Edward
Snowden: –
Smashing the Narrative
[SPIESяUS]
Explanation
This
article was first written on 31st May but withheld to
facilitate the checking of certain facts – specifically whether Mr
Snowden would have been able to travel on in safety to another
country after his passport was [unwisely, in my view] revoked by the
State Department on the orders of the President and his Cabinet.The
conclusion was that it would not have been possible for Edward
Snowden to travel on in safety after his passport was revoked and the
likelihood is that he would have found it very difficult to have
temporary U.N. documentation issued for safe passage which would have
been valid and recognised under and within U.S. extradition treaty
agreement and which could not have been rendered invalid before he
reached a final destination (hence his interdiction by the FBI a
likely outcome.)
The
alternative documentation would simply have enabled him to travel –
but not with safety (sic. without him being arrested, held in
detention and rendered by extradition back to United States on theft
of Government property and [or] espionage charges.)Indeed,
traveling to any destination on his American passport was itself now
a serious problem as he was now an international fugitive and pariah,
an embarrassment for most allied countries worldwide.So,
bizarrely, revoking Mr Snowden's passport provided him [and his
'handlers'] with the perfect narrative they would have found quite a
challenge to otherwise manufacture.
Sometimes
the truth is much much stranger than fiction.
Don't
expect to read or see the above in your mainstream news media
reports.
''Come
Into My Parlour...........''
[Die
Spinne]
Not
too long ago I was invited to attend a function with a prominent
Waffen SS Neo-Nazi supporter as guest speaker.
I
was sent a glowing list of his titles, accomplishments and membership
of the most prestigious organizations you could ever imagine. The
list was as long as your arm. Other than the fact that this
individual is a Neo-Nazi supporter his credentials could not have
read any higher – and they would put even Dr. Goebbels and Dr
Mengele's qualifications and memberships both to shame.
I
was informally advised by email that my attendance would only be
acceptable if I was prepared to say 'nice things' about the
individual and his country. [This now seems to becoming a common
feature as my reputation for plain speaking is not always welcome by
politicians and diplomats living in their proverbial 'bubble'.]
Of
course there would be the usual photo opportunity and my name listed
as 'present' and 'supporting'. So not only would a photo opportunity
exist for my presence to be recorded but the record would also show
that I had (if I so 'choose' - with no other option available) made
'complimentary' statements about, for want of a better word,
Neo-Nazism and of course everything would be available online.
GOTCHA!
It
is a well known fact that the FSB and other intelligence agencies
regularly use such 'Black Ops' as false flags or with intent to
blackmail or subvert individuals whom it is believed may be open to
'influence'. Indeed sometimes, from a counter intelligence
perspective, the only way to find out what is really going on is to
'follow' the 'intelligence trail' when they surface for a task or
mission.
British
intelligence has a long history of being compromised by the KGB
during the era of the Cold War. I am not, however, here to discuss
the weaknesses of Western intelligence agencies here but how the FSB
pulled off a master stroke in recruiting Edward Snowden. The
introduction was simply intended to portray a process of programming
which starts with subservience and ends with reprogramming. Classic
techniques which have [in some parts of the world] replaced the more
'traditional' methods of physical torture as they have been shown
over the last century to be eminently more effective and
longer-lasting in terms of results and objectives.
American
Hero [Working Class Hero?]
The
idea that Edward Snowden, depicted in the world media as true
American hero, just happened to end up in Moscow through a chance
encounter with Russian 'diplomats' in Hong Kong beggars belief –
but it does show how sycophantic,
'brainwashed',
politically naïve individuals in the world media are today after
decades of being instructed by sub-editors not to ask 'awkward
questions' and just be 'politically correct' or 'toe the line'
without thinking for themselves for one second, to secure approval or
perhaps promotion. Unfortunately the syndrome is only too well
known: Nobody asks the awkward questions of a senior colleague –
even when there are obvious anomalies such as, for example, security
lapses or behavior which might call into question his or her
judgement4.
Asset
or Spy?
For
the Western media to believe that Snowden was not approached by
Russian intelligence before he arrived in Moscow and to ignore the
fact that it was Julian Assange who encouraged him to head East
almost gives truth to the statement that the media itself, as a
whole, is remarkably naïve or has 'lost the plot' (sic. it no longer
has the will to ask the hard questions preferring to just blind
itself to the obvious.)
NSA
Officer? Oh!; Just Hop On A Plane To Moscow!
The
Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) will simply not permit a
U.S. Intelligence Officer to just hop on a plane to Moscow. It just
does not happen this way.
In
some respects the severing of informal intelligence contacts between
government officers and the media since 9/11 is responsible for the
situation where every State Department official is too frightened to
make any contact with anyone from the media without authorization at
a higher level. This also means that Officers who may have
misgivings, but because of a climate of mistrust and mindful of their
careers, are more likely to seek support and solace from a source well
outside the system than was ever the case in the past.
The
book is literally being thrown today at journalists who refuse to
identify their intelligence sources of leaked classified information
– making it even more difficult to find out what is really going on
other than through spectacular leaks. Enter Mr Edward Snowden and Mr
Julian Assange as the knights in shining armor, protectors of
democracy, the right to know, universal personal liberties and freedom
for the ordinary man and woman in society.
Line
KR
Line
KR was the legendary foreign counter-intelligence arm of the KGB's
First Intelligence Directorate. This Directorate was the elite
section within the Soviet Union's overseas apparatus.
Retired
KGB General Oleg Kalugin who was the youngest General in the KGB
during the era of the Cold War was also head of the First Chief
Directorate and was himself directly responsible for recruiting
foreigners as Russian spies, is in no doubt about Edward Snowden:
''Back
in Russia, according to Kalugin, Snowden is being handled by the FSB,
the KGB’s successor. Kalugin claims that Snowden has shared much of
his vast trove of secrets about the NSA with his Russian hosts, and
in the process, has allegedly handed the FSB one of their biggest
intelligence hauls and propaganda coups since the end of the Cold War
1.''
In
Kalugin’s view, Snowden is guilty of treason: “Of
course he is, by American standards. Snowden is a traitor,” Kalugin
said. “When someone changes sides and goes over to the other side,
it’s a victory,” he said.''Snowden’s value to his Russian
handlers has not totally run its course, claims Kalugin, and the FSB
will allegedly use him as a technical consultant and advisor on
topics that interest them. His travel in the country also may
be coordinated by the FSB'' Kalugin said2.
How
Many Snowdens Are There In The U.S. and Amongst It's Allies?
As
yesterday, the most important information for Russian spies today is
military, scientific, political, technical, financial, industrial
and trade intelligence. All persons engaged in such activities and
their families are of standard interest to spy organisations. Many
factors will determine the level of priority or interest.
In
the wake of the Snowden revelations about the National Security
Agency spying on German firms to gain economic superiority in trade
and negotiations, the concerns were sufficiently heightened that the
Federal Office For the Protection Of the Constitution (BfV),
Germany's counterintelligence agency, was instructed to investigate
the Snowden claims.
The
BfV concluded that
“There
is currently no
concrete evidence of potential involvement of U.S. intelligence
services in espionage attacks on German companies,” adding, “the
U.S. Government has assured the Federal Government several times that
its services do not conduct economic espionage2.”
The
damage has been done however and (potentially) tens of billions of
dollars of trade, business and investment has been lost because of
Edward Snowden's unproven revelations about the NSA spying on
specific governments, politicians, diplomatic bodies, commercial,
trade and scientific organisations worldwide.
The
Spy [or Asset] Who Came In From the Cold: False Flag
''It
cannot be ruled out that the SVR (or possibly GRU, Russian military
intelligence, which is a formidable espionage service its own right)
initially dealt with Ed in a false-flag operation, masking their true
identity for a time, but experts who are acquainted with Russia’s
“special services” understand that the Official Narrative, that
Ed just up and moved to Moscow, cannot be true.
Getting
to the bottom of this matter is critical to assessing the damage
wrought by the Snowden Operation.''
To
put it in a nutshell, too many media personalities, politicians and
experts have invested too much of their reputations and future
careers in promoting and portraying Edward Snowden as nothing other
than a classic American hero to see such all ruined by the revelation
of and his unmasking as a Russian spy.
Cover
Your Ass [CYA]
''The
U.S. Intelligence Community has senior people who, following
in the long line of espionage bosses who really would rather not know
the full story behind an epic traitor,
seem to prefer to avert eyes from this issue, just as many
journalists do. For them, as bad as the Snowden story is already,
think how much worse it will look if Ed was really working for the
Russians for years: that would be a truly epic counterintelligence
fail, and careers and reputations will be ruined3.''
Anyone
In The Intelligence Community (IC) Always Has A 'Backup' Or
'Fallback' Position-Just In Case Things Go Horribly Wrong
''We
are expected to believe that Ed was clever enough to steal uncounted
classified
NSA
documents, the biggest such haul in all history, but did not remember
to save
those
few, critical emails that would establish that he really is a
whistleblower, that he sought remedy through proper channels before
he “went rogue.” Be aware that every NSA and IC (Intelligence
Community) person I know keeps a file containing hard copies of all
important (meaning Cover Your Ass or CYA) emails; I learned this in
my first week on the job, and that file was literally the last thing
I burn-bagged when I left Fort Meade for the last time. But Ed, you
see, is different. At this point, it’s simple: he needs to cough up
those emails – which NSA says do not exist – and provide the
names of the supervisors he complained to, or pipe down4.''
SPIESяUS
If
it turns out that Edward Snowden was indeed a carefully well-placed
Russian spy (and there are tantalizing indications that such is in
fact the case) this is undoubtedly the greatest intelligence coup by
a superpower-Russia-of
the 21st
century to date. With Assange and Manning together they dwarf the
compromise of the entire British intelligence services by the Soviet
Union during the era of the Cold War making the latter pale into
insignificance.
The
damage to U.S. security and economic interests worldwide are
incalculable (possibly in the tens of billions of dollars) and are
likely to be very long lasting.
One
cannot overestimate in the era of instant global interconnectivity
the mortal damage which such revelations have inflicted on U.S.
national security.
As
with many things intelligence, where spectacular triumphs and
monumental failures occur, the victors will never reveal the full
facts (including the secret award of the rank of Colonel or higher in
the FSB to Edward Snowden for loyal and valiant service) so as not
to compromise future similar operations and likewise the vanquished
are so embarrassed that CYA, at every level, is the order of the day.
Therefore
the likelihood is that we will never discover the true and full
disclosure details of all the facts in our lifetime, for the reasons
given above.
The
narrative on all sides will thus, never be shattered.
©
Patrick Emek, 2015
[I
would just like to add again for the record that I have always
believed it serves no useful practical purpose to 'hold' Mr Assange
as a 'prisoner' in London's Ecuador Embassy. Quite the opposite.
Like 'The Man In the Iron Mask' he serves as an 'inspiration' for
others to emulate rather than being seen as an example of future
'collective punishment' to all who would think of following. Locking
the stable doors after the horse has bolted is however, sadly, the
order of the day.]
References
The
Snowden Operation:
Russia
Against The Western Intelligence Community (John Schindler):
Idea for the subtitle SPIESяUS
came to me from the movie 'Toys' - Baltimore Pictures Production; a
Barry Levinson film, 1992 starring Robin Williams and LL Cool J]
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