Fascinating as always. I wonder if you would consider making a kind of "Grand Unified Theory" post or "Introduction" to all these stories which we meet in medias res. This is what I have gleaned so far: The Chinese and Israelis are extremely patriotic, dedicated and ruthless in pursuit of their national interests. The American establishment is lazy, cynical, incompetent and compromised, also very wealthy and influential. This means that single-minded Chinese and Israeli operatives can basically do what they want with American resources. Journalists who complain about this are easily smeared as "fringe conspiracy theorists" because the C. & I. have leverage over the so-called "mainstream." Most voters and politicians are clueless.
Fascinating as always. I wonder if you would consider making a kind of "Grand Unified Theory" post or "Introduction" to all these stories which we meet in medias res. This is what I have gleaned so far: The Chinese and Israelis are extremely patriotic, dedicated and ruthless in pursuit of their national interests. The American establishment is lazy, cynical, incompetent and compromised, also very wealthy and influential. This means that single-minded Chinese and Israeli operatives can basically do what they want with American resources. Journalists who complain about this are easily smeared as "fringe conspiracy theorists" because the C. & I. have leverage over the so-called "mainstream." Most voters and politicians are clueless.