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Mark Leone's avatar

This report reads like a Jack Ryan script. Unfortunately, unscrupulous and corrupt players who will risk previously unthinkable nuclear war for financial gain and expansion of personal power do not exist only in the movies or on TV. God help us.

T. Paine's avatar

The corruption is close to 100%. There has been more than enough evidence exposed to put dozens of high level/powerful bureaucrats/politicians on trial. What is the hold up? Until a handful are wearing orange jumpsuits the desperation of the guilty will only grow worse and make the rest think they will get away with murder. Letting them run out the clock will be another sign of total corruption.

Mrs. McFarland's avatar

I sadly have to agree….and whether Trump finishes his term or not, I still fear that he will be permanently “silenced” not because he Hitler, etc but because he knows the depth and length of corruption….and it will safely continue with him gone…….

jg's avatar

There is corruption in every crevice of Federal, State and Local government.

"When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that justifies it."

- Frederic Bastiat

T. Paine's avatar

We have arrived

Vet nor's avatar

Yes, the corruption is very close to 100%. Remember, Patel has replaced many crooked &/or biased agents so Investigstions will be solid, however the CIA has not purged these type agents. And without solid gold evidence biased judges will throw cases out without a chance for a trial.

They have to get it right, it's our last chance to clean out the crooks.

Pray, pray they are doing that work and not part of the grift.

LibertyAffair's avatar

Thank you for covering this Michael. It is good to know that there are a few Patriots left in DC like Schrage. Yet another test for the Trump administration.

Mrs. McFarland's avatar

Let’s check how many military vendors are “$upporting” Wicker……

Nancy Parsons's avatar

Great reporting, Michael! Thank you! It would be a great world if the players in the Epstein docs were the only corruption we had to deal with.

joeybar's avatar

Excellent reporting Michael! The level of corruptiion in so many areas of government is mind boggling and depressing. The Neocons are still at work.

Steven Selberg's avatar

Am I mistaken that the portion of Ukraine that is currently occupied by Ukrainian forces held democratic elections and decided to succeed from Ukraine and align with Russia? Wouldn't that make Ukraine the invading force? I feel like we've either memory holed that fact or I'm seriously misunderstanding something here.

Bon Kwi Kwi's avatar

Roger Wicked sounds more accurate, needs to be fully exposed

Thomas Oliver's avatar

This is what I pay for.

Thank you

Lon Guyland's avatar

The whole thing is a corrupt mess. It’s getting near time to start over.

Mrs. McFarland's avatar

“ they” won’t let that happen

Sea Sentry's avatar

Minor point: the first paragraph says Wicker is from South Carolina. As the photo nearby suggests, Senator Wicker is from Mississippi.

Sea Sentry's avatar

Oh. I see you fixed it.

Granny62's avatar

Unbelievable, but totally believable. Explains a lot!

Reality Seeker's avatar

Another very, very old man who thinks the risks are worth it.

Noam Deplume, Jr. (look,at,me)'s avatar

The main risk is wavering in the face of nuclear threats. If it works for Putin this time, it will work for him and others in the future. The proper response is, "No, you may not take a sovereign democratic neighbor by force."

BD's avatar

I am trying to figure out how Ukraine is a democracy. I certainly haven't seen any evidence of this supposed 'fact'. They certainly do not behave like one, especially since ol' Joe and his family of miscreants have been involved with them. Have they EVER been a democracy?

Noam Deplume, Jr. (look,at,me)'s avatar

Keep trying. For some, the obvious is like a murder mystery, replete with photos and strings on the wall.

David R's avatar

Would a concession to Russia be like England conceding Hitler's "reasonable" acquisition of the Sudetenland, or would Putin in fact have no territorial ambitions beyond his claim to ethnic Russian regions? I'm inclined to believe the latter, but what do I know? I also see China as our biggest adversary at this point, and it's in everyone's interest to avoid becoming a vassal state of China, and the ongoing Ukraine war pushes Russia and China closer together. Sure, Putin's a bad guy, but then the EU leaders are aggressively pushing destructive policies. Am I being a fool for wanting to tell the EU that if that's their attitude they can go pound sand?

Reality Seeker's avatar

I don't think Putin will stop until he dies. Agree with your thinking on the EU.

Sybil's avatar

great report, Michael. Damned corruption!!!

KMHgirl's avatar

I had to read this twice. I want it to be a fantasy, but sadly, the deep state is alive and well. Thank you Micheal for your work to bring this to light