The panel of historians that advises the CIA on declassification of intelligence records reports the agency had cancelled a scheduled January meeting without explanation. Prof. Robert Jervis of Columbia University, said “the reasons for this remain unclear to us, and no schedule for resumed meetings has been announced.” The story was first reported by the Federation...
Author: Jefferson Morley (Jefferson Morley)
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About #MLK #RFK and #JFK
A joint letter aimed at Congress and the general public has been signed by a list of more than 50 prominent citizens, including family members of the victims, Hollywood entertainers, legal experts, scholars and journalists. The petition–which has attracted some surprising names–is certain to provoke lively debate about one of the darkest chapters in American...
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Pentagon Think Tank: Beware Russian Information Operations
The Institute for the Study of War, a hawkish think tank in Washington, is funded by defense contractors, which means it favors a militarized and confrontational foreign policy. To understand where U.S-Russia Cold War is going–where it will be fought and how–I follow ISW, albeit with care. Russia’s spy games do not justify another Cold...
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NBA Star Enes Kanter Dunks on Erdogan
In a column for the Washington Post, Enes Kanter, star player for the New York Knicks basketball team, continued his criticism of Turkey’s president Recep Erdogan. Kanter’s teammates will be playing at NBA game in London this week. Kanter won’t accompany them, as he fears for his life I wouldn’t travel this week to Britain,...
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Mueller: Alleged Russian Agent Had Contact with Manafort After Trump’s Election
These contacts, reported by Daily Beast, are doubly significant if Manafort’s former aide, Konstanin Kilimnik, is a Russian intelligence agent. Kilimnik, a dual Russian-Ukrainian citizen, studied at the Russian military’s main university for languages, which has led to speculation that he has ties to Russian military intelligence. Kilimnick denies he is agent. In the new filing,...