From Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity, via Consortium News. “We are appalled by the willful misreading by pundits and much of the media of the nature of security clearances. They are certainly not a constitutionally protected right, but a highly conditional privilege. Its granting comes with personal acceptance of restrictions on speech and association: among...
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How Putin Spent His Summer Vacation
With Aleksander Bortnikov, director of Russia’s intelligence service, the FSB, says Crime Russia.
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‘Silence Is Health’: How Totalitarianism Arrives
“The security forces were delighted to be freed from the constraints of legality. With Congress closed and the press muzzled, they quickly organized death squads, accountable to no one. The sight of unmarked but characteristically green Ford Falcon sedans driven at breakneck speed through the streets of Buenos Aires with machine guns pointing out their...
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Partisan Military Pundits Win Followers and Lose Credibility
Thanks to President Trump, the intelligence profession has been politicized to an unprecedented degree. If the same happens to the military, the military will lose credibility, says Michael Robinson at War on the Rocks. The social media performance of the top two military pundits from Ralph Peters to Tammy Duckworth confirms the point, he says.
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Brennan Confrontation Helps Trump’s ‘Deep State’ Narrative, Says Former Bush Official
Jack Goldsmith, Harvard Law Professor and former Bush administration official, doesn’t much like President Trump but he worries about his critics. However understandable or admirable the motivation, the fact is that for many Americans the relentless attacks on Trump by scores of senior long-term intelligence officials lend credibility to the president’s claims of a politicized...