Dan Coats, Director of the Office National Intelligence, is a low-key man in hot water, says The Washington Post. Coats got his start in Washington politics as a congressman from Indiana. In the 1980s he was sometimes confused with Dan Quayle, his fellow Hoosier in the House. Quayle was better looking than Coats but a much...
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Yes, Russia Tried to Influence the 2018 Midterm Elections
The early returns are in, and the experts are divided. The Wall Street Journal reports that “U.S. officials said they hadn’t observed any significant efforts to directly breach election infrastructure with cyberattacks.” Facebook said otherwise, according to the New York Times. “Just hours after most of the polls had closed, Facebook said it had blocked more than 100...
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Former Spy Chiefs Liken Trump to ISIS Recruiters
If you think some former U.S. intelligence officials have been harsh in their criticism of President Trump, well, they’re getting harsher. In the wake of the mail bomb arrest and the Pittsburgh synagogue shootings, James Clapper and Michael Hayden are likening President Trump’s political rhetoric to radicalization tactics used by terrorists. Clapper, former director of...
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The Five Eyes Focus on China, Which Will Please the President
When CIA director Gina Haspel announced last month that the agency was giving new emphasis to “nation-state rivals,” she cited one example: China. When President Trump told the United Nations hat one nation-state was seeking to interfere in the 2018 elections, he cited China (although he provided no evidence to support the claim.) Now Reuters reports the Five Eyes...
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The Khashoggi Affair Won’t Stop Trump’s Drive for War With Iran
The disappearance and apparent assassination of Jamal Khashoggi have disrupted the Saudi government’s charm offensive in the United States. Think tanks are returning Saudi money. Defense contractors are worried about the end of lucrative arms deals. Sen. Marco Rubio says “no more business as usual.” The otherwise friendly editorial page of the Washington Post is...