Fascinating interview from Mauldin Economics earlier this year with Canadian Sam Cooper, who wrote the book "Wilful Blindness". Here's part of the introduction...."This is a shocking story about fentanyl distribution billions of dollars in money laundering the connection between Chinese and Mexican drug cartels and ultimately how the Chinese Communist party has bribed and influenced their way to the top of Canada's government."
But, wait, there's more!
Here's Sam Cooper's latest on Substack
Exclusive: Chinese Narco Suspect Caught in Private Meeting with Trudeau, Investigated by DEA, Linked to Panama, Caribbean, Mexico – Police Sources
Back when I was working I tried to get educated on Chinese organized crime. It's a vast topic that goes back many, many centuries. The Communist Party tried to destroy the triads but ultimately failed--like all governments before them.
Yes, I was interested in seeing what they might have to say, especially after the comments on the "Oh, Canada" post a couple days ago. Nothing so far...
About that Hamas comment, it was parenthetical on Boehler's part to express that he was NOT going to say Hamas doesn't have horns.
/quote
TAPPER: So you talked about the job Israel has done in trying to negotiate the release of the hostages, living and dead. Axios is reporting the top Israeli official Ron Dermer strongly discouraged you from talking directly with Hamas. He said it was a tense phone call.
Tell us about that. Do you understand why Netanyahu, Dermer, others might be upset?
BOEHLER: I do understand.
I spoke with Ron [Dermer], and I'm sympathetic. He has someone that he doesn't know well making direct contact with Hamas. Maybe I would see them and say, "look, they don't have horns growing out of their head. They're actually guys like us. They're pretty nice guys."
So he doesn't know me. And there are big stakes. He lives in a country where, if it sets certain precedents, then it will hurt or help a lot of other people. So I understand the consternation and the concern. And I wasn't upset.
At the same time, we're the United States. We're not an agent of Israel. We have specific interests at play... And the reality is, what I wanted to do is jump-start some negotiations that were in a very fragile place.
And I wanted to say to Hamas, "what is the endgame that you want here, not the dream endgame, but what do you think is realistic at this point?" Because, until we know that, it's very hard to reach some sort of truce or some sort of end hostilities.
So, in the end, I think it was a very helpful meeting. It was very helpful to hear some back-and-forth. But I think Israel knows walking out of that, it's not like Hamas got the world because I thought they were a bunch of nice guys.
The full quotes with Boehler are amazing. Imagine that, we have a negotiator who can see beyond the end of his nose. He is firm, clear, and sympathetic. It seems like he will get things done (although he best have someone taste his food, lest he end up like the Hamas negotiator).
After some Israeli officials expressed frustration with the comments, Boehler wrote on X that “Hamas is a terrorist organization that has murdered thousands of innocent people. They are BY DEFINITION BAD people.” He said his comments had been misinterpreted.
This sequence follows on Tapper extracting a very careful statement from Boehler,
/quote
TAPPER: First of all, [it's] obviously controversial to directly negotiate with terrorists. How much sign-off did you get from President Trump beforehand?
And this is just my personal curiosity. As a Jewish American, did you have to steal yourself before sitting down to deal with people who are definitionally antisemitic murderers?
ADAM BOEHLER, U.S. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR HOSTAGE AFFAIRS: Well, I will say, meeting with people, whether they're good people or bad people, is part of my job.
I'm the special envoy. I need to go and have dialogue with anybody, and that includes a lot of people that I would classify as not-so-good people, to help other Americans. And so it comes part and parcel in the job. I knew that I was going to meet Hamas as a result of it, and we discussed it.
Then, I think, when you walk and you sit in front of somebody and you know what they have done, it's hard not to think of it. I wouldn't say it's the most productive [approach]...
The most productive [approach] is to realize that every piece of a person is a human [?] and to identify with the human elements of those people and then build from there.
But it definitely feels a little odd knowing what they really are.
Looks like the adults are finally stepping into the Middle East rumpus room to straighten out the brats. How surprising to see the Euros backing extremist muslims against Christians. Let's hope that Putin and Trump can sort this out. I wonder what AIPAC thinks of this after all the money they gave Trump?
It can't be emphasized enough. War in the Middle East with all its attendant chaos--up to and including genocide--is actively desired by Israel and its supporters, the Anglo-Zionists. The accession of the Clintons to the WH was a world shaking event, giving the Anglo-Zionists from that point on a degree of control over America that they had not had previously.
Via Wikileaks
Glenn Diesen @Glenn_Diesen
Hillary Clinton (2018): The removal of Assad would likely trigger a sectarian war in Syria, which would benefit Israel
“Waking up,” if belatedly. I think the green Geico war merchant continues to be extremely dangerous though, seduced as he is (for a 2nd time!) by the Euro-based crazed Ango-Zionists. Trump better be cautious - especially as now, with the developing Kursk débacle, Green man is apparently blaming Trump for the rout of his army. Yikes…
Sunday evening, Kevork Almassian delivered a 7:54 minute chastisement, with specific details, to the same Kaia Kallis et EU "comfortably numb" persons who mis-label themselves "leaders". They do not lead.
Please remember that British oligarchs own some $10 trillion in US securities, government and private. Was it Reagan who said, "He who has the gold rules."? And now the markets are sinking. Coincidence? I think not.
I don’t know if it’s the British, but I was commenting today to a friend that the markets to some extent are rigged. That the globalists want Trump gone. Somehow. Someway. Any way. And if tanking the market and or the economy will sideline or weaken Trump, they will go for it. Nothing else has worked up til now.
Supposedly Trump believes he can blame Biden for the economy for the next 6 months.
My forecast is Trump is implementing painful, fundamental changes to the economy, much needed, which for the next year means little overall improvement, but there will huge sustainable growth before the midterms. And the British and other elites are going to have their power significantly reduced. And at the same time, Trump is destroying the power of the elites, including the Democratic Party. There was a reason that his recent state of the union was so focused on destroying the Democrats. I can't believe the Democrats sitting when a cute, young, Black kid, 13 years old, cancer survivor, was given an honorary position in the Secret Service. Brilliant move by Trump. Or Vance, making the Ukraine protesters intro child abusers by illustrating how they are picking on his 3 year old daughter walking with him. Both moves are pure Alinsky. And at the same time, Doge seems to be cutting off a huge source of Leftist Funding.
I think it is worth mentioning that Canada did not select Mark Carney as PM. He was selected by the Liberal Party as the new leader of the party, which gives him a temporary hold on the PM position; not having a seat in Parliament, he is not much use, so an election will likely be called before Summer. Left wing polls suggest he has a chance to remain in power, while right wing polls have him losing at this point... so we have no idea. The contempt many Canadians are feeling for US tariffs is being goaded by the media, from what I see, with the real issue (border security) being dismissed without much discussion. This, though, will force both major parties to declare a position on the issues of drugs and illegals moving too easily across the border. Trump has been clear, but the deep state is trying to dismiss his claims through appeals to patriotism. The funny thing is that in the lockdown protests in 2022, the Canadian flag became a symbol of the right; now the liberals are trying to fly the flag just three years later, after ten years of claiming that Canada has a 'post-nation' status (to legitimize mass immigration).
Right. I was in a rush to get to multiple appointments. I wrote "select" as a kind of codeword to indicate this wasn't the result of an election per se. Still, he was chosen by the ruling party--the Canadian establishment, if you will, just like I refer to the American political establishment. Carney is very much a creature of the Anglo-Canadian establishment.
Interesting viewpoint on Europes war against the U.S.:
https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/vances-real-message-to-europe-halt-this-secret-war-against-america/
And a possible investigation for fara against the uk.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr4QX09hPy4
Fascinating interview from Mauldin Economics earlier this year with Canadian Sam Cooper, who wrote the book "Wilful Blindness". Here's part of the introduction...."This is a shocking story about fentanyl distribution billions of dollars in money laundering the connection between Chinese and Mexican drug cartels and ultimately how the Chinese Communist party has bribed and influenced their way to the top of Canada's government."
But, wait, there's more!
Here's Sam Cooper's latest on Substack
Exclusive: Chinese Narco Suspect Caught in Private Meeting with Trudeau, Investigated by DEA, Linked to Panama, Caribbean, Mexico – Police Sources
https://www.thebureau.news/p/exclusive-chinese-narco-suspect-caught
Back when I was working I tried to get educated on Chinese organized crime. It's a vast topic that goes back many, many centuries. The Communist Party tried to destroy the triads but ultimately failed--like all governments before them.
Yeah, "opium war in reverse". Speaking of which, all roads lead to the City of London.
Some Canadians who follow MiH may be interested.
Yes, I was interested in seeing what they might have to say, especially after the comments on the "Oh, Canada" post a couple days ago. Nothing so far...
Maybe.
So many of them seem to think any criticism of Canada is just American chauvinist Canada bashing.
Who told the Syrians to knock it off? Russia? US? Both?
What's your info they have stopped? Have they?
About that Hamas comment, it was parenthetical on Boehler's part to express that he was NOT going to say Hamas doesn't have horns.
/quote
TAPPER: So you talked about the job Israel has done in trying to negotiate the release of the hostages, living and dead. Axios is reporting the top Israeli official Ron Dermer strongly discouraged you from talking directly with Hamas. He said it was a tense phone call.
Tell us about that. Do you understand why Netanyahu, Dermer, others might be upset?
BOEHLER: I do understand.
I spoke with Ron [Dermer], and I'm sympathetic. He has someone that he doesn't know well making direct contact with Hamas. Maybe I would see them and say, "look, they don't have horns growing out of their head. They're actually guys like us. They're pretty nice guys."
So he doesn't know me. And there are big stakes. He lives in a country where, if it sets certain precedents, then it will hurt or help a lot of other people. So I understand the consternation and the concern. And I wasn't upset.
At the same time, we're the United States. We're not an agent of Israel. We have specific interests at play... And the reality is, what I wanted to do is jump-start some negotiations that were in a very fragile place.
And I wanted to say to Hamas, "what is the endgame that you want here, not the dream endgame, but what do you think is realistic at this point?" Because, until we know that, it's very hard to reach some sort of truce or some sort of end hostilities.
So, in the end, I think it was a very helpful meeting. It was very helpful to hear some back-and-forth. But I think Israel knows walking out of that, it's not like Hamas got the world because I thought they were a bunch of nice guys.
/endquote
Thanks for the extended transcript. As I was saying, I was rather rushed this morning. Not a good day for the substack.
Megatron was stirring the pot; Boehler was talking sense and so had to be shut down within 24 hours. Amazing.
The full quotes with Boehler are amazing. Imagine that, we have a negotiator who can see beyond the end of his nose. He is firm, clear, and sympathetic. It seems like he will get things done (although he best have someone taste his food, lest he end up like the Hamas negotiator).
Yes, amazing.
Sympathetic, referring to our common human dignity as a basis for negotiations… and so they are raking him over the coals for it!
Sympathetic to the Israeli as well, fully willing tobacknowledge their position.
From the WSJ,
After some Israeli officials expressed frustration with the comments, Boehler wrote on X that “Hamas is a terrorist organization that has murdered thousands of innocent people. They are BY DEFINITION BAD people.” He said his comments had been misinterpreted.
“Hamas is a terrorist organization that has murdered thousands of innocent people. They are BY DEFINITION BAD people.”
Same applies in the same way to Israel, of course.
This sequence follows on Tapper extracting a very careful statement from Boehler,
/quote
TAPPER: First of all, [it's] obviously controversial to directly negotiate with terrorists. How much sign-off did you get from President Trump beforehand?
And this is just my personal curiosity. As a Jewish American, did you have to steal yourself before sitting down to deal with people who are definitionally antisemitic murderers?
ADAM BOEHLER, U.S. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR HOSTAGE AFFAIRS: Well, I will say, meeting with people, whether they're good people or bad people, is part of my job.
I'm the special envoy. I need to go and have dialogue with anybody, and that includes a lot of people that I would classify as not-so-good people, to help other Americans. And so it comes part and parcel in the job. I knew that I was going to meet Hamas as a result of it, and we discussed it.
Then, I think, when you walk and you sit in front of somebody and you know what they have done, it's hard not to think of it. I wouldn't say it's the most productive [approach]...
The most productive [approach] is to realize that every piece of a person is a human [?] and to identify with the human elements of those people and then build from there.
But it definitely feels a little odd knowing what they really are.
TAPPER: So, thank you for your candor.
Looks like the adults are finally stepping into the Middle East rumpus room to straighten out the brats. How surprising to see the Euros backing extremist muslims against Christians. Let's hope that Putin and Trump can sort this out. I wonder what AIPAC thinks of this after all the money they gave Trump?
It can't be emphasized enough. War in the Middle East with all its attendant chaos--up to and including genocide--is actively desired by Israel and its supporters, the Anglo-Zionists. The accession of the Clintons to the WH was a world shaking event, giving the Anglo-Zionists from that point on a degree of control over America that they had not had previously.
Via Wikileaks
Glenn Diesen @Glenn_Diesen
Hillary Clinton (2018): The removal of Assad would likely trigger a sectarian war in Syria, which would benefit Israel
“Waking up,” if belatedly. I think the green Geico war merchant continues to be extremely dangerous though, seduced as he is (for a 2nd time!) by the Euro-based crazed Ango-Zionists. Trump better be cautious - especially as now, with the developing Kursk débacle, Green man is apparently blaming Trump for the rout of his army. Yikes…
Blaming Trump may get him brownie points with the MSM and the Elites, but Trump is full of contempt for them, and recognizes they hate his guts.
Trump now has to sort his messaging out with Putin and stop trying to baffle him with BS.
Sunday evening, Kevork Almassian delivered a 7:54 minute chastisement, with specific details, to the same Kaia Kallis et EU "comfortably numb" persons who mis-label themselves "leaders". They do not lead.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA6CLPQ47PA
Please remember that British oligarchs own some $10 trillion in US securities, government and private. Was it Reagan who said, "He who has the gold rules."? And now the markets are sinking. Coincidence? I think not.
I don’t know if it’s the British, but I was commenting today to a friend that the markets to some extent are rigged. That the globalists want Trump gone. Somehow. Someway. Any way. And if tanking the market and or the economy will sideline or weaken Trump, they will go for it. Nothing else has worked up til now.
Supposedly Trump believes he can blame Biden for the economy for the next 6 months.
My forecast is Trump is implementing painful, fundamental changes to the economy, much needed, which for the next year means little overall improvement, but there will huge sustainable growth before the midterms. And the British and other elites are going to have their power significantly reduced. And at the same time, Trump is destroying the power of the elites, including the Democratic Party. There was a reason that his recent state of the union was so focused on destroying the Democrats. I can't believe the Democrats sitting when a cute, young, Black kid, 13 years old, cancer survivor, was given an honorary position in the Secret Service. Brilliant move by Trump. Or Vance, making the Ukraine protesters intro child abusers by illustrating how they are picking on his 3 year old daughter walking with him. Both moves are pure Alinsky. And at the same time, Doge seems to be cutting off a huge source of Leftist Funding.
Pure Alinsky. At last, some GOP folks have learnt to fight dirty.
I think it is worth mentioning that Canada did not select Mark Carney as PM. He was selected by the Liberal Party as the new leader of the party, which gives him a temporary hold on the PM position; not having a seat in Parliament, he is not much use, so an election will likely be called before Summer. Left wing polls suggest he has a chance to remain in power, while right wing polls have him losing at this point... so we have no idea. The contempt many Canadians are feeling for US tariffs is being goaded by the media, from what I see, with the real issue (border security) being dismissed without much discussion. This, though, will force both major parties to declare a position on the issues of drugs and illegals moving too easily across the border. Trump has been clear, but the deep state is trying to dismiss his claims through appeals to patriotism. The funny thing is that in the lockdown protests in 2022, the Canadian flag became a symbol of the right; now the liberals are trying to fly the flag just three years later, after ten years of claiming that Canada has a 'post-nation' status (to legitimize mass immigration).
As a Canadian, this was perfectly worded, Anthony.
"Canada did not select Mark Carney"
Right. I was in a rush to get to multiple appointments. I wrote "select" as a kind of codeword to indicate this wasn't the result of an election per se. Still, he was chosen by the ruling party--the Canadian establishment, if you will, just like I refer to the American political establishment. Carney is very much a creature of the Anglo-Canadian establishment.
Thanks for the clarifications.
"Yeah, I’m trying to picture the UK, AU, NZ, and CN competing in intel with America and Russia."
Minor nit; CN is the country code for China. Canada is CA.
Heh, I was unsure so decided to wing it. Tx.