Dear Friends and Patriots,

Today I read an article posted yesterday to ZeroHedge.com, in Tyler Durden’s column, entitled, “This Is The Deep State On Parade Like A Naked Emperor.” The next line states the article was written by James Howard Kunstler. I know very little about Mr. Kunstler, but have read several of his previous posts and do know that his writing exhibits a mind that runs very much in parallel with my own. I have found few assertions by him that I either didn’t agree with or hadn’t already shared. The article can be found at: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/deep-state-parade-naked-emperor

The article focuses on David J. Rush, who’s been described in the media as a “former CIA officer.” He was arrested this week by the FBI, after a stash of 303 gold bars, weighing 2KG each, plus over $2M in US currency, and 35 trophy watches was discovered hidden in his house. This incident caused me to think hard about what may be going on. Thinking hard is not my forte these days. I prefer to watch old movies, ride my bikes, have lunch with my good friend Roger, and think about things I need to do – but am avoiding. But, this story is one that shouldn't be ignored.

Based on reports, Rush was referred to the FBI for investigation by John Ratcliff, the CIA’s director, after internal investigation into Rush raised serious suspicions of wrong-doing. Remember, the CIA does not have any arrest authority – they rely on the FBI for such things.

First thought – If I had possession of $40M in gold + over $2M in cash + 35 extremely valuable and easily convertible watches – would I hang around? No, I wouldn't. I'd buy a boat, load that loot aboard, and sail south – very far south, too. I'd be looking for a place to unload that gold, which wouldn't be easy. Gold bars of that type are very easily traceable. Rolex watches are all serialized and also traceable. I’m quite certain all the serial numbers on the $2M+ in cash were recorded somewhere. If I had that stuff, the last thing I’d want is to be caught unloading it. That means, I’d have to search for a criminal organization that would take it off my hands at a deep discount.

Second thought – If I had possession of that gold, cash, and choice watches, would I just stash it in my house? No, I wouldn't. Not for a day. I'd hide it somewhere that couldn't be traced back to me. The last thing I'd do is keep it near me.

Rush didn't buy a boat, didn't leave the country, and didn't hide that cache of loot in a secret place. Instead, he put it all in between the studs of a wall of his house and just sat there. Waiting for something? For over a year. Waiting … for what, I wonder?

Such things cause my mind to wander, just like Mr. Kunstler's evidently did. My conclusion...that stash was never his. He was the "custodian." That treasure was put in his hands for safekeeping. Why else would it be kept for over a year, but never touched?

I think Kunstler is right. I believe the CIA hires people they know are dirty, and does so for just this sort of purpose. If you know someone is a scam artist, and you need secrets hidden, why not hire someone like that guy Rush and tell him you know he's a scammer; that if he plays the game your way you'll reward him, but if he turns on you, you'll bury him? What's he going to do? A person with a conscience would run from such a deal, but one with a criminal mindset will just say, "Okay, what do you want me to do?" That's who we're dealing with. His character has now been confirmed by information revealing he created a phony work and education history for his resume. That is…if that story can be believed. (I, for one, don’t buy it.) I am filled with skepticism over some aspects of this tale. Keep in mind the organizations who are revealing all this “truth.”

Who hired him? I'm certain that's being looked at especially hard right now. How many people were involved in bringing him into the CIA? His personnel file is being examined for clues. But.. by whom? By the CIA, which notoriously guards its agency secrets? By the FBI, which has never had a relationship of trust with "The Company?" By the Office of the Director of National Intelligence? My bet would be on the latter, but that brings its own problems. DNI would have to rely on the CIA to be honest, just like the FBI would. Who really expects honesty from a spy agency? Do YOU ...really? Someone brought that guy "in," but the one who made the ultimate decision to put him on the government's payroll may never be revealed – if that person is even known.

Who promoted him? SES isn't just a regular promotion. There's a promotion panel made up of incumbent SES members, some from other agencies, if the panel was put together by the rules, plus a very senior official of the CIA that would interview and score the applicants and their resumes. The panel would leave an official record of their deliberations. Unless, this is one of those rare cases where the entire thing was set up. That would be evident by the absence of a hiring panel record, or by a panel made up entirely from within the CIA. There are lots of questions to ask and answer there.

Who was his agency mentor? Every new agent is assigned a mentor – a more senior agent who shows him the ropes. Some mentor-mentee relationships last for decades. Was his mentor the one who directed his operation. I’m thinking – no. Who "ran" him? An important question that could lead to who really owns that cash of gold. Perhaps, the most important question of all. Also, the least likely question to be answered. It's likely that whoever Rush was “running” for was either the one the stash was actually meant for, or was an agent of that person.

Who is the treasure meant for, or for what? Was it meant for some soon-to-be retiree, or was it meant to fund yet another illegal operation. Someone knows.

There is the possibility that Rush did just build a retirement “nest egg” and was waiting for time to pass until he felt safe to make a move. But, anyone who has watched spy movies for years knows that if there was any suspicions of him there were people waiting for him to do just that.

IOW – I believe the guy was "on the job." There are few other explanations that make any sense at all. He's a stooge who got caught. Who caught him, and how? He wasn't selling the gold. He wasn't spending the cash. He didn't even hock any of the Rolex watches. In fact, almost everything he requisitioned was accounted for. He was a bank, gathering and storing that loot for someone or some secretive part of an extremely secretive agency. I'm certain every document pertaining to the requisitioning of the gold, cash, and watches is being examined, and everyone who initialed off on them is being interrogated. That only makes sense. One of those people is the link to the King Rat of this mystery.

So, Mr. Rush is likely to be a fall-guy of sorts. He was the one who took the risks, but somewhere in the background lurks a secret cabal of people who have been at work for years. If that’s true, then there may be a number of clones of David J. Rush who remain undetected. Few other scenarios make any sense to me.

What makes sense to you?

I am an advocate of anyone in power who thinks the CIA needs to be destroyed. This incident isn’t the first to indicate the Agency is beyond any ability to control. It’s just the latest of a >70 year series of nefarious activities the CIA has been caught in. We don’t know the full story of this one – and probably won’t. No one can force such things to be revealed – no one. And, that’s the problem. The CIA operates in a shadow world and is not accountable to anyone. If the Agency wants to do something Congress won’t authorize, they often do it anyway. And, because they have a history of financing their operations via illegal activities – how do we ever know what is true, authorized, and what isn’t? It’s possible that the fear instilled in Washington by the CIA guarantees its continued existence. After all, there’s no one who can say what all the CIA does, how many people are actively working in its interests at any time, or who does what. If The Company is seriously threatened, isn’t there a possibility that it will go rogue? Isn’t there a possibility that another President will die, or that the agency will morph into a terrorist cartel, much like the ones we see running Mexico today?

The CIA is an unaccountable, therefore evil agency. I’m certain there are good and honorable people within it, but – based on its known history alone – there is always a core of evil people within it who operate outside any law with complete immunity and invulnerability. Laws mean nothing to them. The pretense that we are a nation of laws is completely refuted by the mere existence of the CIA. This evil must die.

In Liberty,

Steve