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New in SpyWeek: Trump's Not So Civil War with Obama's CIA, FBI and DoJ

Key targets of Tulsi Gabbard's attack on the CIA-led 2017 report on Russian election interference fired back this week as purges of suspect CIA, ODNI…

Aug 2 •

Gabbard Release Threatens Sources and Methods, Top former Intel Official Says

Larry Pfeiffer discussed the ODNI’s attacks on the IC’s Russia 2016 elections report on the SpyTalk podcast

Aug 1 •

July 2025

An Inside Look at Putin’s Brutal, Bloody Mercenaries from a War Crimes Expert

Candace Rondeaux’s “Putin’s Sledgehammer" chronicles the fortunes of Yevgeny Prigozhin and the Wagner Group

Jul 29 •

Exclusive: Private Probe of Alleged Epstein—Mossad Links

Hedge funds connected to Epstein enlist a former federal agent to probe the late sex trafficker's mysterious wealth, who suspects Israel may have…

Jul 28 •

New in SpyWeek: Gabbard, Ratcliffe, Trump Push Claim of Obama Conspiracy on Russian Election Interference Report

Also this week: Big cuts in State's INR, audacious North Korean spies, Iran nuke damage report, death of a legendary CIA mole hunter and more

Jul 27 •

The Washington Post Runs Two Corrections on its CIA-JFK Story—And Still Doesn't Get it Right

The capital’s paper of record only partially claws back a conspiracy monger’s baseless allegations of CIA "involvement" in the murder of President…

Jul 24 •

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Michael Isikoff

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Tulsi's Holy War

The Director of National Intelligence isn’t just politicizing the spy agencies—she’s turning loyalty to Trump into a matter of faith.

Published on The After-Action Report • Jul 21

New in SpyWeek: Iran Damage Doubts, CIA-Russia Kerfuffle, Tulsi Prays to God

Welcome to SpyWeek, our weekly newsletter, where we look at news from the intersection of intelligence, foreign policy, and military operations.

Jul 19 •

Exclusive: Top Former CIA Russia Report Official Rejects Ratcliffe ‘Note’ Knocking U.S. Intelligence Analysis on 2016 Election

Susan Miller, who captained 2016 election analysis, says there was ‘no coercion’ from CIA chief Brennan on Putin's interference—but was ‘pissed’ FBI…

Jul 17 •

Michael Isikoff

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More CIA-JFK Assassination Conspiracy Nonsense

Supposed ‘revelations’ in newly declassified documents twisted into a bizarre, baseless take on Oswald and the CIA, amplified by a careless Washington…

Jul 16 •

Michael Isikoff

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[COPY] Why do we say SpyTalk is “Intelligence for Thinking People”?

Let us count the ways...

Jul 13 •

New in SpyWeek: The Revenge Campaign

Trump apparatchiks pursue Comey & Brennan, 'disloyal' officials, spy on IC employee emails; CIA copes with ubiquitous surveillance, UK with sabotage

Jul 11 •

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