重点摘要
1. 红海阴谋:重塑中东政治的秘密计划
2015年末,在唐纳德·特朗普正式宣布竞选总统后,一场地缘政治阴谋在海外浮现,主要参与者包括俄罗斯、以色列、沙特阿拉伯、阿联酋、巴林和埃及的领导人。
秘密联盟形成。 2015年秋天,阿联酋王储穆罕默德·本·扎耶德(MBZ)的顾问乔治·纳德尔在红海的一艘游艇上召开了一次秘密会议。与会者包括沙特阿拉伯的穆罕默德·本·萨勒曼(MBS)、MBZ、埃及的阿卜杜勒·法塔赫·塞西,以及来自巴林和约旦的代表。他们的目标是通过以下方式重塑中东政治:
- 改革海湾合作委员会(GCC),排除卡塔尔、科威特和阿曼
- 与以色列结盟对抗伊朗
- 支持唐纳德·特朗普的总统竞选
- 寻求俄罗斯合作以对抗伊朗影响
这个“红海阴谋”为未来几年地区联盟和美国外交政策的戏剧性重组奠定了基础。
2. 特朗普核心圈子与外国势力建立秘密联盟
在2016年竞选期间,西姆斯将在幕后深刻影响特朗普候选人外交政策议程中最具争议的四个组成部分:他对普京的立场、俄罗斯选举干预、克里姆林宫在乌克兰的军事冒险以及美国对俄罗斯的制裁。
影子外交政策浮现。 特朗普周围的关键人物与外国势力建立了非官方渠道:
- 俄罗斯专家迪米特里·西姆斯成为竞选的非官方顾问
- 迈克尔·弗林与俄罗斯官员接触,并致力于“中东马歇尔计划”
- 乔治·帕帕多普洛斯试图安排特朗普与普京会面
- 保罗·马纳福特与一名与俄罗斯情报有关的个人分享竞选数据
这些秘密联系引发了对外国势力影响竞选和后续政府政策的严重质疑。穆勒报告后来揭示了这些未公开联系的程度,突显了美国利益可能受到的妥协。
3. 库什纳的WhatsApp外交与穆罕默德·本·萨勒曼的崛起
从2017年3月开始,库什纳定期与MBS讨论新话题,而没有通知联邦政府的其他人。
个人关系取代官方渠道。 特朗普的女婿兼高级顾问贾里德·库什纳与沙特王储穆罕默德·本·萨勒曼(MBS)建立了密切关系,频繁通过WhatsApp进行沟通。这种非官方外交:
- 绕过了传统的国务院和国家安全委员会渠道
- 令职业外交官和情报官员感到担忧
- 可能影响了美国对沙特领导的卡塔尔封锁的政策
- 可能在MBS巩固沙特权力中发挥了作用
库什纳的不寻常做法引发了对利益冲突的担忧,考虑到他家族在该地区的商业联系,以及外国操纵美国外交政策的潜在可能性。
4. 卡塔尔封锁:具有数十亿美元后果的地缘政治棋局
如果[库什纳-HBJ]交易没有完全破裂,这意味着贾里德·库什纳一方面推动利用美国外交力量打击一个小国,另一方面他的公司希望从那里提取大量资本以拯救一个失败的投资。
个人利益与外交政策交织。 2017年6月,沙特阿拉伯、阿联酋、巴林和埃及以卡塔尔支持恐怖主义为由对其实施封锁。封锁的时机和美国的反应引发了对潜在利益冲突的质疑:
- 库什纳公司最近曾寻求卡塔尔投资以拯救其陷入困境的666第五大道物业
- 贾里德·库什纳支持封锁,削弱了国务卿蒂勒森的调解努力
- 危机将卡塔尔推向伊朗和土耳其,复杂化了美国的地区战略
- 人们质疑美国政策是否受到个人财务利益的影响
卡塔尔封锁事件展示了特朗普政府中个人关系、商业利益和外交政策之间的复杂互动。
5. 弗林的中东马歇尔计划和核野心
弗林在[2017年1月]就职前几周告诉特朗普的过渡团队,他因在[2016年]竞选期间秘密担任土耳其的有偿说客而受到联邦调查。
核野心和隐藏议程。 特朗普的首任国家安全顾问迈克尔·弗林推动了一项有争议的“中东马歇尔计划”,涉及:
- 美国-沙特-俄罗斯在中东的核能合作
- 可能违反美国关于核技术转让的法律
- 即使在弗林被白宫解雇后仍继续推进该计划
计划的关键方面:
- 涉及私人公司如IP3和ACU战略伙伴
- 需要解除美国对俄罗斯的制裁
- 引发职业官员对合法性和国家安全的担忧
弗林未公开的土耳其工作和他对该核计划的追求突显了特朗普政府早期关键人物的伦理和安全问题。
6. 以色列科技公司和2016年选举中的社交媒体操纵
剑桥分析公司本应是打击文化战争的武器库。
数字战争和外国干预。 以色列科技公司和社交媒体操纵在2016年选举中发挥了重要作用:
- 与史蒂夫·班农和罗伯特·默瑟有关的剑桥分析公司收集了Facebook数据用于定向政治信息
- 以色列公司Psy-Group向特朗普竞选团队推销社交媒体操纵服务
- 这些努力引发了对外国干预和在政治竞选中使用个人数据的质疑
关键人物和行动:
- Psy-Group的乔尔·扎梅尔在特朗普大厦会见了小唐纳德·特朗普
- 代表海湾国家利益的乔治·纳德尔促成了联系
- 这些公司的实际参与程度尚不清楚,但调查仍在继续
这些科技公司的角色突显了选举干预的不断演变以及监管数字竞选的挑战。
7. 塞舌尔会议:建立后门沟通渠道
阿联酋在[2017年1月]安排了一次秘密会议,黑水创始人埃里克·普林斯与一名接近普京的俄罗斯人会面,作为建立莫斯科与当选总统特朗普之间后门沟通渠道的努力的一部分。
天堂中的秘密外交。 2017年1月,在阿联酋的安排下,一次秘密会议在塞舌尔举行:
- 黑水创始人和特朗普的非正式顾问埃里克·普林斯会见了俄罗斯主权财富基金负责人基里尔·德米特里耶夫
- 代表阿联酋的乔治·纳德尔促成了会议
- 目标:在特朗普团队和莫斯科之间建立非官方沟通渠道
意义:
- 绕过了官方外交渠道
- 引发了对阿联酋在美俄关系中角色的质疑
- 成为穆勒调查的焦点
这一事件突显了特朗普团队建立非常规外交渠道的努力以及涉及的国际玩家的复杂网络。
8. 特朗普的就职委员会:外国影响和失踪的数百万资金的网络
2018年12月,《纽约时报》将揭示,纽约南区(曼哈顿)和东区(布鲁克林)的联邦检察官正在调查特朗普的就职基金和一个支持特朗普的超级政治行动委员会,重点是“中东国家的人——包括卡塔尔、沙特阿拉伯和阿联酋——是否使用稻草捐赠者来掩饰他们对这两个基金的捐款。”
追踪资金。 特朗普的就职委员会由托马斯·巴拉克主持,筹集了创纪录的1.067亿美元,但很快就其财务状况提出了质疑:
- 对潜在非法外国捐款的调查,特别是来自中东国家的捐款
- 对资金使用方式的担忧,其中4000万美元未能说明
- 对巴拉克与海湾国家的联系及潜在影响力交易的审查
关键问题:
- 可能使用稻草捐赠者掩饰外国捐款
- 在特朗普拥有的物业上支付过高的服务费用
- 可能的利益交换安排以获取访问或影响力
就职基金争议突显了围绕特朗普政府的外国影响和财务不当行为的更广泛担忧。
9. 蒂勒森的倒台和个人外交的胜利
蒂勒森调解危机的努力很快被特朗普和库什纳支持封锁所削弱。
传统外交被边缘化。 雷克斯·蒂勒森担任国务卿期间,频繁与特朗普和库什纳的个人外交方式发生冲突:
- 蒂勒森反对卡塔尔封锁,这使他与特朗普和库什纳产生分歧
- 他对库什纳与外国领导人的后门沟通表示担忧
- 蒂勒森试图进行传统外交的努力经常被白宫行动所削弱
蒂勒森倒台的因素:
- 抵制库什纳的中东倡议
- 在伊朗政策和核协议上的分歧
- 来自海湾盟友,特别是阿联酋的压力,要求其下台
蒂勒森的经历说明了在特朗普领导下,传统外交渠道的衰落和个人关系在塑造美国外交政策中的崛起。
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《阴谋的证据》是一部经过精心研究的书,揭露了特朗普与中东国家和俄罗斯的所谓勾结。读者称赞阿布拉姆森的深入分析和引人入胜的叙述,强调这本书在理解当前地缘政治事件中的重要性。批评者指出书中的写作较为密集且偶有重复,但承认其工作的意义。书中详细描述了涉及特朗普、其政府和外国势力的复杂关系和交易,勾勒出一幅腐败和自私的令人不安的图景。许多评论者对这些揭露感到震惊,并强调这本书与当代政治的相关性。