RUN SILENT, RUN DEEP

In 1958 United Artists produced Run Silent, Run Deep. It was a movie starring Clark Gable and Burt Lancaster about submarine warfare in the Pacific. I watched it again, a few days ago, and it brought back a lot of memories. It also reminded me of something important. Sometimes the most deadly opponent is the one who runs quietly beneath the surface. For months we watched the Mueller Investigation and the Horowitz investigation. There were several leaks from “sources” some of which promised bombshell results. Ultimately, both Mueller and Horowitz wrote reports which do not appear to have accomplished much, if anything.

But there is another investigation ongoing by John Durham and there have been few if any leaks about that at all. There was, however, one significant exception. On December 9, 2019, Durham issued the following statement, following the Horowitz report:

“I have the utmost respect for the mission of the Office of Inspector General and the comprehensive work that went into the report prepared by Mr. Horowitz and his staff.  However, our investigation is not limited to developing information from within component parts of the Justice Department.  Our investigation has included developing information from other persons and entities, both in the U.S. and outside of the U.S.  Based on the evidence collected to date, and while our investigation is ongoing, last month we advised the Inspector General that we do not agree with some of the report’s conclusions as to predication and how the FBI case was opened.” 

That is a very significant statement. Durham took the time to say he did not agree with Horowitz with regard to the reason for the Russian investigation. This is very unlike Durham and he obviously considered it to be extremely important to go on the record. Now combine that with the incredible interview by Attorney General William Barr on the Laura Ingraham show. He said the Russia investigation into Trump’s 2016 campaign was: “one of the greatest travesties in American History.”

https://www.foxnews.com/media/ag-william-barr-on-the-russia-investigation-theres-something-far-more-troubling-here

“My own view is that the evidence shows that we’re not dealing with just mistakes or sloppiness. There was something far more troubling here. We’re going to get to the bottom of it. And if people broke the law, and we can establish that with evidence, they will be prosecuted.”

Most of the media ignored this interview. That may be a major mistake. William Barr did not say he was going to issue a report. This is the way a prosecutor talks when he is preparing to indict people. He will let the indictment do the talking.

I don’t think it was a coincidence that Barr said this in a public interview.  He clearly believes we are very near the point where action will be taken. We are all far too used to people doing horrible things resulting in lengthy investigations followed by a report but no one is ever actually held accountable for anything.

Sometimes powerful forces do run silent and deep. But when we hear from them, the results are beyond explosive. William Barr looks and acts like a man on a mission. We will soon know.

TDM