by Michael Brenner,The Unz Review:
The Epstein affair is the greatest scandal of modern times. In its dimension, in the scope of participants representing a cross-section of elites here and abroad, in the intersection of multiple criminal and crassly unethical activities: sex trafficking and rape of minors, blackmail, financial duplicity, espionage, treason, abuse of their powers by public agencies and private institutions, Establishment coverups that span decades, perjury – among others. There is not a sinful action missing from its multifaceted violation of law and human morality.
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These features of the scandal make it unique and distinctly ‘post-modern.’ It could not have occurred in past historical periods. For there did not exist the transcendence of class and vocational differences, the looseness of transactions among a wide mix of elites (including two U.S. Presidents, Prime Ministers of Israel and Norway and a Prince of the English royal family), the globalization of contacts and communication among the denizens of the celebrity world, the nihilistic culture that suppresses all manner of behavioral restraint and inhibition. Those were necessary/permissive elements. The sufficient factor was the willful, ruthless individuals who seized the opportunity to spin an intricate web of criminality, malevolence, maliciousness and mendacity.
How to characterize this odd beast?It is not a secret society, or a cult, or a camarilla of a power-seeking clique, or an organized mafia, a fraternity, or any other type of recognizable entity. What we see is the interlacing of elite networks with Epstein at the hub. It’s the world of power and celebrity whose members are aware of each other, but whose connective tissue is of varying strength and extent. They share one critical trait: each already commands enough respect and/or influence that the objective rarely was to achieve that status; rather, it was to reap the benefits of their status whether it be an enlargement of existing privileges – financial, access to the most influential and celebrated power-brokers, fantasy sex, or the pleasure of mixing with other elites in salubrious settings. It served no cause. It was ecumenical – entry observed no ascriptive or social requirement. In this sense, diverse egalitarian and inclusive.
These elites accepted Epstein and Maxwell as reputable members of high society worthy of status by virtue of their money, her pedigree, his conman’s charm and the lure of erotic adventure; some partaking of his ‘hospitality’ with the self-justification that everyone does it/they are consenting/we the elite are above conventional morality and above the law; making the ‘realpolitik’ judgment that Intelligence agencies’ exploiting of criminal activity for their own higher ends is legitimately in the national interest
Epstein himself played the key role. He had a brilliant talent for manipulating this world of huge egos, gluttony, greed and amorality. However, he was no evil genius. His personality was not mesmerizing, his intelligence unremarkable. So, how was the network conceived, planned, and able to generate tens of millions in its start-up phase? Here, we enter the murky waters of political connection. There is good reason to believe that these crucial ingredients were provided by Mossad. Epstein’s partner in crime, Ghislaine Maxwell, was the daughter of Robert Maxwell – the prominent London news mogul who was a fixture at the highest levels of the British Establishment. It was well-known that he headed a loose network of Zionists and Israel sympathizers who pooled multiple forms of Intelligence for the Israelis.@ After his untimely, mystifying death by drowning off his yacht, he was memorialized at a Jerusalem service attended by two former Mossad Directors and a former Prime Minister – Shimon Peres.
It is entirely reasonable to think that the Epstein enterprise received inspiration and early financial support from those same sources as represented by his soul mate Ghislaine.The connection doubtless continued throughout – likely, providing political cover and helpful oversight. Epstein rendered a range of service to the Israeli government: as go-between in deals with some small African states, expediting various financial transactions of dubious legality, and hosting meetings between Israeli officials and targeted members of the global elite. Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak was an especially close associate who collaborated with Epstein on a number of ventures of both a personal and Israeli interest. Indeed, he spent weeks at a stretch in the notorious Manhattan mansion. In addition, the Israelis (if not the FBI) might have provided the equipment and the technical know-how for installing there, and on the island, hidden cameras for recording the proceedings. That material, in FBI hands before and after 2006, had enormous blackmail potential which could be used to extract ransoms or as leverage by state agencies (Israeli or American) on persons of interest. All that evidence has disappeared into the maw of the all-time coverup of the all-time scandal in London and Washington and Jerusalem.
Source: SGT Report
