieval antisemitism, it laid much of the groundwork. The Middle Ages then institutionalized and expanded it, often with devastating consequences.
It bears mentioning that some of the best American patriots come from somewhere other than the USA.
It bears as much or more that just because they are from somewhere else doesn’t make them Americans either.
We know them by their deeds.
Not surprising when considering Ortagus’s background, friends and supporters….
(WP) April 2, 2019 – Pompeo’s new spokeswoman bridges the GOP establishment and Trump world
FTA – In 2007, Morgan Ortagus went to work as a press officer at the State Department and was assigned to USAID.
She later took a career position at the Treasury Department working on financial intelligence, and served for about 18 months as the deputy Treasury attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — just as the Arab Spring was breaking out in the region.
After returning to the United States and leaving government, Ortagus worked at Standard Chartered Bank and then Ernst & Young, part of a new team at the professional services firm evaluating geopolitical risk for investment clients. During those years, she built relationships with a wide array of political players.
In 2013, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg presided over her wedding. In 2014, her friend George P. Bush helped her become an intelligence officer in the Naval Reserve. In 2016, she volunteered for Jeb Bush’s presidential campaign. She also serves on the board of the Friends of the American University in Afghanistan, raising money for programs that support women’s education there.
“Morgan has been demonstrating the capability to deal with complex foreign policy and national security issues for a number of years,” said retired Army Gen. Jack Keane, who worked with Ortagus in his capacity as chairman of the Institute for the Study of War, where she served on one of the boards. “She’s grounded in public service and always leans toward it.”
Ortagus is the first spokesperson Pompeo chose personally; he inherited outgoing spokesperson Heather Nauert from his predecessor, Rex Tillerson.
“She’ll be more than just the voice of the State Department, I think she’ll be in Pompeo’s inner circle in terms of policy,” said Graham. “This is where national security expertise and communications skills meet.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/04/02/pompeos-new-spokesperson-bridges-gop-establishment-trump-world/
NATO’s Defeat In Ukraine Has Exposed The PAPER TIGER
They should have been demolished when the Warsaw Pact was dissolved. I learned My Nato Nazi lessons during their illegal war crimes against the Serbs.
In the Godfather, Al Nehri tells Michael, “It can be done, it just won’t be easy.”
One of my Vice principals in High School, a sweet little old guy, who looked like he would never harm a soul, was one of the Mossad Commandos on the Raid into Norway to blow up the nazi heavy Water (Deuterium) plant. Just shows you can never really know people. Sweet little guy was a stone killer in the war.
What is does show though, is that if you have a group of commandoes that is determined enough, you Will get it done.
The Israelis have people that will be so determined, they will ride the bomb into the doorway of the bunker like Slim Pickins if that is what it takes.
And Allow me to remind you that if they just bury it where it will be beyond retrieval,. that will probably be enough.
The Norwegian Resistance blew up the heavy water plant. Mossad didn’t exist until 1949.
GAMETIME X 3
Looks like Israel still won.
The look on Weiss’ face spoke volumes. Not a happy camper…
Need to terminate Five Eyes.
Trump’s cutting out all the other freeloading countries from the intel loop seems like a great idea to me. Nothing leaks but if there is a good idea out there he lets it in. I’ll take Trump over every modern president including Reagan, Nixon, and Kennedy.
No leaks before the bomb runs due to the cleaning out of the Obama/Biden holdovers within the administration that Hegseth and Rubio did. The left lost their minds over the house cleaning. The left in our government hate us and not just Trump. Well done President Trump and his staff.
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(they said he was by far the best journalist in Israel)
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