That’s the question raised by a report from the pro-Israel, pro-annexation Brooklyn-based The Jewish Press. The story might be an indicator that the Israelis want to replace the current Palestinian leadership with Palestinians more compliant with Israel’s expansionist ambitions. Some aspects of the story are confirmable. It is true that Haspel paid a visit to...
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Haspel and Brennan Disagree on Assassinating Soleimani
Two CIA directors have two very different views about the legality of the U.S. assassination of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani last month. In a detailed look at how U.S. policymakers have handled the question of assassinating enemies, the The New Yorker reports the views of current CIA director Gina Haspel. Intelligence officials told Trump that...
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CIA Director Meets Chief of Palestinian Intelligence
According to the semi-official Palestinian news service, the agenda concerned Jared Kushner’s peace plan, which no Palestinian leader has yet endorsed. Behind closed doors, the Palestinians reportedly told Haspel they wanted good relations with the CIA but could not cooperate with Israel on the Kushner’s plan, which Palestinians say consolidates the Israeli occupation. Discussions revolved...
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Did the Trump Administration Warn Jamal Khashoggi He Was in Danger?
Avi Asher-Schapiro asks the question at Lawfare: Did the Trump administration warn Jamal Khashoggi. Khashoggi was the Saudi insider and Washington Post columnist who disappeared after visiting the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October 2018. Khashoggi had been critical of Saudi Arab’s new and reckless Crown Prince Mohammed bin-Salman (MBS). The CIA, led by director...
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About Time: Spy Museum to Overhaul Its Controversial Torture Exhibit
I wrote about the undercover mission of the International Spy Museum in Washington last year, especially its not-so-subtle message that torture was a policy option, not a war crime. Now the Spy Museum is recalibrating the exhibit to get on the right side of the law. From Buzzfeed News The new exhibit will focus more...