Reply #222: if I were in "Deep Throat's" position

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whether the Watergate one or this one -


I would do something like this too

throw all sorts of hints - strong hints - out there and get others to "discover" stuff.
There is safety in numbers. And anonymity.

If this "anonymous" were to call a congressman's office, or in some way make evident that he/she even might be a whistle-blower, he/she could expect to disappear pronto.

That is not wild-eyed spy thriller nonsense. There were assassination attempts on the guy who finally blew the whistle on the tobacco companies, after all.

Look, if we grant that the powers that be in at least some large corporations are willing to snuff those who threaten them to protect profits and cover malfeasance, and we all know that those large corporations are really calling the shots behind this entire cabal, well, then, of course citizens should fear that their government will act to shut them up. It is naieve to think otherwise. To say somehow that "oh, they aren't really that bad - the US government would not do that" is just plain foolish. The only reason I discount the 9/11 inside job theories is I don't think they could have pulled it off as a controlled demolition - requires too much prep that could not have been accomplished without exposure. And too much coordination that I don't think the shadow government was ready for - yet. But I don't doubt for one second that if they thought they could, they would