tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post5670647116532531259..comments2024-03-28T09:13:04.373-04:00Comments on KIKO'S HOUSE: Dispatch From The Fever Swamp: How A Russian Agent Became An FBI Stooge Shaun Mullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14964214385216513188noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post-22674148707977271602019-07-08T16:32:11.501-04:002019-07-08T16:32:11.501-04:00You've poined out something very interesting, ...You've poined out something very interesting, Shaun, to wit: when the insanity never stops, insanity becomes normal...Dan Leohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01603402268945559679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post-16889757940955853042019-07-07T13:11:37.193-04:002019-07-07T13:11:37.193-04:00Yup on Mifsud and Senora Mangiante. Papadopoulos ...Yup on Mifsud and Senora Mangiante. Papadopoulos is the real chump here.Shaun Mullenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14964214385216513188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post-52864285615162731652019-07-07T11:41:59.103-04:002019-07-07T11:41:59.103-04:00As a retired academic myself, I found it noteworth...As a retired academic myself, I found it noteworthy that Mifsud was something of an academic gypsy, having moved around quite a bit in his career, seemingly not getting a tenured post that would have provided some financial security. Also notable is that his field was diplomatic studies (or some such) which would naturally have inclined him to meet embassy personnel of various countries, who of course often work covertly for spy agencies. Plus, Mifsud went to Russia on numerous occasions for academic conferences. Put all that together, and the odds seem high that he was being paid by Russia to act as a cut-out in approaching George Papadopoulos.<br /><br />Then there is Simona Mangiante, a former employee of Mifsud whom Papadopoulos eventually married. She is supposed to be Italian but weirdly speaks English with what sounds like a Russian accent. According to Wikipedia, George Papadopoulos said that even his family had been concerned that she might be "some sort of Russian spy." Was she Mifsud's conduit to Moscow?<br /><br />Finally, the fact that Mifsud has disappeared would seem to point toward his earlier involvement with Russian agents rather than American ones. Putin's minions have never been shy about political exterminations. (Or possibly Mifsud is in hiding fearing for his life.)<br />Bscharlotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06667913621618808338noreply@blogger.com