Since the Nazi Holocaust lasted several years, it seemed that those European Jews who had not been rounded up right away kept receiving instructions from Communist sorts about their behaviour, what they might have for their meals, what clothes they were allowed to wear, who they might visit, what photos they might take on a vacation.
Thus, when historians and researchers looked at photographs of European Jewry before it all ended, they probably didn't realise they were looking at restricted, inhibited lives in photos, that their freedom had altogether disappeared when the photos were taken, that Jewish life in photos was not authentic.
Of course, when we mentioned Communists, we implied those Americans that lived in the United States and followed the Communist ideology, not anyone from Asia, these American families had been awaiting the sinking of the RMS Titanic to make a political/ideological point.
Apparently, there was quite the spurt in population by the summer of 1913, Antara had come across that sentiment often, "Cold weather did wonders for humanity".
She hadn't understood that it implied that if you sank a ship while your own operatives aboard survived and made it to the lifeboats, then it would be quite the challenge to turn that (foreign intelligence) situation around a century later, hence the chest-thumping exhilaration of 'Turn Us'.
It dictated the behaviour of Antara's former colleagues, including at HT, some of them were fond of her, but what would Antara do about these American families that rejoiced (quietly) when the RMS Titanic sank, ruining the Agency forever?
Sometime in 2001, Antara and her then bf/now spouse were having lunch at Jadavpur University AC Canteen. Where were the ACs/air conditioners, Antara never found out. It was a loud place, windows wide and always open, preferred by the engineering students. Antara thought it was too big and the food oily, somewhat like the ongoing Iran War, at least OPEC could put an end to the 'Iran Explained' videos?
Not that Antara etc were unwelcome at the AC canteen, the engineering guys would await their turn and once the then bf/now spouse had gone up to fetch the food, one of them would come up and look her straight in the eye and say, "Can I borrow your pen?"
That was what the 9/11 attacks had been about, it was the same as the sinking of the RMS Titanic, 'give me your lease and your military', Antara was glad the blame game was over (Class Act, 'Aunt Bea's Wonderland', April 20, 2026).
The then bf/now spouse used to be harassed as well, the guy serving lunch at the counter had said in the winter of 2001, "What's better under a quilt in winter, the wife or the other one?"
It was a Golden Fleece reference, the then bf/now spouse had said, "I'll ask my father and get back to you."
"Oh no no no, what a thing to say," the guy had burst out laughing ('chhee-chhee, ki bolchhen').
Thus, when there was no way to get the Agency past the crisis of the RMS Titanic sinking or for Golden Fleece to admit that it recommended Aunt Bea to the Agency, given Antara couldn't float her own ship for vengeance, where was the point in her reaching the United States, all she'd find was the 'Agency of Turn Us'.
What a challenge, when did Antara say that she needed the Agency, that she would bother to take the effort to turn it?
Given that ludicrous logic put forward by the NRIs to keep Antara away, 'replacement' was abandoned, the same RMS Titanic argument would apply to her relatives, when it came to the RMS Titanic, they were on Antara's side. Why should they have to negotiate a new crisis?
The allusions indicated that Antara was not treated well by the Germans. When the eventual victims of the Babi Yar massacre were being gathered, the local Ukrainians had apparently shouted out insults to them, all about the intrigues they'd been planning to save the legit lease, the US Govt and Jews worldwide.
"The Ukrainians had known all along, they didn't like us at all," the victims had apparently thought in their final moments.
Thus, the 1980-Mykolaiv document was meant for a much smaller US Govt than before, keeping in mind what WWII did to Europe and the reduced stature of the lease family.
Not everyone who strutted around was fully govt.
April 21, 2026
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