The reliable Katie Bo Williams reports from the bowels of the U.S. intelligence community (That’s “IC” to some; the “deep state” to others). In Defense One Williams has an update on U.S. drone wars. The Trump administration has breathed new life into the CIA’s covert drone program, which Obama sought to suffocate by shifting control...
Author: Jefferson Morley (Jefferson Morley)
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Why Iran, Not Venezuela, Is the Likeliest U.S. War
The Trump administration is the most bellicose and active on Venezuela, but Iran has never gone away as a target. The Trump administration is trying to link Iran to al-Qaeda. The U.S. is building up anti-regime organizations, which is always a component of regime change policy. And the Trump administration (and Facebook) are playing up...
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The False Story of Venezuela’s ‘Burning Aid Convoy’
Not for the first time, a U.S. “regime change” policy is generating false claims to support the campaign to remove a government out of favor in Washington. The “burning aid convoy” story in Venezuela is an echo of the “babies torn from incubators” story in Kuwait of a generation ago. It’s the same familiar narrative:...
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Iran Spy Services Target Amad, Independent News Site
Al-Monitor reports Iran’s state TV is “Last Station of Lies,” a controversial documentary series that claims to reveal the truth about outside forces seeking to overthrow the Islamic Republic. Part two of the series focuses on Amad News. Founded in 2015 by Ruhollah Zam, an exiled journalist based in Paris, Amad News has long been demonized by the Islamic Republic, cast as a news...
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My Apologies to Maria Butina, a Trump-Russia Scapegoat
Last month in the New Republic magazine, veteran intelligence author James Bamford came to the defense of Maria Butina, the American University graduate student who has been often depicted as a Russian spy. I have done so on this blog. Bamford argued that Butina is not a spy but scapegoat for prosecutors with a weak...