The New American Foundation has issued a new report on Russian private military security contractors (PMSCs), including Wagner, the mercenary force controlled by Yevgeny Prigozhin, confidante of Vladimir Putin and financier of the Internet Research Association, which waged a large scale social media campaign to help Donald Trump before and after his election. The report...
Author: Jefferson Morley (Jefferson Morley)
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Jason Chaffetz Predicts Durham Will Bring Charges
Former Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz has an explanation for why U.S. Attorney John Durham’s investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia affair “I don’t think it has anything to do with Horowitz delaying it,” said Chaffetz, who is a Fox News contributor, on the network this week. “I think it’s the fact that Durham actually...
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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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Spies Urge CIA Director Gina Haspel to Protect Whistleblower from Trump
From the Washington Examiner. “It will be incumbent on her to protect the whistleblower — and by extension, the organization — moving forward,” said Marc Polymeropoulos, a senior CIA operations officer who recently retired. “This is a seminal moment for her leadership, and I’m confident she will do the right thing.” Source: Spies urge CIA...
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The Trump Crack-Up: Federal Agencies Mobilize Against White House
As Congress embarks on impeachment proceedings, the leadership of federal agencies in Washington are growing increasingly outspoken. Without mentioning the president, they are warning that President Trump’s actions as a threat to democratic government. The American government is fracturing. Call it the Trump crack-up. A new inter-agency agency report illuminates the fissures between president and...