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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Professor Stephen Cohen on Ukraine and the Politics of Impeachment
The national security argument in the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump was a big dud. While the House managers made the case that the United States should arm Ukraine, they didn’t follow up the point because it was weak. The president’s defenders noted, accurately, that Trump’s Ukraine policy was more militaristic than President Obama’s....
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Foreign Governments Are Greasing U.S. Think Tank ‘Experts’ With Millions
One way that foreign governments (and their intelligence services) seek to influence the American government is through donations to Washington think tanks. The top 50 think tanks that shape policy direction and legislation in Washington received over $174 million in foreign money from 2014 to 2018, according to a new analysis conducted by the Foreign Influence Transparency...
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Gitmo Testimony Sheds Light on $81 Million CIA Contract for Waterboarding Duo
The continuing testimony of James Mitchell and Bruce Jessen, architects of the CIA’s torture program, at a military tribunal in Guantanamo sheds new light on the business side of “enhanced interrogation.” The duo make an appearance in their private jet in The Report, the movie sabout the Senate Intelligence Committee investigation of the CIA torture...
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Let’s Compare U.S and Russian Conspiracy Theories
Meduza, the independent Russian news site, has an interesting podcast, Naked Pravda, comparing the conspiracy theories that circulate in each country. They’re talking about each other again in Moscow and Washington, often spinning stories that aren’t exactly rooted in facts. Whether it’s Russiagate in the United States or color revolution in Russia and countries across...