We live in a crazy world: Contacts with Russia by a new administration are represented as possible treason, not as normal diplomacy. Reporters decide, not a president elected by the people, what is acceptable sharing of intelligence. Administration officials with Russian associations are subject to McCarthy-like witch hunts. A special investigation is launched based on coincidences and guilt by association. Process crimes, such as interfering with a trumped-up investigation, replace real crimes. Meanwhile establishment lobbyists, with deep ties to the Democratic Party, legally promote Russia’s interests as its registered “foreign agents.” Intimidated Republicans do not call out these political tactics aimed at the 2018 midterms. The empire is indeed striking back with a vengeance.
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A security camera watches over a gate into the Russian Embassy Dec. 29, 2016 in Washington, DC.
