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A Life Amid Spies
Former State Department official and human rights advocate Roberta Cohen recalls her brushes with U.S. and foreign intelligence agents through the…
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Roberta Cohen
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Risking a National Security Disaster
Longtime FBI watcher Ron Kessler says stripping counterintelligence primacy from the bureau is a terrible idea
Nov 17
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Ronald Kessler
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SpyWeek: Rifts with Spy Allies Over Venezuela, Kash Slights MI5, Rubio Targets Foreign Antifa
Also: China spy flies, Russia spy ship off Hawaii, Clapper subpoenaed, Bongino poly nixed, MK Ultra hospital sued
Nov 16
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Jeff Stein
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Clapper Subpoenaed in DOJ Probe of Obama-era Review of 2016 Russian Election Interference
Former intelligence chief is among more than a dozen Obama era officials ensnared in widening Florida-based investigation
Nov 15
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Michael Isikoff
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New in SpyFaces in the Crowd: Rick Crawford, from Bomb Tech to Intelligence Committee Chair
The Arkansas Tea Party Republican’s loyalty to Trump has paid off big time
Nov 13
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Tomás Dinges
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For Veterans, the Forever Wars Are Not Over
Ron Capps, a former Army intelligence officer and crisis-scene diplomat, embraces fellow veterans with heartbreaking songs of loss and recovery.
Nov 11
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Jeff Stein
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New in SpyWeek: Tulsi Bids for Spycatcher Primacy as Chinese, Russian Threats Persist
Welcome to Spy Week, a curated compilation of important news from the intersection of intelligence, foreign relations and military operations.
Nov 9
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Jeff Stein
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A 2019 US War Game on Venezuela Forecast Chaos After Maduro’s Downfall
Drug cartels, anti-US rebels would fill leadership void, Pentagon study predicted
Nov 8
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Michael Isikoff
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Ghosts of Coups Past Haunt Trump CIA's Venezuela Ops
From Iran to Chile to Iraq, even the most 'successful' regime change ops came with huge risks, unexpected consequences and downsides. Venezuela is no…
Nov 5
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Jonathan Broder
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Kash Patel Wouldn't Be the First FBI Boss to Go Down By Turning His Official Plane Into a Private Jet
Investigative reporter Ron Kessler recounts how another FBI boss's term was short circuited by his personal use of the bureau's executive jet.
Nov 4
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SpyWeek Halloween Edition: Where’s the East Wing Bunker? Plus, Venezuela and a Kash & Tulsi Clash
Also: Maduro spooked, FBI agents spooked, Warner spooked by war clouds, Trump spooked by new Russian nuke
Nov 1
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Jeff Stein
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Can a Former Spy Make a Good Governor?
Abigail Spanberger's CIA spycraft skills—from working under pressure to sizing up enemies to bending people to her will—equip her well to lead Virginia…
Oct 29
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Jeff Stein
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