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All Roads Lead to Rome!

Published March 22, 2019 / by Lee Kessler / 1 Comment on All Roads Lead to Rome!

After reading my first two novels in the White King Trilogy, International Counter-terrorist Expert and Security Consultant, Steve Luckey, wrote, “If our adversaries are even one-tenth as smart as Ms. Kessler depicts them, we are in the fight of our lives.”

As time went on, and history is unfolding before your very eyes, those adversaries are in fact creating havoc with us in the United States. Their goal: to neutralize the United States and its power forever.

I did my research and wrote the novels from a 1000 mile elevation–a God’s Eye view if you will–in order to pervade the entire scene globally, and figure out who was doing what, and why, and how. Then I told a “story” that would carry truth in a timely and topical manner so that all people, now and in the future, could learn the lessons revealed there. The strategies are in fact timeless. They have been used before, and will be again. My goal was to empower the reader.

But, those of you who know me, or follow my Blogs, know that the character “Samir,” though fictitious, really exists in my opinion. I am through with the Trilogy, but I was not through with “Samir.” The reason for that is that it is obvious to me by the shockingly sudden collapse of the American Free Press, and the tortured divides in the US on all lines, that “Samir” is here. He is a stealth operator. So, I have continued to come down from the 1000 mile elevation to see if I could triangulate him from current events. (To be honest, I prefer the elevation. It’s saner and more hopeful than the reality we are encountering daily now.) I believe I have located him. Time will tell. But there are trails, and they all lead to one location.

I urge all of you to read or reread “White King and the Docto”r right now. Our future may hinge on you understanding before the 2020 election what Steve Luckey recognized. In the book, Samir Taghavi is the terrorists’ Propaganda Chief. His strategies were to use Information Warfare and Counter Intelligence–both within the purview of Propaganda–under the guise of Public Relations.

There is a chilling scene in the book early on where he tells his mentor, the real life mastermind of Al Qaeda, how he was going to render the United States impotent. He explains marketing buttons which are Public Relations talking points. They are short words or phrases which, once embraced, enter the current discourse unexamined. They can be, and usually are, false. Samir’s dilemma in that scene was how could he make this happen quickly, so that this false data and confusion would spread quickly. With the United States breathing down their neck, they had little time, and they had to saturate the public’s mind rapidly in order to get the people, by their own choice, to turn away from their government’s mission.

He decided to get one US media mogul–knowing that if he could compromise the top Media outlet, the others would copy-cat quickly. They would not have the time for actual research, so they would rely upon the words and ideas of their major competitor. They would rote repeat the Marketing Buttons (counter intelligence points) without verification. He was in fact relying upon the ambition and laziness of today’s crop of journalists.

He further laid out two lists that proved to shock even his own mentor. One was the “Witting” List, and the other the “Unwitting” List. The first one was small, and involves actual trained enemy operatives under his control and payroll. It is a “siloed” operation. (You will be hearing more about this term in the coming weeks in the media.) The second list was large and included men and women who would unwittingly be drawn into this Trojan Horse attack, and would further it in its credibility and acceptance. They would in fact be committing treason, all the while having no idea they had been compromised by a world-class mind control expert.

The “Unwitting” List included US Law Enforcement heads, a major US Media Mogul, US politicians at the national level, and members of the Judiciary, along with other leaders in business and education. As top leaders in their respective fields, they in turn would influence millions. Thus, Samir strategized, he could render us impotent and conflicted quickly. (You really should read the book to see what Institutions he penetrated and what he accomplished.)

Well, a few Blogs ago, I gave you a list of names. Engaging in a casual Internet research mode to verify some things I was hearing on the news, I found a group of players who were surfacing in multiple investigations, chaos, infamy, and slander. The same “cast of characters” from the same background of Counter-Intelligence. Hmmm. In the world of Intelligence, I don’t believe in coincidence. All roads led to Rome.

I believe I have the source haven for the real life “Samir.” He moves in many circles, but all the circles overlap, and this one organization provides security and anonymity for “Samir”–and all others who play games of deception in order to take control.

In the next Blog I will lay out where I think “Samir Taghavi” is, and who is shielding him–Wittingly or Unwittingly! Be prepared. This is going to take some courage. The Unwitting include two famous and beloved US Senators, one Democrat and one Republican. (remember the game is to divide and conquer), a Media Mogul whose network is now in apparent disgrace, a prominent journalist, the Senate Judiciary Committee and others whose names you may not remember, but whose recent controversies you will undoubtedly have had an opinion about.

“Rome”–the epicenter–is a highly trusted research firm that people in power have relied upon for credible, accurate, research in order to help them make evaluations and decisions. For a sneak peek, look up The Democracy Integrity Project.

And stay tuned for the cast of characters who have been circling in each other’s orbits. Remember the computer adage: Garbage In, Garbage Out. Be prepared to be shocked, saddened–yet relieved and hopeful. I think you, the American People, knew it all along.

The Need to Be Right

Published February 19, 2019 / by Lee Kessler / 2 Comments on The Need to Be Right

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We all have a need to be right. It’s a trait of human nature that we desire to be right: in our opinions, our work, our assessments and evaluations, our actions, our choice of friends, work places, politicians, housing locations, mates…the list is endless.

And certainly it is a good thing to be right. None of us is perfect however. Within that simple statement lies a hidden truth. Since we know somehow that we are not perfect and don’t want to be held to that standard, we are forced to admit that as much as we desire to be right–maybe even need to be right–we are sometimes wrong.

So, rather than face with consternation and denial that we sometimes err in our judgment and actions, I would like to suggest that just as we have a need to be right, we must also be willing to be wrong. Notice that I said “willing” to be wrong. We don’t have to like it. We don’t have to make excuses. We don’t have to jump for joy at our mistakes and miscalculations. But, we must be willing at times to acknowledge that we were wrong, in order to thereafter get to the truth of a matter, or on to success and happiness in a matter.

Therefore, if new facts or data proven factual surface, even if that data contradicts our impassioned and entrenched “positions,” we may at times in our lives have to slow down, take a deep breath, suck it up and say, “I was wrong.”

In the coming weeks and months in the year ahead, I believe we collectively as a nation are going to find ourselves in a position where some of us are going to have to be big enough to admit egregious errors in the political arena.

I am not speaking of Democrat vs. Republican. I am, however, speaking of an attack upon our Republic, and all of us as voting citizens. And our emotional acceptance of that attack has allowed an undermining force–a Fifth Column–to nearly overthrow our government. What do I mean, you ask?

Evidence is mounting and surfacing every day now–backed up not by “rumor” or “innuendo,” but rather by emails, letters, texts, and testimony under oath–that a group of men and women in our government, not elected by the people–but whose arrogance and self-espoused superiority surpasses any elected officials in my lifetime–have conspired to overturn an election, and the vote of the American people.

The danger is that this time the target might be a politician you don’t like. And you don’t care what happens. You should. Because only the people of the United States can elect the men and women in Washington. Only the people elect a President. So, rather than turn a blind eye to what will be coming into harsh daylight, scrutinize it. For, if we don’t, next time it will be done to a politician you do like. The target was never the politician. The target was you. It’s time to be prepared to be wrong.

In 2004 I commenced a journey of investigation and art to see if I could identify why we are being torn apart from within. The journey resulted in the White King Trilogy, which is regarded as prescient. Almost prophetic, each book was written before the situations became visible in real life. But, the national nightmare we are living through today was forecast in those novels. The fact that I have been proven “right” does not give me much solace. Frankly, I would have preferred to have been “wrong.”

Not even I, however, could put my finger on the “Who”–the personnel that intend to run things from the shadows since you, they feel, are incapable of running things in the light of day. They lurk in a subterranean world, empowered by your tax dollars, and protected by their “impeccable reputations” and “credentials.”

Yet, like any criminal, their goal is mainly self-preservation. The sad thing for them now is that like any cabal, once an investigator starts closing in on one person, that person may throw the rest to the wolves to save himself. The conspiracy begins to unravel, and the conspirators feed on themselves.

Since my analysis proved dead on accurate in my books, I want to reveal to you now that one additional piece of research thread I was pursuing up to the present, just to satisfy me, has led ironically to a collision course with individuals who soon will be visible to you–but in a different light from how you perceived them in the past.

I decided to put a stake in the ground right now, and call them out. I am willing to be wrong on this. Only the coming months and years will establish whether my analysis was also correct on these individuals and their goals–as accurate as it was on the villains in the trilogy. To be honest, I would rather be wrong. But, sadly, I don’t think I am. Every day, the new information surfacing has been confirming suspicions and analysis. This last two years’ incessant harping by the Media on “Investigate! Investigate!’ has bommeranged now. One has to be careful what one wishes for. The investigations happened all right, but they are revealing a very different picture.

So, here are a few of the names I want to identify as “players” or “unwitting pawns” in a horrific play. Some you may know, some you may not know. And some, even I have not identified by name–only by agency. I only suggest that as you read this list, if you doubt it, read The White King Trilogy. I challenge you to do that.

Here they are, in no particular order. Players or pawns? We will discover soon enough: The former director of Australia’s equivalent to our CIA; the current director of Britain’s equivalent to our NSA, Andrew McCabe, Peter Strzok, Lisa Page, FBI counsel James Baker, Rod Rosenstein, James Comey, James Clapper, John Brennan, Jeff Sessions, the former director of the DNC and Congresswoman from Florida, Christopher Steele, Glen Simpson, Fusion GPS, Bruce and Nellie Ohr, at least one FISA court judge, the Clinton Campaign, and at least two journalists who know they are releasing Black Propaganda, and whose finances, in my humble opinion, need to be investigated.

In “White King and the Doctor,” I theorized that the real life mastermind of Al-Qaeda used steganography ( a way of hiding a picture within a picture) as his means of communicating with his Propaganda Chief, the Public Relations officer Samir Taghavi. Sending what looked like computer graphics designed for advertising campaigns, Samir had a secret computer program to reveal the encrypted picture hidden within. Anyone looking at the document would assume it was just proposed images for public relations. Instead, the man known as “The Doctor” was conveying specific instructions to his lead operative in Europe and the United States. Those instructions expose the Fifth Column.

We Americans have had a “picture” continually painted for us with relentless passion for two years. Hidden within that picture of seductive lies is the truth. And the “Truth” picture is surfacing every day, every week. Once fully visible, you will know the magnitude of the misdirection and misinformation campaign waged against you. However, the annoying thing about Truth– from the point of view of the Liar– is that it opens the door to a handling. Once visible, the Good People line up, and the illusion that existed on the surface evaporates, as does the power of those who covered up Truth.

We are in for turbulent times. These men, whichever ones actually turn out to be involved, will not give up easily. They have already lost. But, like a mortally wounded dragon, the tail flipping around in death throes can still do a great deal of damage.

Hang on everybody.

The “Identity Politics” Conundrum

Published February 12, 2019 / by Lee Kessler / 1 Comment on The “Identity Politics” Conundrum

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Have you noticed that those who base their identity on their race, their gender, or their religion etc.,–and therefore base, almost robotically, their decisions on that one identity–often seem to be the most confused person in the discussion or debate? Have you witnessed them become progressively more agitated when you try to solve a problem through a set of logics beyond simple “identity”? Do they sometimes seem to be stuck or trapped in a limited or narrow alley, with their argument restrained and weakened by their “identity?” I have. And I watch smart, good, well-intentioned people be less effective than they otherwise would be.

So, the question is: How does that happen?

This is not a Blog on indoctrination. That’s covered by other columnists. What I want to do is illustrate that the dilemma comes when we see ourselves through one “identity.” In fact, we are ourselves, and we are members of a family. But we are also all members of groups. As a group member, we want to help that group towards its goals. Herein lies the confusion.

We are not just a member of one group. We are a member of just one birth family, but we are a member of multiple groups, and the confusion comes from trying to decide who you want to be, if the groups you are part of are colliding.

Let’s take an example: I am a woman. My friend HM is a woman. We share that group and the interest and goals of women. But, I am also white. She is black. So, we do not share the same group related to race. If the conflict is defined as black vs. white, which so much of politics has degraded to today, how do she and I decide? One white woman and one black woman. Do we act according to our race, and ignore the other group called women? Do we engage in conflict with each other because of our identity as black and white? Or do we try to decide based upon what is best for all women, and not just the women of our color?

But suppose also I tell you that my friend and I share another group. We are both Californians. So, we are both members of that decidedly unique group defined by our state’s boundaries. So, what race and what gender do we support politically in California? Do we support our state if an issue conflicts with one of the other identities? Do we support our state if women from another state have an issue with California? Which “identity” is premier.

And we are also both entrepreneurs. Suppose a racial group, or ethnic group, or state decides that it is hostile to our business and wants to force us to act in ways that would be detrimental to our business. To make matters even worse, suppose a white man from Kansas brings a solution for our business issues. What does my friend do about the helper being white? What do we both do about the fact he’s a male? What do we do with the fact he comes from “flyover country?”

What do we do if he is attacked for his religion–especially if his religion is different from ours? So, does a black female Buddhist Californian support a white, male, Christian from the Midwest? Does a white female Californian support a white, male, Christian from Kansas?

Worse yet we are members of different parties. Two are Republican. One is Democrat.

We three–the Kansas hero, my friend, and I–are all Americans. Boy, this is probably starting to make your head spin. How do I choose? From which “identity” do I speak? Which group do I support singularly, at the expense of the others? Who do I attack, at the expense of the others?

Well, if my friend and I are sane and rational we will ignore all the noise, and support the people and actions that do the greatest amount of good, for the greatest number. If we are instead insistent on shrilly screaming from only the point of view of our race, our gender, or our party, then we have a terrible, almost pretzel-like confusion. We are torn, and no matter what we espouse, we seem to be serving only one group, one identity. We help the one, and potentially harm the others.

The reality is that though we are in fact a unique individual, we are all members of multiple groups, some of which conflict, but almost all of which overlap in some ways. Ex. the white woman/black woman. The Christian man/the Jewish man. The male Republican/the male Democrat. You can do endless examples for yourself based on careers, community involvement, parental status, income strata, gym memberships, charitable organizations, churches, schools…

But, In our hearts, I think we know that all of us are members of the largest group of all–Mankind. These others are all sub-groups. More importantly, we are not just one “identity.” We are multiple “identities”– part of many groups–and we set the priorities. Perhaps it is easier to assume just one, and ignore all the others. That eliminates the need to understand anyone else, or any other point of view. We might be smaller and less wise because of that choice, but surely we can take solace in hiding behind the “identity” talking points of our lone “identity.”

I doubt it. And that’s my parting gift to you–that doubt!!

A Man Named Samir

Published January 24, 2019 / by Lee Kessler / 2 Comments on A Man Named Samir

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Years ago, a business mentor made a very shocking statement to me. Looking at what he viewed as a declining education system, disintegrating family values, rising immorality, and group think dominating the young, he suggested there might actually be a group determined to bring America down from within, by gradually turning right into wrong, and wrong into right.

If true, this would be a propaganda victory of historic proportions. Can you imagine the disinformation, misinformation, and misdirection campaign it would take to cause an ethical and moral people to reverse their thinking and actions? What would it take to have them abandon the things they held righteous and true, to have them think that things which they held to be “right” are now “wrong” and things which they held to be “wrong” are now “right?”

What a challenge that would be to an enemy of freedom! What a coup! From the point of view of evil, flipping the entire Western Civilization and its values on its head would certainly write you into the history books of infamy on this planet. Does such a person or group exist?

Yes, they do. When I wrote the White King Trilogy I was attempting to reveal through fiction what seemed to be a plausible approach to causing us to dismantle our own form of government, to kill our young with deadly and addictive drugs, to render our education system nothing more than indoctrination centers, and to turn over power to financial interests outside our country–allowing them to dictate and control us.

Though fiction, the books have seemed prophetic, if not indeed true. The headlines you read today manifest the exact line of attack laid out in the novels. The exact line and substance. The good news is that to defeat this enemy, you need to read the books for yourself. Once you do, you spot how they are operating, and once you spot it, the strategy and tactics lose all power over you. There’s a challenge for you.

I took the challenge for myself. I asked myself, “Was it possible that someone had inserted a Fifth Column (see earlier Blogs) into the US, under cover of a Free Press? Would our very Constitution provide sanctuary for the enemy, and would their skillful propaganda undermine the members of the Press themselves? You can answer that yourselves, if you are honest. We need an honest free press. But, suppose it got flipped, is now upside down, and has become a dishonest free press. That threatens us all.

In “White King and the Doctor,” Ayman Al-Zawahiri–the real life mastermind of Al Qaeda–dispatched a Public Relations/Propaganda Chief to hypnotize Americans so that he could then implant commands which would be followed without questioning. That is mind control on a mass level.

And before you scoff, you should understand this had been done before. Stalin knew this technology, Mao knew this technology. They mastered indoctrination in order to control a population otherwise too large to control.

The technology was passed to a man named “Samir.” He was assigned the take-down of the American Free Press. He was assigned to get us to turn our strengths as a nation into weaknesses. If he succeeded, we would implode, feeding on ourselves. If you dare, read that book, and see if you can see Samir’s fingerprints on current events. And, then, after that, ask yourself, “Have I been ‘Samirized’?” Did he get to me?

Samir is a fictitious name for someone–or several people–but he does exist. I believe I have located him, and know who he has been using to make right wrong, and wrong right. Your mission is to locate him and his Fifth Column, before he gets to you. The good news is that evil can not thrive in the light of day. It hides in the darkness–in the shadows of fear. So, assuming you have some ability to confront evil, just your eyes gazing at evil causes it to wither.

I will give you a HINT: if you hear one credible news agency make a statement, and then all other agencies blindly repeat it, using almost the exact same wording, you are looking at victims of Information Warfare. Their thinking, discerning minds compromised, they are now going over a cliff. Samir is there. He planted the first statement. He threw the bait into the water. The others, who were dim and lazy, just turned a lie into the truth, and smashed the truth down into a lie. Remember, a lie told often enough becomes the truth. Here’s the kicker. He preceded all that by getting the Press to first have an agenda. Once members have an agenda, their own agenda blinds them from truth, and makes it possible for Samir to plant all manner of outrageous material. Samir knows that if the “lie” conforms with their agenda, or can be perverted to conform with their agenda, he now has an “unwitting” accomplice.

Until a truly righteous person stands up. Is that you? I hope so.

Stay tuned for more of Samir’s tactics and strategies.

“The Plural of Anecdote is not Data”–Wrong!

Published January 14, 2019 / by Lee Kessler / Leave a Comment

Incoming Tomatoes

By Lee Kessler