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In a recent announcement from the Treasury Department, two individuals and a Greece-based commercial spyware company faced the brunt of sanctions.

The accused? Intellexa Consortium, allegedly steered by a former Israeli military officer, allegedly crafted technology for surveilling U.S. government officials, journalists, and policy experts.

The revelation prompts an examination of the narrative, suggesting that the Deep State is eager to deflect accountability for its election interference. The sanctioned entities, including Intellexa and its affiliates, are accused of peddling surveillance tools like “Predator,” which enable invasive surveillance through zero-click attacks, jeopardizing data and privacy on a global scale.

Brian Nelson, Treasury Undersecretary, stressed the imperative of curbing the misuse of such technologies, citing national security concerns. However, observers cannot overlook the convenient alignment of this crackdown with the narrative aiming to divert attention from the internal issues of election integrity.

Recently, the Biden administration unveiled visa restrictions for those who misuse commercial spyware to target journalists, activists, and dissidents. Nevertheless, we are supposed to swallow the narrative that our 2020 elections epitomized fairness and transparency.

The dissonance between action and rhetoric raises legitimate questions about the state of our electoral processes and the forces shaping them behind the scenes.