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You are watching a movie. It's just not the movie you think it is.

And, it just so happens to be one of my favorites.
A peek behind the curtain. Power, Wealth, Influence, Skin color.

They have a plan. Finally going to #cornerthemarket (our country) and consolidate power.

Everything they've built has led to this. Image
Randolph and Mortimer Duke are brothers, but certainly not equals.

Randolph is the leader (CCP, Mullahs, Foreign Lobby). Calm, thoughtful, in control. Sees the long game.

Mortimer immature in thought and emotion. Anger, arrogance, and contempt (Clinton, Pelosi, Schumer, etc. Image
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On #Russia / #Turkey :
Shell game between Putin/Erdogan. Trump will not side w/ Turkey against Russia. Erdogan will claim being abandoned by West/NATO. Justification for exit. Expect "de-escalation" followed by Erdogan claim "see the West is not Turkey's friend." The play?👇
Two strategic levels in play.

1. At a lower level, just like Iran's hand in Syria was weakened after Soleimani strike, Russia is consolidating in Syria, forcing another junior partner (Turkey) out, after it played its hand against US/allies (Kurds).

2. More importantly 👇
2. Russia, through this shell game (and partially alongside a willing Erdogan), now puts pressure on Europe, NATO, and US (not Trump, but US strategic interests, as he will never truly act against Russian interests, his one consistent line of action/thought).

#StrategicDeception
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#ActiveMeasures by Russian intelligence services are the tactical/operational component of Strategic Deception.

What is Strategic Deception?

It is not only deceiving an adversary at strategic level, but fundamentally altering how the adversary sees/thinks/acts.
#TrumpRussia
The #counterintelligence challenge lies in not just the identification of penetrations, breaches, operations, and preventing/stopping them, but in understanding their purpose, manipulating them (not thru traditional law enforcement), and turning them back on the adversary.
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