Chapter 204: Shifting Contradictions
(2nd Update)
The final result of the Los Angeles incident was that the Los Angeles director announced his resignation under pressure from all sides, and at the same time announced his resignation, and Los Angeles Mayor Tom, who could not escape being the scapegoat? Bradley, he said, was his dereliction of duty that led to the disaster that led to Los Angeles. At the press conference, he also tried to hold all the blame on himself, not because of how great Bradley is, but because of pressure from members of Congress.
A turmoil, an explosion, almost lowered the face and prestige of the US government to an unprecedented level, of course, the United States is not a vegetarian, or the CIA's silent operation credit, soon some media stood up to accuse some people of irrational behavior, taking disorder as freedom. And those intellectuals who applied for political asylum from the Soviet Union to the United States also began to boast about the goodness of the federal government, and they had nothing else to do after entering the United States, but to sing praises to the United States all day long, and not necessarily to send them to the Soviet Union.
Moreover, even some officials of the US Government cannot stand the praises of the public intellectuals, and whatever is beneficial to the US Government is liked by the masses of the people, and whatever is unfavorable to the US Government is slander and rumor-mongering, and the US policy is correct, and we must unconditionally support all kinds of disgusting rumors of the people. Even U.S. government officials complained privately that it was no wonder that the Soviet government was clamoring for these people to be sent to the Kazan Psychiatric Hospital, and I couldn't stand such retarded touting.
Of course, government officials do not know the reason why these public intellectuals who have received bribes from the Soviet Union are colluding with the United States, and they will not know that the Soviet government has come up with twice as much US dollars as the United States to support this group of people, and they have also added an insurance that whoever dares to leak the secrets will be ruthlessly wiped out by the KGB agents lurking in the United States.
Although artificial and forcible intervention is not as good as the silent practice of the United States, it can have an immediate effect. Many people are touted as the public knowledge of the US government, and the public knowledge is disgusting. They suspect that the American government is manipulating and interfering in public opinion.
The smooth progress of the comrades of "Guanhai" will always cause bad luck for some people, such as Robert of the CIA, who is responsible for the important task of the US secret propaganda department? Gates, he always felt that his career was also affected by this incident, although he was praised by President Bush for his excellent planning in the previous Beslan incident. But the new President Mario doesn't care about your old achievements, he only cares about your current achievements.
It's a pity, Robert? Gates now has zero grades. Moreover, he indirectly endangered allies in the Beslan incident before and went too far. As a result, the CIA now basically cannot find anyone to cooperate with it and launch a secret offensive against the Soviet Union again.
Just before Robert was called to the president's office, he had already thought of a solution, although not a good idea, but it would allow the president of the United States to temporarily save the game in dignity. Since their escape, Vytautas and Anatoly have had a much worse time, and although they are both presidents of the three Baltic states and have established government-in-exile abroad, their lives are much more bleak than Estonian President Arnold, who is in political prison. At least the latter out of respect, the Soviet Union still served with good food and drink. The first two were shelved and hidden indefinitely after the CIA judged that they were temporarily unuseful.
When is there spring? Let's wait until the political turmoil in the Soviet Union intensifies.
Without the CIA's financial support, members of the Lithuanian and Latvian government-in-exile committees had to find their own ways to raise funds and often lived without food. Compared to those regimes that were re-established by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and treated with preferential treatment, they really wanted to return to their own country, even if it was to become a dog of the Soviet Union. What's more, he shouted long live freedom and long live independence all day long, and he didn't make much political capital.
Soon there was a retreat from the committee, which was announced to be independent of the committee. Anyway, now I have got a U.S. green card. They can do whatever they want, and they can do whatever they want. Why bother with money. The Independent Commission, which had been struggling for a year, was now in the midst of a storm.
But the outbreak of the Los Angeles affair presented a political opportunity for the two presidents, whom the CIA director personally approached to re-establish power in Lithuania and Latvia and to return them to their Baltic homeland. The negotiations took place at 143 Las Veught Street, an office space that the C.I.A. had rented for them when they first came to the United States, albeit with more than a year's rent in advance. But the committee, which had been struggling to make ends meet, could hardly afford to pay the rent.
Gates sat on a worn-out couch and lamented that the CIA's financial aid that these organizations had left was really useless waste. Sitting across from him was former President Vytautas, who was waiting for Gates to offer a condition with bright eyes, and then took a bite.
"Your task is simple. It is not difficult for you to use the political forces that previously supported you to orchestrate the riots and turmoil in Latvia and Lithuania, and to reintroduce the situation in the Baltic Sea into chaos, right? Gates looked around at the people around him and said straight to the point, "After all, you were an opposition that started with democratic slogans, and you may be more familiar with things like causing riots." ”
After speaking, Gates took out a thin note from his bag, handed it to Vytautas, shook it in front of him, and replied to him in a seductive tone, "This check is very sufficient for your activities. Believe me, this is enough for you to successfully plan a rebellion, as long as your old forces are not liquidated, why, don't you think about it? ”
Vytautas shook his head and said, "It's not a question of whether the test is not considered, and it's not a question of whether money is needed, but the restoration of the independence of the Baltic Sea people is our belief and goal, and of course, it is best to have your financial support." ”
Hearing Vytautas's slightly hypocritical answer, Gates smiled slightly, stuffed the check into Vytautas's hand, and reserved his personal phone number for him, "You can call me when you think of a plan, I'll be there at all times." ”
Just as Gates was about to leave, Vytautas stood up and said to the CIA director, "One more thing I want to ask Director Gates is, when can I meet the new president, Mario?" ”
"Oh?" Gates turned around, he pushed down his glasses, and asked cautiously, "Is there anything wrong with you?" I can tell you about His Excellency the President, you know, he's been busy lately. ”
Gates, of course, will not let Vytautas contact Mario, although it is a well-known secret that the presidents of the two Baltic countries are hiding in the United States, but once they are openly contacted, the United States will confirm the United States' support for the independence of the member countries, and the United States will certainly not do such a stupid thing.
The only thing he could do now was to try to be as perfunctory as possible, Vytautas shook his head and said, "If you have any problems, just report them to me now, and I will naturally tell the president when I go back." ”
"No, I want to see the President of the United States." Vytautas was a little anxious, and his voice was several decibels higher, "I just want to know when exactly you CIA will support the complete secession of the three Baltic states?" You have been procrastinating and perfunctory since we set foot on American soil, and now a year has passed and we still have no exact explanation. ”
Gates sighed, wondering why he was so persistent. He decided to tell Vytautas the truth, "May I ask President Vytautas, do you have the armed forces in your hands now?" Is there a popular base that responds? No, if there is none, why should we allocate the already tight funds to you? And even if you have the armed forces, let's say individual, will you be able to beat the current Soviet army? ”
Vytautas's face grew pale, but Gates' taunts did not stop, and he continued, "Since you don't have any, why should I allocate funds to you?" Remember, American money is not so easy to get, and we never keep waste until what you do is in the interests of the United States. We support you for the national interest, not the so-called bullshit freedom slogan, I say so, do you understand? ”
Gates asked seriously. (To be continued.) )