No time to die

​The ‘suicide’ of Jeffrey Epstein, the multi-millionaire sex crime felon has really set the internet alight with conspiracy theories. Basically these amount to Epstein being a Mossad agent setting up honeytraps designed to capture powerful individuals who then could (presumably) be blackmailed into working for Israel’s interests. The supposed evidence for this is that Epstein’s close friend Ghislaine Maxwell is the daughter of the late lamented Robert Maxwell, who probably was a Mossad asset of some sort. I think we will have to wait quite awhile for a definitive, evidence based assessment of this theory. In the meantime, all is mere assertion. But one feature I do find interesting is the inevitable media focus on Prince Andrew’s relationship with Epstein. This has all the traits of one of Lynton Crosby’s ‘dead cat’ tactics, something thrown onto the table to distract us from the real story. I suspect Prince Andrew’s involvement in all this can simply be summed up by saying he’s not very bright.