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stevenleser

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1. Even this doesn't qualify as a deep state at this point.

Reply to ck4829 (Original post)

Tue May 16, 2017, 11:52 AM

May 2017

I maintain the idea of a deep state in the US is nonsense to sell books and get folks to read articles. The President absolutely controls the Federal law enforcement and security and intelligence apparatus and can fire anyone therein at will.

Putin maintains the same control in Russia. Once he leaves, that could be in doubt. You may actually have a deep state in Russia at that point.

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Even this doesn't qualify as a deep state at this point. stevenleser May 2017 #1