The chair of CIA director Gina Haspel, who was promoted by John Brennan and Michael Hayden, is getting warmer, according to Politico Haspel was the CIA’s station chief in London in 2016 when the U.S. Embassy there was made aware of Mifsud’s contact with a Trump campaign adviser, George Papadopoulos, by Australian diplomat Alexander Downer....
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Was the Leader of U.S. Embassy Attack in Iraq a Guest in the Obama White House?
You can read this story two ways. You could say Obama harbored an enemy of America. Or you could say that President Trump has so alienated our allies in Iraq that Iraqi political leaders once willing to work with the United States are now so alienated from U.S. government that they are besieging our embassy....
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The Report’s Daniel Jones: How the CIA Manipulates Presidents
Dan Jones (portrayed by Adam Driver in the riveting movie, The Report) recently spoke to Jeremy Scahill about the relationship of the CIA to the presidency. It’s not a theme that is really spelled out in the movie, which focuses on the politics of torture, but what Jones says is key to understanding the realities...
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Bribery and the Impeachment of President Trump
The case for impeaching President Trump for bribery is strong, says law professor Randall Eliason Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution singles out bribery as grounds for impeachment: “The President . . . shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.” Eliason explains...
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Three Ways to Cut Defense Spending
Veteran defense analyst William Hartung explains America’s endless wars and what can be done to end them. The question is: What will the nation’s budget priorities be going forward? Both Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders have called for reductions in Pentagon spending, with Warren singling out the Pentagon’s war budget, the so-called Overseas Contingency Operations account, or...