Welp – Emails hacked from the inbox of former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak reveal discussions with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including exchanges about a trip to the disgraced financiers private island. The emails stolen last year by Handala, a hacking group with suspected ties to Iranian intelligence agencies were provided to Straight Arrow News on Wednesday by the nonprofit leak archiver DDoSecrets.The leaked emails between Epstein and Barak reveal their plans to start surveillance companies and Epstein’s role in organizing meetings with figures like Peter Thiel, owner of Palantir, the company helping the US spy on its citizens.Epsteins Manhattan mansion was already a surveillance bunker with cameras in every corner.
Now add in the fact that his circle included the guy who monetized turning data into power. Its not hard to see why Epstein was valuable to elites: he wasnt just offering money and influence, he was offering leverage.One email from Epstein highlights the potential for profit amidst global unrest in Ukraine, Syria, Somalia, and Libya, suggesting a strategic opportunity for their ventures, while another email mentions starting a personal protection company in Beijing due to rising kidnapping incidents, indicating Epstein’s broader network and influence.The hacked emails show that even after his conviction, Epstein was still using his powerful friends to pour money into surveillance companies.
It raises big questions about how a convicted criminal was able to mix politics, money, and technology to help expand the surveillance industry in the West.