26-02-2017, 02:44 AM
Quote:How New Cold Warriors' Cornered Trump
By Gareth Porter
Many people who oppose Trump for other valid reasons have seized on the shaky Russian accusations because they represent the best possibility for ousting Trump from power. But ignoring the motives and the dishonesty behind the campaign of leaks has far-reaching political implications. Not only does it help to establish a precedent for U.S. intelligence agencies to intervene in domestic politics, as happens in authoritarian regimes all over the world, it also strengthens the hand of the military and intelligence bureaucracies who are determined to maintain the New Cold War with Russia.
The precedent for a U.S intelligence/law-enforcement agency intervention in US politics occurred during the 2016 campaign with James Comey's malicious handling of the Clinton e-mail flap.
Authoritarian regimes don't let their opponents vote -- Republican operatives have disenfranchised millions of minority voters.
Unless Porter wants to recognize "deep state" voter suppression I can't see his crocodile tears over poor Strongman Trump -- or, for that matter, President Steve Bannon.