OK, I wrote this as a comment on another thread, but I suspect that because it was a comment post, it didn’t get much attention and I think it has some good leads to questions, so I’m blatantly reposting it here, hoping it won’t get whacked by the moderators. Let me know in messages if this was wrong so I won’t do it again. I don’t want to be a pest. It’s regarding the Parnas text messages about surveilling Yovanovich.
I think what seems so sinister is how elliptical they’re being.
The second thing that occurred to me after I started to digest this is how connected to the mob (and I mean mafiyya, for clarity, since there are more) to do landscape contracting in Connecticut. And whether he’s connected enough to order surveillance and maybe other things like hits in Kyiv.
I’ve seen some comments here about embassy security and (a different matter) signals security around computers and cell phones, and I’d like to comment on that too.
I can confirm as an expert that if you’re WiFiing in to whatever, unless you and the hub are in a metal grounded box it can at least be told if you’re connected to something, and usually to what. That’s called traffic analysis. The traffic might be encrypted so “they” might not be able to see what’s being said, but they’ll know you’re connected. My lady commented also that the Russians are known to be heavily involved in the cellular industry in Ukraine, FWIW. So there’s means of finding out if she’s on her computer and cellphone.
As far as embassy site security, it’s usually very tight and involves people with guns, often US Marines, but I cannot speak to the arrangements in Kyiv so I can only speculate, and have.
This is, as I already said, unbelievable. These threads go under a lot of doors.
Now, the questions are,
- who was surveilling her
- did they get sussed (detected) either by her or whatever security she was covered by (if any)
- was this in fact merely surveillance or a potential active threat
- what’s the connection between this Robert Hyde individual in Connecticut and any kind of surveillance assets in Kyiv
- why is some dude in Connecticut doing this (the other side connection from how did he get the access to the surveillance assets) and directed by whom
- where was the money for expensive surveillance assets coming from
- was the warning to get out some back-channel thing from a US surveillance team with their feet getting itchy, from the Ukranians, or from benign/friendly surveillance also going on to actively protect her, or from a friendly power
- how is this connected to her anti-corruption efforts directed by the DoS
- who directed her anti-corruption efforts
I think these questions will make an interesting thread. Not to mention I hope they have some people thinking. Some of the answers, I think, could be very compelling, or probitive, or provocative, and tie back into potential mis/malfeasance in the DoS. I think it’s clear we have a problem at the DoS, and that the staffers are rebelling against the Orange Fascist State. So that’s worth discussing too.
Be gentle, I’m N00! Let’s see how this goes. Incidentally my handle denotes “An asker of inconvenient and uncomfortable questions.” :D