Beyond Epstein: How The Deep State’s Progressive Faction Weaponizes Crime And NGOs

By Uriel Araujo

Evidence suggests dope trade, human trafficking, intelligence operations, and progressive elite networks (including Hollywood and NGOs) have intersected in ways that greatly impact US politics, and its foreign policy. Epstein’s circles were mainly Democrat and this is just the tip of the iceberg. Trump is compromised too.

Much has been written about Cold War-era links between the CIA, organized crime, and drug trafficking, often via right-wing anti-communist groups like the Nicaraguan Contras  — as documented by US historians Alfred W. McCoy and Peter Dale Scott. Less discussed are contemporary connections, which suggest similar patterns may involve American actors linked to the Democratic Party and the political left

Firstly, to recap the historical record, consider this:

1. A 1989 Senate report revealed Contra drug ties, with State Department officials paying traffickers and hiring narco-linked firms. Declassified docs show CIA operations also contributed to the US crack epidemic, especially in Black neighbourhoods.

2. During WWII, the US Navy employed gangster and Mafia assets, including Lucky Luciano, for harbour security and intelligence on Sicily; Luciano’s cooperation earned a commuted sentence, and he later resumed criminal activity in Italy arguably under American protection.

On that pattern, much more could be said about instances such as gang leader Whitey Bulger, heroin kingpin Frank Lucas, Afghan’s Ahmed Wali Karzai (opium trade case), the Colombia Paramilitaries and on and on — all US intelligence-connected. But the two examples above should suffice.

The fact is that the the so-called American “deep state” is a complex that for the last five decades or so has been consistently pushing “regime-change” coup d’etats, torture, assassinations, and neo-fascism as well as death squads, dope trafficking, and terrorist groups  — worldwide.

With that in mind, Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted sex traffickers, have long been linked to “intelligence operations”, a connection noted by officials like US attorney Alexandre Acosta, who himself approved Epstein’s secret non-prosecution deal. This fuels speculation about “kompromat” targeting powerful figures, including Trump, Clinton, Ehud Barak, and ties to foreign intelligence networks.

Meanwhile, under questioning in Congress about Maxwell-Epstein’s trafficking ring, FBI Director Kash Patel — despite earlier pledges to make the files public — now insists that Epstein trafficked women and minors solely “to himself,” as if the billionaire pimp had operated in complete isolation. The assertion is so patently implausible that it is little surprise many doubt the official line.

I’ve written elsewhere on how the Epstein scandal — and calls to release his files — are merely the tip of a far larger, systemic problem: a US intelligence/deep-state history of exploiting and trafficking minors for blackmail and political leverage.

For example, in the 1980s, the Finders religious cult was investigated for child trafficking and abuse after police in Florida discovered neglected children with its members, along with evidence of exploitation such as photos of chained children, and international ties. Despite uncovering passports, money, and confirmed links to the CIA (through the cult leader’s and his wife and son plus front companies tied to  dope trafficking), authorities declared the case a “CIA internal matter,” released the suspects, and dropped charges, suggesting a cover-up. Similar cases abound.

Now, back to Epstein, consider the following:

1. Far from being involved solely in procuring minors, the deceased billionaire reportedly made “a fortune out of arms, drugs, and diamonds”, which makes sense and would account for his otherwise unexplained wealth. This would place him within the wider pattern I’ve been discussing here, namely the connections between organized crime and espionage within the American establishment (besides, Big Tech contractors, this is what the US “deep state” is really all about).

2. Epstein’s social circle and “network”, including the fashion world and show business, was predominantly progressive and Democrat. It encompassed notably liberal music and Hollywood figures such as Courtney Love, Dustin Hoffman, and Jimmy Buffett, plus an involvement with the Mega Group. Even Trump (a television guy) was a Democrat until the early 2000s. This is the time when he was admittedly Epstein’s pal or even “best friend”, from the eighties all the to mid-2000s.

The two points above are extremely underreported. When put together they reveal an interesting picture, and should also invite scrutiny of a larger network of NGOs and elite circles. For example, Peter Soros (George’s nephew) appears in Epstein’s black book, but no further ties. If Epstein was not only a pimp but was also involved in drugs and weapons smuggling and what not, this could be the tip of the iceberg. This organized crime element could explain a lot in terms of suspicious political assassinations within the US and in terms of how Democrats also weaponize criminal groups in their foreign policy manoeuvres, as seen in Colombia, Venezuela and so on.

To sum it up, the media and NGO connections have an important Democrat/progressive component and apparently comprise an important part of the organized crime-connected “Deep State” which Trump claims to fight. This would explain measures such as ending the USAID. The problem is that Trump himself seems to be compromised enough with different “factions” of this same Deep State (via Big Tech and so on) and also with Epstein’s network.

This means the “Epstein Files” should not be expected to be released any time soon even though Trump has tried to somehow selectively “weaponize” them for leverage, as I’ve argued before. One can thus expect to see an increase in distrust of officials within the US plus a decline of Trump’s popularity, thus enhancing radicalization and domestic instability.

Uriel Araujo, Anthropology PhD, is a social scientist specializing in ethnic and religious conflicts, with extensive research on geopolitical dynamics and cultural interactions.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the editorial policy of Voice of East.

Categories: Analysis, Geopolitics, International Affairs

Tags: CIA, Deep State, Democrats, Donald Trump, Republicans, USA