When a puppet leader becomes unpopular he can still be used. One strategy is to have him align with enemies giving them a black mark for association. Another is to sabotage relations those they supposedly represent hold dear.
At some point it may become necessary, if just to save face, to remove that puppet. We discussed examples two days ago and yesterday.
This man was Johannes Cornelis Princen (21 November 1925 – 2 February 2002), commonly known as Poncke Princen. Princen was a Dutch resistance fighter in the struggle against the Nazi occupation. He was arrested in 1943 while attempting to escape to England to join the free forces and spent time in 7 different prisoner camps. He was liberated by the allies in 1945.
He then joined the Dutch investigative service (Bureau voor Nationale Veiligheid) hunting down Nazi war criminals and sympathizers. After a year he was called up to serve in the Royal Netherlands Army to be deployed to Indonesia to quell the Indonesian National Revolution.
Loathe to take part in this colonial action he deserted to France. Upon his return he was arrested and sent to Indonesia anyway. There he deserted and was arrested and imprisoned. In 1948, when the Netherlands Army attempted to capture major Indonesian republican cities, the rebels released Princen from the jail and he joined their ranks.
After the Dutch withdrew from Indonesia they demanded Princen be remanded to their custody. Suharto refused and the Netherlands sentenced Princen to death in absentia. He decided to remain in Indonesia.
Princen became a member of the newly formed Indonesian parliament. He was critical of Sukarno’s policies and the rising disparity of wealth between the rural people and the elite of the new society. He was jailed from 1957-58 and again from 1962-66.
Suharto forces ousted Sukarno and in 1966 Princen was released from prison. Soon he began to become critical of Suharto’s regime. Suharto’s Kopkamtib and The BAKIN suppressed domestic dissent in ruthless fashion. In 1974 Japanese Prime Minister Tanaka Kakuei visited Indonesia. Mass protests erupted against the perceived exploitation of Indonesian resources and labor by the Japanese. Among them was Poncke Princen. He was arrested and jailed from 1974 until 1976.
He later became a labor union organizer and in 1994 testified to the UN Commission on Human Rights about the use of torture by Indonesian forces against people in East Timor and Aceh.
Princen died of a stroke in February of 2002.
Thomas Matthew Crooks (September 20, 2003 – July 13, 2024) was the young man who attempted to assassinate former US president Donald Trump on July 13, 2024. He fired 6 shots, killing one bystander and wounding three others. Trump was grazed above his right ear. Crooks was then shot and killed by a Secret Service sniper.
Prior to this incident Crooks searched for images and public appearances of Trump, President Joe Biden, Attorney General Merrick Garland, FBI Director Christopher A. Wray, and Catherine, Princess of Wales. The FBI stated they haven’t as of this writing found a motive or political affiliation in their investigation of Crooks. Crooks was a member of a local shooting club.
On June 30, 2024 the FBI reported they found a social media account Crooks used as a teenager. The posts reveal antisemitic and anti immigration posts. They also reflect an interest in extreme political violence. Crooks was a registered Republican (New Republic). Crooks’ antisemitic stance could have been part of it. Trump also softened his stance on abortion.
Crooks loner status and lack of social skills is indicative of programming. Those the gods wish to destroy they first deprive of reason.
Had they been successful Trump could have been replaced, martyred even – therefore usable next time. His replacement could be made to seemingly be under someone other than Phil and Co’s control. In July of 2024 no one thought Trump would be back in office.
Trump picked his VP running mate JD Vance on 15 July 2024.