The fact that THIS was what got the most attention and was considered the 'most explosive' accusation was a HUGE win for the bad guys.
Plus, the more important accusations that actually are accurate and provable (and illegal) get discredited by association. Muddying the waters.
Plus, the Steele Dossier was published just days after the actual approved Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA).
January 6, 2017
Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent US Elections - Intelligence Community Assessment dni.gov/files/document…
July 3, 2018
"...the conclusions of the ICA are sound, and notes that collection and analysis subsequent to the ICA's publication continue to reinforce its assessments."
"The story of the Lyubishin affair has two parts involving different actors."
Mexican drug cartels asked Russian arms dealers for help shooting down U.S. helicopters, and Hungary Let the Russians Go newsweek.com/mexican-drug-c…
"The story of the two Russians did not end with the raids of the counter-terrorism unit, in fact the most interesting twist came only after the arrests."
Lord of War in Budapest: The DEA busted 2 Russian arms dealers and Hungary extradited them to Moscow direkt36.hu/en/ket-orosz-f…
Six months later:
May 15, 2019
"At the end of Monday’s meeting with Viktor Orbán, US President Donald Trump said the Hungarian prime minister and he 'were like twins'..."
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"At least 68 prisoners have been killed and 25 injured in a jail in the city of Guayaquil in Ecuador after bloodletting between rival gangs broke out on Friday night..."
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"Dubnikov's lawyer, Arkady Bukh, said that his client was traveling to Mexico on vacation when he was detained and put on a plane to the Netherlands in early November."
"The news of Denis Dubnikov’s arrest comes after a Bloomberg report revealed this week that his Eggchange is the target of anti-money laundering investigations in Europe and the U.S."
"The antiquities...were sold to the museum by antiquities dealer Douglas Latchford through the use of false provenance documents."
Looted Cambodian Antiquities In Denver Museum Are Subject Of Forfeiture Action Filed In Manhattan Federal Court justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/l…
"From his base in Bangkok, Latchford bought sculptures he is alleged to have known were originally ransacked from Cambodia’s ancient sites by organised criminals..."
"Testing for residues is not common in American organic regulation. The real difference, then, between a ton of organic soybeans and a ton of conventional soybeans is the story you can tell about them."
"Organic farming has since it was codified in 1990 been vulnerable to scammers, schemers, and con artists. The story of Randy Constant is perhaps the ultimate example..."
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"The military’s coup on February 1 sought to overthrow the will of the people and erase the outcome of that credible election."
One-Year Anniversary of November 8 General Elections in Burma - United States Department of State state.gov/one-year-anniv…
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"The military’s subsequent and ongoing violent crackdown has further undermined human rights and fundamental freedoms and reversed a decade of progress toward a genuine democracy that the people of Burma clearly sought and still seek."
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November 6, 2021
"The Feb. 1 military takeover followed November elections which Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party won overwhelmingly and the military rejects as fraudulent."