A former CIA officer sounds off in the Just Security blog about Gina Haspel’s applause for President Trump during the State of the Union. Douglas London, a retired operations officer who now teaches at Georgetown University, wrote: Those of us who have worked with Haspel over the years had little expectation that she would push...
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ISIS’s Two Biggest Enemies Are Now Fighting Each Other
In Just Security, Luke Hartiwig explains four reasons why killing Soleimani will help ISIS First, the Iraqi government reacted in outrage, both over the killing and what appears to be a failure to seek its consent prior to the operation. This alone may well lead to future restrictions on armed drone operations or U.S. strikes...
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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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CIA-Backed Afghan Paramilitaries Behind Unlawful Killing Surge
From Just Security In these night raids, the forces involved are Afghan strike force units trained and equipped by the CIA, and often accompanied by CIA operatives or U.S. Special Forces. They operate outside normal U.S. and Afghan military command structures, and target suspected Taliban or Islamic State fighters mainly in rural areas where the...
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