The people who seized the files at the National Security Directorate and the Ministry of Communications may not have even been Taliban: The men did not speak Afghan languages, the officials said, and may have been agents of Pakistan’s military intelligence agency working in tandem with Taliban forces. Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence agency has long supported...
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Gina Haspel’s Perilous Relationship with Trump
The CIA director has searched for ways to connect with her boss in the White House: with a picture of dead ducks allegedly killed by poison used by GRU agents to assassinate (unsuccessfully) turncoat Russian agent Sergey Skripal. According to The New York Times, she appeals to his known interest in American hostages. Early in...
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David Sanger’s Problematic North Korea Story for the New York Times
Another South Koreans chafe at the American media’s misunderstanding of North Korea. A column from Korea Times From journalism’s perspective, the obvious problem with Sanger’s article was its characterization of Pyongyang’s activities as a “great deception.” This has been pointed out, already, by many commentators, is false.