NEWS United Kingdom Jeremy Corbyn Accused of ‘Troubling’ Associations by Former Spy Chief––Sir Richard Dearlove’s comments triggered a furious reaction from Labour, who denounced his role in causing the Iraq war. (Express.co.uk) United States An Assault on American Intelligence — Former CIA and NSA director Michael Hayden says ‘fact-based institutions’ are suffering under President Trump and he...
Author: Jefferson Morley (Jefferson Morley)
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Fact Check: War in Afghanistan, By the Numbers
The U.S. war in Afghanistan is 17 years old today (October 7, 2018). Official pronouncement about “progress” and “turning the corner” are inevitable and, at this point, incredible. Veteran correspondent Mark Thompson of the Project on Government Oversight, takes a more realistic approach in a new report, The Afghan War…By the Numbers. My favorite stat concerns...
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Was poisoning of Sergey Skripal connected to the Steele dossier?
Liberty Nation, a libertarian blog, asks: Is it mere coincidence that Skripal was poisoned soon after Steele’s Trump dossier began to fall apart, and that two major incidences driving the West’s current anti-Russian narrative involved the same key figures? This
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Telegram-ed to Death Row: Iraqi Intelligence Captured ISIS Leader With an App
The death sentence handed down last month to Ismail Alwan Salman al-Ithawi, deputy leader of the Islamic State, reminded me of the clever intelligence operation that nabbed four other top ISIS commander. Reminder to aspiring spies: Don’t trust your smart phone.
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Washington Post’s Greg Miller Says a ‘Deeply Troubled’ CIA Is Helping Mueller’s Investigation
In his new book, The Apprentice, Washington Post reporter Greg Miller made news with new details about a pivotal moment in the 2016 presidential when Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell rejected the CIA’s finding that Russia was seeking to influence the outco In an online interview with readers, Miller revealed more about the how the...