In The Shadow Of Mt Hollywood

The other day I noted that the White House versions of the cocaine story seem to come from the same alternate universe as the story of the frantic race to find the missing Titan sub before the oxygen runs out. Now it'sd starting to look as though former FBI Director and international fixer Louis Freeh has access to the same portal. Just the first page of hits from a web search on Freeh brought up the strange story of the August 25, 2014 one-car accident in rural Vermont, in which Freeh is said to have fallen asleep at the wheel and crashed his GMC Yukon. What was hinky about the story from the start was that it was an explanation of the accident eight months after the fact, and it came from none other than James Comey, who was FBI Director at the time, backed up by Vermont Sen Patrick Leahy. In LA, celebrities wreck their Porsches and Lambos all the time, LAPD or CHP gives the details, KTLA or the Times reports a day or so later, and everyone moves on. Here, it turns out, Louis ...

While we can't be 100% sure that former FBI Director Louis Freeh is the mole who, according to Gal Luft, Hunter called "One Eye", there is in fact evidence from e-amails on Hunter's laptop that Hunter and Freeh engaged in several financial transactions related to their mutual business interests as international fixers. I cited those in yesterday's post. But this brought me to look more closely at Louis Freeh himself. Freeh was FBI Director from September 1, 1993 to June 25, 2001. According to Wikipedia , Shortly before and during Freeh's tenure, the FBI was involved in a number of high-profile incidents and internal investigations. Writing about Freeh in 2011, Reuters wrote that Freeh "faced widespread criticism for a series of high-profile blunders" during his tenure as FBI Director. These included the Waco siege, which took place several months before Freeh became director, but he was involved in the highly controversial investigation, in...

Allegations have resurfaced in the past week from Dr Gal Luft, an Israeli specialist in energy and security, who was an advisor to the Chinese energy company CEFC. CEFC, headed by Ye Jianming, paid $4,790,375.25 to Hunter's firm Owasco P.C. over about one year around 2017. Luft was arrested in Cyprus in February 2023 on what he claims was "a politically motivated extradition request by the US". Luft claims to be in fear for his life if he is returned to the US. Over the past week, Luft made a video that he sent to the New York Post that repeats allegations he had earlier made in March. These include that CEFC was paying huge sums to Hunter and Joe's brother James ($100,000 and $65,000 a month) in exchange for use of their family name in promoting China’s interests. He also alleged that Hunter had a pet mole that he called "One Eye" within the FBI, who provided tipoffs to CEFC honchos about incoming heat. Speculation about the identity of "One ...

Nothing new, of course, we're just living in the same alternate universe where there was a desperate race to locate the missing Titan submersible before the oxygen ran out. The latest version of the White House cocaine baggie has morphed from "in the residence library" to "in a cubby in a West Wing holding area", and now to "downstairs in the West Wing near the Situation Room" : MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell acknowledged Thursday that contrary to the idea that a random tourist left cocaine in the White House in what officials have described as a “heavily trafficked” area, the cocaine was actually found in a “limited access place” near the Situation Room. At this point, there's less and less credibility for each update, while the White House press office is fumbling over the Hatch Act . That in turn suggests to me that they're as much in the dark as anyone else. I would surmise the strategy for now is to act confused until it all goes away. Th...

I don't have a good feeling about this. One of the main narratives we've seen in recent current events has been how Stockton Rush, CEO of Oceangate, brushed aside all counsels of prudence in the design and construction of his Titan submersible, only to succumb with four passengers to what proved to be the predictable outcome. Meanwhile, we're starting to hear of Joe Biden angrily dismissing equivalent warnings of predictable outcomes : President Joe Biden, who is reportedly “consumed” with his son Hunter’s scandals, allegedly angrily dismisses White House aides who believe Hunter Biden’s controversial history might politically hurt his father. . . . In recent days, White House aides reportedly tried to speak with Joe Biden about the continual drip drop of damning evidence streaming from Hunter Biden’s foreign business transactions, but NBC News sources report Joe Biden’s response was “outright angry” towards anyone who would challenge him on the subject. Joe Biden re...

As you might expect, the story of where the cocaine was found in or near the White House has been morphing with each new report. Via CBS News, this seems to be the latest reliable veresion : The substance was found in a common area of the West Wing, which houses the Oval Office and offices of some of the president's top aides and support staff. A senior law enforcement official told CBS News the substance was found in a storage facility in a cubby routinely used by White House staff and guests to store cell phones. The Secret Service will lead a full review of how the substance got into the West Wing, the law enforcement officials told CBS News, including examining consulting cameras and entrance logs to determine who had access to the space. I looked up "cubby" and find that Merriam-Webster defines it as "a small, snug place (as for hiding or storage) : cubbyhole." A web search gave the image above. The tweet below from James Rosen gives a little bit mo...

The bare bones are as follows : An 'unknown item' was found near the White House in Washington D.C. Roads surrounding the area were briefly closed as a precautionary measure. . . . The DC Fire Department's Hazmat team responded and the White House grounds were evacuated as a precaution, the Secret Service spokesman Anthony Gugliemi added. DC Fire and EMS was contacted to evaluate, USSS said. . . . DC Fire Hazmat officials report that they have found a substance that tests positive for Cocaine Hydrochloride, a highly addictive and illegal drug. The event has caused people to wonder how a possibly harmful material got onto the grounds of the White House and whether it was done on purpose to damage or intimidate the president or his team. . . . The Secret Service announced that it was looking into the event and collaborating with other law enforcement organizations to ascertain the object's origin and nature. . . . Hazmat teams were reportedly seen ...