From Buzzweed, some answers to the enduring question, “Where is the evidence of collusion?” Answer: In the relationships of Russians doing business with the Trump entourage: Over the past nine months, BuzzFeed News has reported on the financial behavior of Manafort, former Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak, accused foreign agent Maria Butina, GOP operative Peter W....
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Makridis Appointment Highlights the Outsize Greek-American role at CIA
CIA director Gina Haspel’s appointment of Andrew Makridis as the agency’s Chief Operating Officer last month reminded me of the remarkable role of Greek-Americans in the clandestine service.
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In Memory of Matthew Aid, Chronicler of the NSA
I didn’t know Matthew Aid, a leading scholar of the National Security Agency who passed away this week, but I learned a lot from his book The Secret Sentry. For anyone who wants to know how NSA really works, his book is a good place to start. Easier yet, take a look at this document collection...
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Haspel Memos Illuminate 4 Keys to the Culture of Torture
CIA director Gina Haspel supervised the torture of an alleged terrorist at a CIA black site in November 2002, according to declassified records obtained by the non-profit National Security Archive. Haspel’s supervisory role at the secret prison in Thailand was known before she was confirmed as CIA director in May with virtually no public hearings or declassification...
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What was in John Brennan’s emails?
In 2015, WikiLeaks published a tranche of emails hacked from the account of future CIA Director John Brennan. Among the documents was “The Conundrum of Iran,” a draft paper, on U.S. policy toward Iran that Brennan wrote in July 2007, with recommendations for the next president. When Barack Obama was elected, Brennan became national security adviser,...