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☆ Will Tulsi Gabbard bring a pro-Russian bias to intelligence reporting?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Dan De Luce | Dan De Luce Is A Reporter For The Nbc News Investigative Unit. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, at the Faith & Freedom Coalition's 2024 Road to Majority Conference, in Washington, DC., on June 21. But current and former intelligence officials fear that Gabbard will refuse to relay intelligence reporting that doesn’t fit in with her — or the president’s — worldview. “Would that predisposition translate into pressure on analysis to fit the administration’s policy goals?” one senior former intelligence official said. “We’ll see.”Previous administrations have clashed with the CIA and intelligence agencies over assessments that didn’t support their policy agendas or their views about a particular threat or an adversary’s intentions. The DNI’s job “is to define the world as it is, as opposed to advocating for a world as you want it to be,” the former intelligence official said.

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☆ Why Trump is trying to outrage Washington with his controversial Cabinet picks
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Donald Trump’s increasingly provocative Cabinet picks have left some Republican senators aghast and Washington in shock. The dismay engulfing establishment elites contrasted with the euphoria rocketing through conservative networks and social media among Trump fans. News that Hegseth had been picked to lead the Pentagon rocked Washington the night before the Gaetz pick and sparked similar questions about Trump’s motives. And she was accused of “parroting” false propaganda from America’s premier espionage adversary, Russia, by no less than Utah GOP Sen. Mitt Romney. Not all Trump’s picks are contentious.

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☆ Video: Former DNI weighs in on Julian Assange’s plea deal
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Clemente Duran-Ballen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Militant group releases 2 videos of an Amazon cloud engineer held hostage in Gaza since October 7
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewPalestinian Islamic Jihad released two videos this week showing Russian-Israeli hostage Alexander Troufanov, an Amazon cloud engineer. PIJ, a militant group that operates in Gaza alongside Hamas, released the first video on Tuesday. It would also include an exchange of Palestinian prisoners for Israeli hostages, a "surge" of humanitarian aid, and a reconstruction plan for Gaza. Around 1,200 people were killed in Israel during Hamas' October 7 attacks, with roughly another 240 taken hostage in Gaza. PIJ is the second-largest armed group in Gaza after HamasMembers of Al-Quds Brigades, an armed wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

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☆ Argentina’s Milei bans gender-inclusive language in official documents
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Tara John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Argentina’s President Javier Milei has banned gender-inclusive language in all official documents and public administration, the presidential spokesperson said Tuesday, as the far-right libertarian continues to implement his socially conservative agenda. The ban, effective immediately, will prohibit “inclusive language and everything related to the gender perspective throughout the national public administration,” Manuel Adornis, spokesperson for the Casa Rosada, said in his daily press conference. Spanish is a gender-defined language where most nouns are given a masculine “o” ending or a feminine “a” ending. This announcement comes after gender-inclusive language was banned in the military following a resolution by the country’s defense ministry. Last week, his government announced the closure of its anti-discrimination agency, saying the Ministry of Justice would absorb its functions.

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☆ Putin has given up on his ambition to conquer Ukraine after military losses that may take a decade to repair, US intel claims
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Russian President Vladimir Putin has scaled back his ambitions in Ukraine, US intel says. Russia has suffered serious setbacks in its bid to seize control of Ukraine. But Ukrainian forces repelled the Russian military in the Kyiv region, then pushed them back along a broad front of territory they had seized in southern and eastern Ukraine. Despite the setbacks, last June Haines said Putin still believed that seizing control of most of Ukraine was possible. Putin may believe that a ceasefire would be to his advantage as a way of prolonging the conflict, and eroding Western support for Ukraine, said Haines.

Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Avril Haines testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on "Worldwide Threats" at the U.S. Capitol in Washington May 10, 2022. In January, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen notified Congress that the U.S. government started to use extraordinary measures to fend off default. Since 1960, Congress has raised the debt ceiling 78 separate times under both Republican and Democratic presidents. Read more: What is the debt ceiling? Such brinksmanship weakens our national security," the former Pentagon chiefs wrote in a letter.

Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call Group | Getty ImagesAn embarrassing leak of highly classified Pentagon documents has endangered intelligence methods, exposed American strategy and undermined trust among U.S. allies, former defense department officials and intelligence experts tell CNBC. America's control over its most valuable secrets has been thrust into question amid the fallout from the most damaging intelligence leak since Edward Snowden's breach more than a decade ago. 'Devastating' for American alliesThe major security breach also contained intelligence gathering on American allies, including South Korea and Israel. "Our allies can't trust us … That's why the Middle East, they're talking to the Chinese. one American defense industry executive told CNBC, speaking anonymously due to professional restrictions.

☆ Trump's own former intel chief worried that Russia had compromising material on him, book says
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Dan Coats, former director of national intelligence, worried about Trump's relations with Putin. According to a new book, Trump's behavior at a summit with Putin sparked his concern. Trump's relationship with Russia has long been a subject of rumor and speculation. According to the authors, Trump's behavior as president raised alarm among top officials, including Dan Coats, then the DNI. Special Counsel Robert Mueller did not find sufficient evidence to substantiate claims the Trump campaign had colluded with Russia in 2016.

☆ Serviciile secrete americane: Moscova nu vrea un conflict direct cu SUA
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-13 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Rusia nu dorește un conflict direct cu Statele Unite, chiar dacă își va continua eforturile de destabilizare împotriva Ucrainei, au estimat serviciile de informații americane în raportul lor anual privind amenințările la adresa Statelor Unite, potrivit AFP, citează hotnews.ro. „Moscova va continua să folosească diverse tactici anul acesta” pentru a încerca să slăbească influența Statelor Unite, să dezvolte noi parteneriate sau să semene diviziuni în tabăra occidentală, indică acest raport al direcției serviciilor de informații americane (DNI) publicat marți, în plină reescaladare a tensiunilor dintre Rusia și Ucraina. "În fosta URSS, Moscova este poziționată să își sporească rolul în Caucaz, să intervină în Belarus dacă consideră necesar și să continue eforturile sale de destabilizare în Ucraina", au declarat serviciile de informații americane. Cu toate acestea, „ne așteptăm ca Moscova să caute oportunități de cooperare pragmatică cu Washingtonul, în condițiile sale, și credem că Rusia nu vrea un conflict direct cu forțele americane”, adaugă ei în acest document. Președintele SUA, Joe Biden, i-a propus marți omologului său rus Vladimir Putin să organizeze o reuniune la nivel înalt "într-o țară terță" în "următoarele luni"pentru a "construi o relație stabilă și previzibilă cu Rusia".

Persons: Președintele, Joe Biden, Vladimir Putin Organizations: Președintele SUA Locations: Statele Unite, Ucrainei, Statelor Unite, Moscova, Rusia, Ucraina, URSS, Caucaz, Belarus

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