{"id":192906,"date":"2019-08-09T07:44:20","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T07:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=192906"},"modified":"2019-08-13T07:18:12","modified_gmt":"2019-08-13T07:18:12","slug":"the-honey-trap-on-71st","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=192906","title":{"rendered":"The Honey Trap on 71st"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eric Margolis \u2013 ericmargolis.com July 20, 2019<\/h1>\n
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Manhattan ‘it’ girls in and out of the Jeffrey Epstein’s mansion. Click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n

I\u2019ve had many strange experiences in my decades of covering intelligence affairs. These run from being invited to KGB HQ in Moscow, Chinese intelligence in Beijing, US intelligence in Virginia, Libyan intelligence in Tripoli, South African intelligence, and even Albanian intelligence in Tirana.<\/span><\/p>\n

But none was odder than the day I was invited to lunch in New York City with the by now notorious figure Jeffrey Epstein. The golden boy of Manhattan and Palm Beach society now sits in a grim jail cell accused of having sex with underage girls. He\u2019s been doing this in plain view since the early 1990\u2019s but, until recently, he seemed bullet-proof.<\/span><\/p>\n

Soon after I walked into the entrance of Epstein\u2019s mansion on E 71st Street, said to be the city\u2019s largest private home, a butler asked me, \u2018would you like an intimate massage, sir, by a pretty young girl?\u2019 This offer seemed so out of place and weird to me that I swiftly declined.<\/span><\/p>\n

More important than indelicacy, as an old observer of intelligence affairs, to me this offer reeked of ye old honey trap, a tactic to ensnare and blackmail people that was old when Babylon was young. A discreet room with massage table, lubricants and, no doubt, cameras stood ready off the main lobby.<\/span><\/p>\n

I had arrived with Canada\u2019s leading lady journalist who was then close to Epstein\u2019s sometime girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell and, it was said, procuress \u2013 something Maxwell denies. Bizarrely, Maxwell believed that I could get KGB Moscow Center to release satellite photos that showed the murder on his yacht of her father, the press baron Robert Maxwell, who was a well-known double agent for Israel and KGB, and a major criminal.<\/span><\/p>\n

Also present was the self-promoting lawyer, Alan Dershowitz, who had saved the accused murderer Claus von Bulow, as well as a titan of the New York real estate industry (not Trump) and assorted bigwigs of the city\u2019s elite Jewish society. All sang the praises of Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n

Epstein reportedly had ties to Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, Britain\u2019s Prince Andrew and repeatedly flew them about in his private jet, aka \u2018the Lolita Express.\u2019 All guests deny any sexual activity. I turned down dinner with Prince Andrew.<\/span><\/p>\n

Epstein\u2019s residence in Manhattan and Palm Beach, both of which I visited, were stocked with young female \u2018masseuses.\u2019 All were working class girls making big money in their spare time. I did not see any interactions between these girls and the guests.<\/span><\/p>\n

Epstein and Maxwell became too big for their britches. They flaunted their sexual adventures and laughed at New York society. Everyone wondered about the source of Epstein\u2019s lavish income but no one knew its origins. He claimed to be an exclusive money manager for a group of secretive millionaires. But the only one identified was billionaire Leslie Wexner, the owner of L Brands and Victoria\u2019s Secret. Wexner denied any knowledge of Epstein\u2019s alleged crimes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Besides sexual frolics, Epstein and Maxwell were up to many odd things. The FBI found diamonds, cash and a fake passport when raiding his mansion and documents showing his net worth at $559,120,954.00. The IRS tax people will be eager to review the sources of this income.<\/span><\/p>\n

It seems likely that political influence was brought to bear on then US attorney Alexander Acosta (he just resigned under fire last week) to make a sweetheart deal with Epstein, who had been charged by Florida with child molestation. Epstein got off with a token, 13-month jail sentence that allowed him to work from his office much of the day.<\/span><\/p>\n

Were Trump or Clinton involved? How much did they \u2018party\u2019 with Epstein and revel in his fleshmart? There was talk of some sort of \u2018intelligence\u2019 angle to the affaire Epstein that spared him a harsh sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n

A respected former CIA official, Phil Giraldi<\/strong><\/span><\/a> has come right out and accused Epstein of being an Israeli agent of influence. Epstein was let off with a slap on the wrist on his first child abuse charge, says Giraldi, because of his powerful Israel connections. To Giraldi and this writer, the Epstein \u2018massage\u2019 operation was a classic intelligence operation designed to blackmail men of influence into doing Israel\u2019s bidding. Clinton had reportedly already fallen into this trap years earlier while still president.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now watch this stinking pile of corruption be hurriedly covered up. Talk about draining the swamp.<\/span><\/p>\n

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