(This article was first published on Just Security) The narrow testimony and contentious questioning of Robert Mueller has raised questions on the political left as well as the right about one of his most significant findings related to Russia’s secret efforts to influence the 2016 election on behalf of President Donald Trump: the social media...
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Two Trump Loyalists Floated for Director of National Intelligence
Yahoo News reports the White House is considering three ‘loyal’ men for director of National Intelligence, following the quick demise of the nomination of Rep. John Ratcliffe, whose chief qualification seemed to be that he wanted to prosecute a Washington Post leaker. The new candidates for the DNI position have their own unique qualifications. Pete...
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New MKULTRA Documents Posted By Black Vault
MK-ULTRA was the CIA’s code name for program to develop ways to control human behavior. MK-ULTRA, launched during the Korea War, continued through the early 1970s when its existence was exposed by investigators from the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Affairs, also known as the Church Committee. Because of its notorious character, and the CIA’s...
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Ratcliffe’s Spy Agenda: Investigate a Washington Post Leaker
Imagine the indictment of a former national security official in the Obama administration for violation of the Espionage Act. Imagine James Clapper or Sally Yates facing the same charges as Julian Assange or Chelsea Manning. That dream of right-wing media (and some left-wing critics) came one step closer to reality Sunday, when President Trump announced...
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Keira Knightley Plays a British Whistleblower in ‘Dirty Tricks’
The catastrophically misguided U.S. invasion of Iraq still reverberates in our lives today. The destruction of Saddam Hussein’s government created space for the global jihadist movement to flourish. It also created democratic space for Iraq’s Shiite majority and their Iranian supporters. Trump’s confrontation with Iran today can be seen as a rearguard action to take...