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Government Gangsters: How the Deep State Imperils National Security
American Thinker ^ | 21 Oct, 2023 | Janet Levy

Posted on 10/21/2023 7:26:06 AM PDT by MtnClimber

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1 posted on 10/21/2023 7:26:06 AM PDT by MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber

The book release was delayed by 8 months while the government tried to find reasons to redact as much as they could.


2 posted on 10/21/2023 7:27:23 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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Why do these so called educated attorneys keep using the word “democracy” instead of “Republic”?


3 posted on 10/21/2023 7:29:09 AM PDT by mosaicwolf
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To: MtnClimber

Rip out and abolish 75-80% of the Federal government, root and branch.


4 posted on 10/21/2023 7:30:19 AM PDT by twister881
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To: MtnClimber

https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/10/government_gangsters_how_the_deep_state_imperils_national_security.html


5 posted on 10/21/2023 7:30:43 AM PDT by Menehune56 ("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
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Thanks for posting the link. I had interruptions during posting and missed it. The whole article is good.


6 posted on 10/21/2023 7:35:27 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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More specifically, this oligarchy includes elected leaders, journalists, business leaders, and NGOs with leftist ideologies. But its most entrenched and active arm comprises “members of the unelected federal bureaucracy who think they have the right to rule America, not Congress or the president.”

Makes for a good book I supposed, but I personally believe the "deep state" actually isn't in government, or even Washington DC necessarily, those are the puppets living there. The real men behind the curtain wouldn't work for a government wage.

They work for government contractors, or large corporations, where salaries aren't limited, and profits are huge, which is what is used to pay the lobbyists, who then issue the payoffs to get the outcome they want. A lot of them are retired Generals, or other high level retirees such as former Cabinet members or leaders of Congress. But they are not in the government anymore, it doesn't pay enough.

7 posted on 10/21/2023 7:35:56 AM PDT by Golden Eagle (Jesus 2024)
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Great reality article, thank you.

“Patel also uncovered the workings of an incestuous relationship – the Defense Industrial Complex – between senior military leaders, officers in charge of procurement of military equipment, and defense contractors. These players work to keep America engaged in military conflicts abroad, enriching each other in the process. Patel was disillusioned to find that Mark Esper, Trump’s secretary of state, was a major lobbyist for defense contractor Raytheon and received significant payouts from the firm. Esper thwarted Trump’s agenda for Afghanistan, refusing to draw down troops in Afghanistan, opposing a hostage rescue op, and preventing counterterrorism raids.”

Bingo... And the whole explanation for the speaker of the house issue. The MIC is in full control of our government and will only accept someone they have already purchased.


8 posted on 10/21/2023 7:36:20 AM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: Golden Eagle

I think you are right about who is pulling the strings.


9 posted on 10/21/2023 7:37:35 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber

The United States of America is not and has never been a democracy. It is a republic.


10 posted on 10/21/2023 7:44:23 AM PDT by StrictConstructionist
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To: Golden Eagle

“They work for government contractors, or large corporations, where salaries aren’t limited, and profits are huge, which is what is used to pay the lobbyists, who then issue the payoffs to get the outcome they want. A lot of them are retired Generals, or other high level retirees such as former Cabinet members or leaders of Congress. But they are not in the government anymore, it doesn’t pay enough.”

Excellent, and the chain of command above them goes all the way up to BlackRock/Vanguard/ Kissinger & Associates/ Etc. Corporations and their primary stakeholders.


11 posted on 10/21/2023 7:48:56 AM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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Yep, starting at the highest levels. 90% of it is redundant, worthless and unneeded anyway.


12 posted on 10/21/2023 7:49:17 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants ( "It is easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled."- Mark Twain)
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Yep, starting at the highest levels. 90% of it is redundant, worthless and unneeded anyway.

And worst of all:

Intentionally set up so the grafters can get a payoff.


13 posted on 10/21/2023 7:54:48 AM PDT by old curmudgeon (There is no situation so bad that the government can not make worse.)
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To: MtnClimber

I expect the War Hawk damage control operators to show up in here pretty soon.


14 posted on 10/21/2023 7:57:12 AM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Exhibit A:

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/10/report-rep-kevin-hern-who-is-running-house/


15 posted on 10/21/2023 7:57:23 AM PDT by old curmudgeon (There is no situation so bad that the government can not make worse.)
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Yep, You get it...

From the President down they are all doing this but a very few. Both D And Rs. It is the only truly bipartisan effort being practiced on the hill. And has been for over half a century.


16 posted on 10/21/2023 8:04:10 AM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: Openurmind

CHECK


17 posted on 10/21/2023 8:11:35 AM PDT by Vaduz (....)
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To: MtnClimber

the only way to reduce corruption in govt

is to reduce govt


18 posted on 10/21/2023 8:25:33 AM PDT by joshua c (to disrupt the system, we must disrupt our lives, cut the cable tv)
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To: Golden Eagle

**The real men behind the curtain wouldn’t work for a government wage.**

There’s women in that club too.

Club?... Hmm... I think there needs to be a fanclub for following the global elite, that people become obsessed with, following these elite everywhere: to the gates of their mansions, to the boat dock, the airport their private jets are at; and (to those unwashed that are in the vicinity), to their island getaways.

Lots of photos to share with friends, put on the web or text to family and friends, like is done with top athletes and other entertainment people. You know... people that have to take dump regularly like the rest of us.

These elites want us watched and controlled. They need to lose much of their privacy as well.


19 posted on 10/21/2023 8:25:57 AM PDT by Zuriel (Acts 2:38,39....Do you believe it?)
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While I will enthusiastically acknowledge that it’s easier said than done, but….the Deep State exists only because of the people that we have elected over the years and the ones we continue to elect.

McCarthy had 9 months to prove that he was legit. He chose not to. He could have crushed the Deep State. He chose not to.

Is it easy to get rid of some of them? No.

But even that isn’t as hard as it might seem as it all starts at the local level.

Be weary of who you elect at the state and county levels. For they are the foundations that all of this sh*t rests upon.

Would Kemp and Raffensberger been able to get away with everything they got away with if they didn’t have trained seals at the county and state legislative levels? Same for Arizona.


20 posted on 10/21/2023 8:42:39 AM PDT by qaz123
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