When it comes to war, peace and the secret agencies, Sen. Bernie Sanders didn’t have much to say in the 2016 campaign. Running against Hillary Clinton, Sanders focused almost exclusively on domestic issues. When pressed on foreign policy, he generally repeated a talking point and pivoted back to domestic issues. No more. Now Sanders, with...
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No Shutdown at the NSA’s Memory Bank
The gift shop at the National Cryptologic Museum in Annapolis Junction Maryland is open for business. Which is to say, life goes on, somewhat normally, at the National Security Agency, despite the partial government shutdown, now in its fifth week. The museum is located halfway between Washington DC and Baltimore in a sea of parking...
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About #MLK #RFK and #JFK
A joint letter aimed at Congress and the general public has been signed by a list of more than 50 prominent citizens, including family members of the victims, Hollywood entertainers, legal experts, scholars and journalists. The petition–which has attracted some surprising names–is certain to provoke lively debate about one of the darkest chapters in American...
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The CIA’s Rising Profile in Politics
Not since former CIA director George H.W. Bush was elected vice president in 1980 have former U.S. intelligence officers played such a prominent role in U.S. electoral politics. Three former CIA officers are now serving in Congress. Two newly-elected Democrats Abigail Spanberger of Virginia and Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, have joined incumbent Will Hurd, Republican...
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Trump Hotel: Home of Influence Operations
When Global Witness, the anti-corruption advocacy group, projected a series of messages on the facade of Trump Hotel four blocks from the White House on Wednesday, the advocacy group exposed a key element of U.S. foreign policy in the Trump’ presidency: it’s for sale behind closed doors. Is the President’s defense of the Saudi crown...