Seems consistent with Flynn’s attempt to suborn murder or kidnapping of Fetullah Gulen on behalf of Turkey. Manafort/Flynn/Erik Prince cowboy shit.
Moreno suggested a possible swap in at least two meetings with Manafort; trading Assange — who’s been living in Ecuador’s Embassy in London for at least six years — for some type of financial break from the U.S.
Hmmm, who in all of government is empowered to arrange a "financial break" for another government? Let's see..........So much for the, “Manafort was in league with Assange and the Russians!” narrative that polluted the Internet last week. Manafort, like Trump, is a grifter and a sociopath. He’d sell out his own daughter if it meant he could score a big fat commission on a deal…
I suspect there is more to this than meets the eye. We know that Manafort continued to be in touch with the Dotard in 2017. But these snippets from the Times article suggest that a deeper game was in play:
“In Quito, [Manafort] told Mr. Moreno’s team that he could arrange a major cash infusion from the Chinese fund in the Ecuadorean electric utility, and could ease any potential concerns from the Trump administration about such an investment, according to people involved in arranging the meetings.” And
“In both cases, Mr. Manafort assured the Chinese he could win support from Washington, despite Mr. Trump’s oft-expressed qualms about China.”
Clearly Manafort was trading on his relationship with Trump. Maybe he was just blowing smoke. And maybe he was operating with the Dotard’s approvall.
And then there’s the fact that the Ecuadorians’ plan was to send Assange to Russia. They even granted him citizenship for that purpose. It was only the British insistence on arresting Assange if he ever left the embassy that scuttled the plan.
Hard to separate the spiders from the flies in this tangled web…
Trump would love for Assange, one of his loose ends, to be under Putin’s control and watchful eye.
And the Repubs went ape shit when Bill Clinton pardoned Marc Rich!!!
China First!
There has been no end of crazy-ass shit coming down these past 3 years, so you get used to it. Crazy-ass shit with your morning coffee (tea in my case) is the new normal.
But this:
Moreno suggested a possible swap in at least two meetings with Manafort; trading Assange — who’s been living in Ecuador’s Embassy in London for at least six years — for some type of financial break from the U.S.
Made me do a double take: “Wait, what?”
Yeah. A lot of moving parts here.
He would like even more to give Assange to Mohamed bin Salman. Not even the bodies are found.
Mohamed bin Salman makes the phrase, “liquidate someone,” even more cruel as it involves flesh dissolving acid.
I may suggest Assange would have been “liquidated” to tie up a Trump / Putin loose end.
I suspect MBS has burned through his mulligan.
Is there any side that Manafort was not playing?
The flip side.
Rumor has it he threatened to have himself kidnapped and held for ransom unless he could come up with a million dollars in 48 hours.
Don’t believe it for a second. ManaFART wanted to make sure that Putin’s Puppet was still sheltered because they wanted him to sabotage the 2018 elections.
Hard to know what to make of this story. Is Rudy Giuliani the source?
That’s the problem with dealing with serial liars like Manafort, Flynn, Trump, Corsi, etc., etc. Fully 80% of what they say consists of complete fabrications. But how do you separate the wheat from the chaff?