Did The FBI Raid On Project Veritas Help Protect The New York Times?
Several observers have pointed out the terrible optics and even worse legal and cultural implications of the FBI s raids earlier this month on three undercover journalists homes. Since the reporters organization, Project Veritas, is a political opponent of the American regime, the raids echo government behavior in unfree countries such as Russia, China, and Turkey.
Yet there s another, less remarked, aspect to this story. It s the raids effect of protecting a longtime, top-tier deep state information operations partner, The New York Times.
Project Veritas is a threat to The New York Times, not only in some of its undercover reporting about Times employees but also in its lawsuit against the Times for defamation. Curiously, then, The New York Times appeared to be aware of the raids about as soon as they commenced, as well as possibly obtaining private information about Project Veritas from the FBI operation.
Two years ago I would have regarded the use of terms like “regime” and “the deep state” as at best exaggerations if applied to the US. Not any more. As the young persons say, I’ve been red pilled. But you know, there should be a purple pill, half red, half blue. It’s cruel to be made to face reality all at once.