MSNOW ntl security contributor. “Eyes On Geopolitics” pod co-host. Once a USG alphabet soup intel guy. TBI/PTS survivor. Heavy metal nut. Unhinged RedSox fan.
🇺🇸 chillin on a 🇬🇷 beach
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I wrote a book that was published five years ago this month. What a humbling and amazing experience. Clarity in Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the CIA a.co/d/0iyS14Sd
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I'm a moderate. I own guns for self defense. I dislike the NRA, as they dont represent my views. I'm for UBCs (obvious), an assault weapons ban (zero reason for any citizen to have one), and 21 year old age req to purchase (no drink, no gun). I bet big % of America supports this.
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I worked 26 yrs at CIA and retired as a four star general equivalent. I never, not once, saw any partisanship from career US officials get in the way of implementing formal USG policy. This charge is bs. And I was involved in every hot spot across the 🌎. There is no deep state.
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My comments today… the best way to honor Navalny is the 60 billion aid package to Ukraine.
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Congress has thrown in the towel on any type of oversight.
Senate GOP chair declines hearings on Trump's boat attacks off Venezuela trib.al/sf2kf3u
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Imagine being a US intelligence officer who spent the last several years working with Ukrainians on the ground as the Russians hav murdered, raped and pillaged Ukraine. And your President then says this nonsense. Total Kremlin talking points. Disgraceful and embarrassing.
"You should have never started it"
Trump just gave a press conference where he mocked Ukrainian President Zelensky while repeating the Kremlin lie that Ukraine started the war.
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Perspective from someone who actually lived in places in the third world that had real shortages of food and other goods: stop the politicized nonsense on “empty shelves.” We sound like a bunch of hysterical spoiled children.
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This will dominate headlines in Europe for days. As an American, I’m embarrassed and appalled. This is not who we are. Imagine being a US diplomat posted in Europe right now. Don’t forget – NATO militaries suffered significant casualties – fighting with us after 9/11.
Trump 'encourages' Russia to attack non-paying Nato allies bbc.in/48idnBM
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Sad but true article. I worked 26 years at CIA, and met fantastic GOP foreign policy officials. I can’t think of anyone I know from the GOP, zero, with any experience, who will touch this toxic administration. Result is not a JV team- we talkin Little League. Playin in pro ball.
“As his first term comes to a close, the professionals around Trump are not all that professional.” politico.com/news/2020/10/11…
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It’s getting ridiculous at this point. I have no f-ing idea what the IC or DoD is thinking dealing with this guy. He could not pass even a basic background check for a new employee in the intelligence community. Congressional oversight is silent. Pathetic.
Why is the US Government not reviewing @elonmusk contractor status?
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Scenario likely happening overseas: An agent braces his case officer "ok, so you're telling me that the info that I'm giving you all, that can get me killed, can be just taken home by a former president? And your vaunted justice system is tied in knots? This is nuts. I quit."
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Israeli intel has sophisticated technology, plus HUMINT and SIGINT coverage, that blankets the West Bank/Gaza. It's their raison d'etre. How this happened-the colossal intel failure-is incomprehensible. Having worked with Israelis, plus time in West Bank and Gaza, I'm stunned.
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Zawahiri apparently the target of the successful strike. There will be many smart pieces of analysis for what this means in the global counterterrorist fight. For many of us, however, it is personal-justice finally served, as many of our friends died trying to get to this day.
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This guy is an absolute ass clown. On everything. huffpost.com/entry/robert-f-…
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The House GOP leadership (plus Trump) 's stunning failure to aid Ukraine-right now- is a moral, ethical, and national security disaster of epic proportions for the US. If this keeps up, it will take decades before anyone trusts the US again.
This ok with you @SpeakerJohnson ? Innocent civilians in the middle of the night hiding from hypersonic missiles
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We should send a case of champagne over to the Israelis for this one. Aqil was directly responsible for killing US Marines, CIA officers, State Dept diplomats. The Israelis did us a solid here. Good riddance to a very bad individual.
🚨🚨🚨בכיר ישראלי אמר כי ישראל לא עידכנה מראש את ארה״ב לגבי התקיפה בביירות, אולם תדרכה בכירים אמריקנים בנושא מיד לאחר מכן
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I’ve been asked quite a bit over the last several hours my personal thoughts: Well, here it is. Gail is right. Assange is a Russian asset, a traitor, a rapist, who probably should’ve rotted in jail forever. Glad he served at least some time.
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Correct @Scaramucci ...What I saw my entire career at CIA in the third world....has landed right here on our shores. For those of us who lived in-and worked against-despotic autocratic regimes, it defies belief that we are now them. Only way out of this descent is to vote 11/3.
I agree, you can’t make it up. Plotting to kidnap Democratic governors. Storming government buildings with automatic weapons. Attempting to run opposition campaign buses off the road. To say it’s 3rd world country behavior would be insulting to 3rd world countries.
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Aaron Rodgers is parroting a Soviet intelligence active measures campaign, from the 80s. See pages 244-245 of “The Sword and the Shield.”
Aaron Rodgers falsely suggests that Dr. Fauci created HIV with the help of the U.S. government. @keithedwards
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So we have to kill them, but when we don’t kill them….we just give them back…. This entire policy is a legal and ethical disaster and Congress is failing its oversight duty.
Breaking News: The Trump administration has decided to repatriate two survivors of a deadly U.S. strike on suspected drug runners in the Caribbean Sea rather than prosecute or hold them in military detention, people with knowledge of the matter said.
nyti.ms/4qjaV8f
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Dear Ron. As a former fed (someone whose throat u apparently want to slit), I for years risked my life on the front lines in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria and protected u and all Americans from terrorists who actually did slit throats. U r a fascist madman. Drop out and go home.
No different than Trump…except he’s got the personality of a doormat. Slitting throats of federal employees on day one? Is that a threat DeSantis? This is atrocious.
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Sometimes I wonder why I dedicated my entire adult life to saving hundreds, if not, thousands of US lives in the counterterrorism fight for people like this.
Greene: Those are not real jobs producing federal revenue. Federal employees do not deserve their jobs. Federal employees do not deserve their paycheck
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Ed Bogan, a former senior CIA operations officer, who follows Ukraine closely,
…told New Lines “Now would be a good time to lift the remaining restrictions and let Ukraine move towards finishing this thing on their terms.”
New, with @JimmySecUK: How Ukraine Caught Putin’s Forces Off Guard in Kursk — And Why - New Lines Magazine newlinesmag.com/spotlight/ho…
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Just a reminder: 43 Danish soldiers were killed in Afghanistan (fighting for us) —the highest per-capita casualty rate of any coalition member. 214 Danish soldiers were wounded in action.
jd vance: “denmark not doing its job, not being a good ally…if that means we need to take more territorial interest in greenland that is what president trump is going to do.”
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Repulsive BS. 1000 plus NATO died fighting in Afghanistan. For us. We had CAS from the French Air Force in eastern Afghanistan. Recall-86 members of the French military died there; over 450 Brits. I damn well appreciated their sacrifice. Does Fox not fact check Tulsi’s crap?
Tulsi on NATO: They expect us to put up the lives of my brothers and sisters in uniform to protect them when they are not even willing to do that for themselves.
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Last-The top floor suites at my old employer as well as ODNI are going to find themselves very soon at a seminal moment that will cement their legacies-the need to protect the IC whistleblower. Pompeo lost State due to his disgraceful inaction. IC leadership must do far better.
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As a former US intel official who lived in autocratic countries and saw their security forces operate against their populations, what is happening with ICE is deeply concerning. This is unAmerican (masked raids, snatching people off streets). We r heading down a very bad road.
“ICE will have twice as many agents as the FBI and will have its own huge and growing prison system (which it operates independently) as its masked and un-uniformed officers continue to snatch people off the streets and mete out violence as they see fit.”
thebulwark.com/p/the-america…
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Talk like this not only disqualifies u immediately from a security clearance during any USG agency hiring process, it gets you fired immediately if u have one. Say this overseas at an embassy, u r booked on next flight home. Security and the psychologist waiting for u at Dulles.
Trump says Russia is not a threat, our greatest threat is our American representatives, we need to reevaluate the purpose of NATO, and most of the people in the State Dept, DOD and Intel Services need to be fired so he can put the right people in.
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I spent six weeks on this beach in OBX summer ‘12 after serving a year in eastern Afghanistan. Was my decompression time, after an intense year hunting HVTs. I returned tonite to this same beach to reflect on what occurred last night. My former agency colleagues are heroes.
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To be very clear: Russian intelligence meddled in our election. It was (unfortunately) the covert action for the ages. And yes, they wanted chaos, and for Trump to win. End of story. Anyone who thinks this is bogus is an idiot. Goodnight. washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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The illegal actions that Trump pursued re Ukraine-well the USG officials who became alarmed, they did the right thing thru proper channels. No deep state there either.
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My favorite scene in movie history (and yes, I was born in Greece and served 26 yrs at CIA with lots of people trying to kill me).
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To all on Tik Tok pushing this disgusting UBL letter narrative: me and my friends in the IC saved your spoiled rotten privileged lives from this monster. He was coming for you and your families, to gut you into pieces. So I say two things: You are welcome. And grow the F up.
You know what’s really maddening about this bin Laden letter fad?
It’s a slap in the face to folks who dedicate their lives to our security. My friends.
The average citizen doesn’t understand how fucking privileged they are to be able to live a life mostly insulated from terror
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RIP to a legend at CIA. washingtonpost.com/local/jer…
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Amen. I was born in Greece. My wife in Lebanon. We worked combined 53 years for the CIA defending this country. That is the immigrant experience that I know.
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AQ, ISIS and Hizballah watched stunned today as they saw how easy it was to breach the Capitol. We hav spent trillions post 9/11 on security. What an epic security fail.
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I never knew the politics of 99 percent of my colleagues. Who cared, we were too busy. Did I personally agree with everything we did? Surely not. But that didn’t mater a lick. We execute as we are instructed, period. As for the Ukraine fiasco, that is far different....
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This is a big story. Massive breach of senate intel committee required bipartisan oversight duties. Indefensible behavior from the admin.
.@MarkWarner responds to GOP-only briefing on U.S. military strikes: “This partisan stunt is a slap in the face to Congress’ war powers responsibilities and to the men and women who serve this country. It also sets a reckless and deeply troubling precedent.”
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As Balloonapolooza winds down, it's noteworthy how utterly stupid many were acting on twitter. Politicians posing with AR-15s pointed at the sky are just not serious people. Performative theater, deep seated insecurities, I don't know, but it frankly was embarassing. Do better.
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Make no mistake-in a second Trump admin, our most critical foreign intel partners (UK, France, Jordan, etc) will shut off most info sharing. As there is simply no way they will trust us with any classified info that would endanger their own sources. And we will be less safe.
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The vaccine should be mandatory for all members of the military. Period. Covid hurts military readiness, we cannot hav spreads on ships, subs, bases, etc. This is a national security issue. Same for the IC. No tdy/pcs travel without a shot. End of story. foxnews.com/politics/marines…
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The video-which is being celebrated on Russian telegram-is revolting. I’ve seen some awful stuff in war zones. This video disturbed me greatly. But it must be seen by every member of Congress. Every NSC staffer. By everyone at State, DoD, and the IC involved in Russia-Ukraine.
In grisly video, Russian soldier pins down Ukrainian soldier who writhes & screams. Russian then pulls out a knife saws thru Ukrainian man’s neck. Blood streams as he lets out horrible scream, then stops moving. Voice off camera cheers on the Russian who holds up the man’s head.
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My story, I wish I never had to tell.
❗“All I wanted was to see a doctor”: Ex-CIA officer tells all about his battle with Havana Syndrome — and his former agency
@Mpolymer speaks to The Insider.
theins.press/en/opinion/marc…
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Sounding like a broken record, saying yet again: Russia is at war with the West-using all tenets of hybrid warfare-but we are not at war with Russia. That’s on us. We need to wake up. Exposure of Russian bad behavior not enough. First and foremost-give Ukraine everything to win.
And we got another one...
Is NATO going to figure out what to do about this gray warfare?
@elisabethbraw
theguardian.com/uk-news/2024….
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The debate on Pelosi to Taiwan is like the original panic over arms to Ukraine. So much worry over angering our enemies. Instead, try this. Let’s show some spine against our adversaries. Show strength. 🌰 up America! My God we spend too much time hand wringing.
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A reminder: 1,000 NATO soldiers died defending US after 9/11. How the tide has changed. No one will rush to our aid now. Being bullies and assholes on the intl stage may make for some performative MAGA theater, but we'll have no friends if we keep acting like imperialist pricks.
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💯!!! We were right on Patriots. On tanks. On F-16s. On ATACMs. And we are right, again, now, on need for Ukraine to use US kit to strike targets in Russia. The admin refused each of these initially, strongly at times, and then agreed eventually. Stop this cycle of stupidity.
You don’t get to start a war then demand you’re territory be off limits.
@potus needs to allow Ukraine to strike military or war related targets with American weapons…. In Russia.
Failure to do this prolongs this war indefinitely
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“Even if it’s true….” What a grotesque defense. Actually, a former president secretly speaking to a war criminal, an adversary of the US, leader of a terrorist state, is wildly wrong. If this is the GOP defense, it’s pathetic and shows the depths the party has fallen.
JD Vance on Bob Woodward's reporting that Trump has had as many as 7 calls with Putin since he left office:
“Even if it's true, is there something wrong with speaking to world leaders? No. Is there anything wrong with engaging in diplomacy?”
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Thinking this is falling under the radar today....perhaps it should not....from DOJ: Iran recruiting Hells Angels for assassination ops in the US (yes you read that right). home.treasury.gov/news/press…
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👍What I taught my kids from a young age. U c someone alone at school, or worse being purposefully isolated-u hav only one thing to do-engage and inspire with kindness. Cool thing- they still do this in their college cafeterias. When I hear these stories, I realize there is hope.
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Just a quick reminder, that the Speaker of the House is a member of the gang of eight. They receive access to the most classified information in the United States government. From covert action, to our most sensitive collection. It is an extraordinary responsibility.
🚨JUST IN:
Liz Cheney warns against electing Jim Jordan as Speaker of the House:
"If they were to decide that, there would no longer be any possible way to argue that a group of elected Republicans could be counted on to defend the Constitution."
Speaking to a packed crowd at the University of Minnesota, Cheney also criticized former Speaker McCarthy:
"Kevin McCarthy is absolutely unfit to be speaker. Kevin McCarthy at every moment over the course of the last two years, has done more to enable and collaborate with and apologize for Donald Trump."
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I recall writing cables about foreign leaders who did this stuff...we called this coup plotting. Pure and simple.
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I look at this is from an espionage angle: the Egyptians penetrated Congress, and had in their pocket a powerful member of Congress. Yes, Menendez should be prosecuted, but will there be any sanction on Egypt? When assets are caught, PNGs usually follow, even with allies.
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US must change course, and now …. Our current policy is grossly immoral, as Ukrainians are dying because of it, on top of being militarily stupid, allowing for Russian gains. This is a no brainer. Do it quietly, no need to announce anything, but just do it FFS.
There is now a chorus of Western officials saying Ukraine has every right to hit Russian targets inside of Russia, including with Western-provided kit.
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Everyone in my informal group of former intel officials (all with experience working in the region on kinetic ops) responded, essentially, with a "whoaa." The scope of this operation was extraordinary.
Pager devices belonging to Hezbollah members exploded across Lebanon and parts of Syria on Tuesday wounding hundreds. My report on @axios
axios.com/2024/09/17/hezboll…
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Absurd hysteria. Here we go. This is catnip for the media…. Report what Putin did. That’s it. Analysis of pending Armageddon is absurd…
BREAKING: Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian nuclear deterrent forces on alert, raising the threat that tensions with the West over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could lead to the use of nuclear weapons. apne.ws/ZwN82Av
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The ? of progressives supporting Biden or not-b/c of Gaza-is absurd. Clearly they will do soooo well under Trump 2 😳. I’ve never heard anything so counterproductive in my life. Biden is with them on nearly all domestic issues. Trump opposed. My goodness-grow the F up. Juvenile.
Gaza is very bad news for Biden’s re-election prospects. Young voters and progressives are a key part of the Democratic coalition. Many are furious about the administration’s support for Israel. If they stay home or vote for Cornel West, Biden is in big trouble
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Glad he does. It is a life saver. FWIW, at Walter Reed, they give CPAPs out like candy. For good reason. Sleep apnea is bad news. Also, the toughest agency dude I know, former Force Recon Marine, carried one for years in Afghanistan. No shame. Biden will live much longer.
Scoop: Biden has begun using a CPAP machine, per sources. The device is to treat longstanding sleep apnea, one of the people said. As Biden departed the White House this morning for Chicago, indentations from the CPAP straps could be seen on his face. Story by @jendeben and me.
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This caused us huge consternation at CIA...was akin to George W meeting UBL after 9/11 in the oval and sayin “my bad.” It was a terrible time for those of us working on Russia. I had sleepless nights. That there was not more outrage from the 🇺🇸 people has always been a mystery.
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This right here, spot on. The stupidity of American politics on this issue is staggering.
Notice that no one in Israel is blaming what has happened over the past 48 hours on “Biden funding the Iranians”
Nor is anyone in Israel claiming that this is good for Netanyahu politically.
These takes from abroad are way off.
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My sense is that nuance on this issue is critical. Israeli intelligence is going to have to make the following call. The difference between “directing” the attack and giving the actual green light (as stated here) vs “coordinating” may be difference between war with Iran or not.
Iran Helped Plot Attack on Israel Over Several Weeks wsj.com/world/middle-east/ir…
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What just occurred tonite is an earthquake in the Middle East of staggering magnitude. Staggering. Any Middle East hand is sitting back right now and thinking deeply on what occurs. A seminal event. What comes next?
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Friends/family on the left are asking me to tone down criticism of the admin’s handling of Afgh. That’s missing the point. For me to be credible, I need to call it like it is. Like I did under Trump. Especially when I supported Biden during the election. Integrity is all we got.
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From @john_sipher, @AdamKinzinger and me, in @TheMessenger , our urgent call to the Biden administration to provide ATACMs to Ukraine themessenger.com/opinion/why…
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Thank you @AdamKinzinger , you are a great American, with ethics, honor and integrity. You have the guts to speak the truth, something that so many other GOP members who privately despise Trump are simply too scared to do..ie, the right thing. History will judge you kindly.🙏🇺🇸
I can now report that I will be speaking Thursday at the Democratic National Convention.
True conservatism has been replaced with a cult. I’ll be making that clear.
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Hard to think of a time since 9/11 when the world has reacted in such fury to an international event. Putin has made a truly historic error. He is now (finally) an international pariah.
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To all my GOP national security friends (who know this is outrageous)- u own this. Embrace it. This is on you.
Asked if he trusts President Putin, President Trump says, "Yeah, I believe he would like to see something happen. I trust him on this subject." He also says he wants to see Russia back in the G7, which it was kicked out of it for annexing Crimea. "I think Putin would love to be back."
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Epic. Play this all day.
WATCH: Ukrainian President @ZelenskyyUa tells @kwelkernbc Ukraine is "not ready" to give up its "freedom to this f---ing terrorist Putin."
"That's it. That's why we are fighting."
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Zelensky doing Fox after Trump pulls a Crazy Ivan on MAGA’s Ukraine haters is…well, rather smart. Tip of the hat to the Ukrainian comms team….
Zelenskyy: Today, we had a good conversation with President Trump and I think he understands today that we can't just swap territories.
Baier: So, you think his position has changed?
Zelenskyy: Yeah, I think so. And god bless
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Sigh. I raise Aleppo once again. If I was Syrian, I’d be pretty upset at the outrage today. Where was this all when the Russian Air Force killed thousands? Fully documented btw..NY Times has transcripts of Russian pilots…
I have seen atrocities in war, committed by terrorist against others.
I’ve never seen what we’re all seeing now…a large-scale campaign of criminal acts & wanted destruction, ordered by Putin & relentlessly executed by his military.
Hell yes, these are war crimes.
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As we wait for an Israeli move to Gaza, a quick pause to recognize that Ukraine has been fighting on, even as the world shifted their attention ...so DO NOT forget about Ukraine, and the urgent reqs they need to similarly prevail against evil. On that note, where are the ATACMs?
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Thank u @juliaioffe for telling my story and raising awareness of others who r affected. This was a very difficult decision to speak out; I only wish for the USG to do the right thing and provide proper medical care for patriots who hav suffered what is no doubt a combat injury.
Remember that thing where someone was zapping diplomats' brains with an invisble weapon? What if I told you these attacks were happening on U.S. soil, including children hit in Philadelphia and a White House staffer walking her dog in the DC suburbs. gq.com/story/cia-investigati…
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💯. The US is a world power. No one else with our military, economic and political might combined. So YES, we do both-support Ukraine and Israel, simultaneously. We stand with our allies, period. This will define who we r.
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Initial reaction to Putin's speech predictable-we are falling right into his trap. An increasing tone of ominous end of days from the twitter foreign policy class. Pls stop. The only course of action is to continue/increase support to Ukraine. No hand wringing. Don't get wobbly.
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I rest my case. Epic fail from the US in not providing ATACMs. The Biden administration must reverse course, this is about Ukrainians dying. There’s a moral argument here.
Yet another night of Russian strikes on Odesa, with Onyx missiles launched in plain view from Sevastopol. They wouldn’t be doing it if Ukraine had ATACMS to fire back at the launch sites.
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Afghanistan will fade from the news, but process of integrating thousands of our heroic Afghan allies and their families into America is enormous. A massive grass roots effort is required. Navigating a new land. Learning English. Jobs. Schools. The hardest part is yet to come.
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The US must return to our embassy in Kyiv soonest, even with just a small staff. Would send a tremendous message of support to Ukraine. Other countries now starting to head back. It is time. @john_sipher
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Shed no tears for this man. He is a butcher of the highest degree. Middle East hands (like I was) certainly remember his war crimes in Syria. theguardian.com/world/2022/o…
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The idea that Zelensky should be more “thankful” borders from insulting to the absurd. We have collectively attrited 50% of the Russian military. Not a single US casualty. Russia is an enemy of the United States. Should we not, then, thank Zelensky? Profusely even.
“If Zelensky’s smart, he’d also say thank you," says a source on the Hill. "I think he had to be reminded that he had to say thank you last time.”
My latest.
puck.news/mr-zelensky-goes-t…
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Frightening that this is actually the DoD. We r in grade B movie territory now. Extraordinary that former senior military not speaking out.
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The self harm that America is doing to itself must be studied and unpacked. As a former US ntl security official, this is frankly sheer torture to witness. A superpower killing itself. Willingly. I’ll add that friends of America in Europe r also watching this and wondering, why?
See the opening line of my Jan 30 @nytimes essay. When your goal is to make America's enemies prosper, you engineer an across-the-board, holistic ruin of anything that brought America prestige, power and goodwill. nytimes.com/2025/01/30/opini…
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Hugely important film. Pls note that there are many many of us who worked in the🇺🇸 IC, military and diplomatic corps who were repulsed by what occurred, furious at the Saudis for their stupidity and barbarism, and in the end embarrassed and ashamed at the tepid US response.
Jamal Khashoggi documentary could take the film world — and U.S.-Saudi relations — by storm washingtonpost.com/business/… @shaneharris @ignatiuspost @zeitchikWaPo
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I admire Fanone. He’s out there speaking the F’in truth, cause he knows he’s right. He’s puttin himself out there, and I hope he continues to do so. It’s not easy being in the spotlight, huge anxiety and self doubt crop up. But his cause is righteous and I’m in his corner💪
Officer Fanone: "The questions I have are to what extent, if any, did our political leaders involve themselves in the events of January 6?” cbsnews.com/news/january-6-c…
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A reminder: Putin is a war criminal, and Russia is an enemy of the United Stares. Not a friend. Not a business partner. A sworn enemy. Trump did not treat Putin as such. Which is nauseating.
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😡Galactic stupidity. “Officials in certain corners of the admin., particularly inside the White House, have told the Ukrainians that the U.S. will eventually want to reset relations with Moscow and lifting the restrictions could upend those efforts.” politico.com/news/2024/08/23…
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This is some psychotic shit. The Trump GOP wing delayed aid, for months, and hundreds of Ukrainians died. The deaths are on them. That anyone would give Trump credit for this aid package is repulsive. Graham is out of his mind, saying this.
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No surprise in the loss of trust, because all the theater is just demeaning and unnecessary. What is notable is that this very critical article is not from the left. This is from the Washington Times.
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Whoaaa. Total madness. If true – this removes the entire next generation of USG civil servants. This is akin to a dream covert action plan by our adversaries to cripple the US government for decades. Need details….
The Office of Personnel Management has directed federal agencies to lay off almost all probationary employees, according to an @AP source. The notice went out this afternoon.
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Stop conversing. Send the ATACMs. Now. Every day costs Ukrainian lives. The DoD argument on inventory is overblown, and worries on escalation unfounded. FFS get this done immediately. Why after the GA? My god the hand wringing…
NEW: The Biden admin is in active conversations about whether to send long-range missiles to Ukraine amid an intense campaign for the U.S. to transfer the weapon, according to two U.S. officials & a person close to the Ukrainian gov @alexbward @paulmcleary politico.com/news/2023/09/11…
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If there are truly 50,000 KIA in six months, an army now humiliated and on the run-I don’t care what country it is-that by definition is just a bit destabilizing, no? The notion that all is good in Moscow probably should be red teamed.
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I think we need a drinking game for all the weird shit that’s gonna come out.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson admitted that he and his son monitored each other’s porn intake in a resurfaced clip from 2022 trib.al/Rh2f7ju
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Comments of former head of MI6 - an individual massively respected in the intel world. American voters must understand how alarmed our allies are.
Former head of MI6 Richard Dearlove:
“Political threat which I am worried about is Trump's re-election. I think for the UK's national security it is problematic.”
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Full transparency from the USG is required. I worked in the IC for 26 years and I can't remember anything like this. Either we are being invaded by aliens, the Chinese have stealth balloons all over the place, or DoD is crazy trigger happy and shooting anything that looks weird.
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We are not the good guys anymore. Berating and humiliating an ally and siding with Moscow is something out of a bad movie. Shame on the GOP national security establishment (who all know better) for their complicity in what is happening. Your cowardice is etched in history.
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Russia is at war with us, even if so many don’t see this….
Two GRU agents were arrested for plotting to bomb "industrial and military sites in Germany to disrupt the delivery of aid to Ukraine." ft.com/content/9ee73d65-9575…
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