“ If it were “regime-based misdirection” the regime wouldn’t keep saying “no comment.”
How better to foment rabid curiosity
Well, given the above, any response from the "regime" might be said to be aimed at misdirection.
That begs the question, if everything points to regime misdirection, how do you know its really "regime misdirection"?
As an aside, I was taught to never misuse "begging the question." But since its previously misused definition has now become acceptable, I do.;-) What a relief!