There’s been no intelligence revealed at State Dept. rundowns, to the U.N., to European allies or Ukraine, however the U.S. wants everybody to think they’re informing the reality about an imminent Russian intrusion and its “kill lists,” composes Joe Lauria.
U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday stated he was persuaded that Russian President Vladimir Putin had comprised his mind to invade Ukraine, however European authorities are not encouraged.
“Since this minute I’m persuaded he has actually decided” to attack, Biden informed a press reporter in action to a question at a White Home press rundown. Asked how he understands this, Biden stated, “We have a substantial intelligence capability.”
ButThe Washington Post reportedon Saturday that:
“Some European allies questioned the United States’ conviction that the Kremlin will release hostilities, stating that they have actually not seen direct evidence suggesting Putin has actually committed to such a course of action.
One European authorities told The Washington Post in Munich that ‘we have no clear evidence ourselves that Putin has made up his mind and we have actually not seen anything that would recommend otherwise.’ Another said that although the circumstance is serious, ‘at this phase we do not have such clear intelligence’ that Putin has chosen to invade.
The authorities stated they have actually been informed little about the sources and approaches the United States used to get to its conclusions, restricting their capability to make independent choices about just how much weight to offer statements from Biden that Putin has actually decided to attack.
‘It’s constantly the raw product that they do not share,’ said one senior NATO diplomat who has had substantial discussions with top American policymakers in Brussels.”
Keeping any raw intelligence, if they have any, U.S. officials simply desire the Europeans to think them on a matter of the highest repercussion. It is an embarrassing position for allies the U.S. has actually long dealt with as subordinates. The U.S. does not appear to have offered any intelligence, raw or otherwise, to the Ukrainians either, other than for satellite pictures last month, which Ukrainian intelligence dismissed.
President Volodymyr Zelenksy informed a press conference at the time that the U.S. ought to stop its hysteria about an intrusion. “They keep supporting this theme, this subject. And they make it as acute and burning as possible. In my opinion, this is a mistake.” He included: “If you look only at the satellites you will see the boost in troops and you can’t evaluate whether this is just a hazard of attack or just an easy rotation.”
Zelensky at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday. (MSC/Kuhlmann)
What United States the Intelligence Is
In the same short article, the Postattempted to explain where this evidence came from, which no one outside of a tight Washington circle has actually apparently seen, or become aware of:
“U.S. intelligence that offered Biden with the confidence to make the assertion originated from an order provided to Russian subordinates to continue with a full-blown attack, according to several people familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of privacy since of the matter’s sensitivity. The United States obtained intelligence on the order as Russian military and security officials were taking steps to execute it, and did so really just recently, individuals stated.”
This might only originate from a mole in Russia’s political or military hierarchy, from an obstruct or it is made up. Not even a redacted variation of these reports– if they exist– were shared with senior European officials.
Perhaps feeling the heat from the Postreport and other feedback from its allies, a few Biden administration officials on Sunday attempted to offer a few more crumbs away. They talked anonymously to the The New York City Times, however didn’t daresaytoo much:
“Officials declined to explain the intelligence in any information, distressed to keep secret their approach of collecting the info. But intelligence authorities have actually informed the administration they have a high level of confidence in the intelligence they have actually collected in current months about Russian military preparation, in addition to about plots by Moscow’s intelligence agencies to attempt and produce a pretext for war.”
“American military and intelligence properties have actually verified that they have actually observed the Russian military take actions to carry out an attack plan,” the Timesreported, but these are simply assertions from intelligence firms that lied about weapons of mass damage in Iraq, and that Russia and the Trump project were in a conspiracy to take the 2016 U.S. governmental election. They also got the fall of Kabul wrong.
One would believe that having actually been embarrassed in these significant instances that intelligence officials would put forward some evidence or shut up.
However U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken went on a Sunday morning news reveal to state the intelligence learnt more about “incorrect flags” were currently becoming a reality. “Whatever leading up to the real invasion seems happening,”he said on on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “All of these false-flag operations, all these provocations to produce justifications– all that is already in train.”
This is plainly becoming the method, supported by “intelligence” that might be produced, namely that whatever is taking place around Donbass now are Russian-directed attacks covered by deception to make it look like a Ukrainian federal government offensive, and not an actual U.S.-directed Ukrainian government offensive to draw Russia into attacking. If that’s the U.S. strategy, there’s great factor to hide it from the Europeans.
Biden stated Friday all of NATO, Europe and the “whole complimentary world is joined” against Russia, although none of them have seen the proof– if there is any– and none seem as convinced as he is that there will be war.
“Mr. Biden’s declaration, and the new description of what he based it on, are the current salvos in a project by the administration to utilize declassified intelligence to expose and interfere with the Kremlin’s plans, perhaps slowing an intrusion and purchasing more time for diplomacy,” the Timesreported. However no “declassified intelligence” has emerged, only administration declarations masquerading as evidence, while the Timesplays along.
Military analyst Scott Ritter wroteSunday on Consortium Newsthat the U.S. must have evidence suggesting whether the Russian troop formations indicate a workout or an intrusion, intelligence which it might have shared with the world at the U.N. Security Council last week– or with European authorities this weekend.
Two Strange New Pieces of ‘Intelligence’
On Sunday night, the Postreported that the U.S. had sent a letter to the U.N. Human being Rights Council declaring that after Russia attacks and inhabits Ukraine,it will use lists it has prepared to target individuals for abuse and detention in prisoner-of-war camp. The Post reported:”The letter declares that Moscow’s post-invasion preparation would involve torture, forced disappearances and’extensive human suffering.’It does not explain the nature of
the intelligence that undergirds its assessment.””We have trustworthy details that shows Russian forces are producing lists of determined Ukrainians to be killed or sent out to camps following a military profession,” the letter to Michele Bachelet, the U.N. high commissioner for human rights, says. Those targeted would include” Russian and Belarusian dissidents in exile in Ukraine, reporters and anti-corruption activists, and susceptible populations such as spiritual and ethnic minorities and LGBTQI+individuals.”As the Post pointed out, the letter is just based upon”credible details”and does not divulge the”nature of the intelligence,”though it ends by telling Bachelet to call the U.S. official for “any extra details,”which one would assume would not include raw intelligence. This originates from a federal government that runs a prisoner-of-war camp at Guantanamo, ran a torture center at Abu Ghraib, had a kill list review every Tuesday at the White House and has actually
imprisoned the most important journalist of his generation, Julian Assange. Elizabeth Throssell, a spokesperson for Bachelet, told Consortium News in an e-mail: “We can confirm that we received a letter today from the United States Permanent Mission in Geneva. We are examining it. “English-language Russian media have actually not reported on the letter at all. If this letter is true, how could the United States not try to hinder such an intrusion and Nazi-like profession by sending U.S. soldiers to Ukraine? That it will not undermines the credibility of this” intelligence.”The second odd matter was the U.S. embassy in Moscow sending this alerting to U.S. citizens on Sunday:” According to media sources, there have been hazards of attacks versus shopping mall, railway and metro stations, andother public gathering places in major urban locations, including Moscow and St. Petersburg along with in areas of heightened tension along the Russian border
with Ukraine.”The media “sources “are not called and there is no further description for such a message, which might have many significances. “Common signs of psychosis are … having strong beliefs [or intelligence] that are not shared by individuals within your neighborhood,”
might define U.S. diplomacy, which has become significantly difficult to discuss rationally. consortiumnews.com