A Question of Standing review: how the CIA undermined American authority Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones has written a concise account of damage done by US covert operations from the Iran coup to the Iraq war The Guardian - US · Sep 11, 2022
Ukraine forces reach key city in offensive against Russia Ukraine officials reportedly captured Izyum, too, which is considered a Russian stronghold city. Axios · Sep 10, 2022
Russia sends reinforcements to Kharkiv to repel Ukraine counterattack Ukrainian forces appear to be continuing speedy advance in Kharkiv region as ‘fierce battles’ rage The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2022
Iran media attacks Queen’s ‘bloody legacy’, while officials ignore death Death resurrects long and tangled ties between Tehran and UK monarchy The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2022
CIA director says Russia’s Ukraine invasion is a failure William Burns says Vladimir Putin ‘profoundly wrong in his assumptions’ as Kyiv’s counteroffensive continues The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2022
Mossad Chief Hands over Evidence of Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions to Washington Mossad chief David Barnea concluded his visit to Washington, where he held talks with senior US officials and presented them with sensitive intelligence information confirming Iran’s dishonesty in its nuclear negotiations with the US and world powers, according to Tel Aviv political sources. According to evidence carried by Barnea, Iran… Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 9, 2022
‘Something horribly failed.’ How did so many of America’s secrets end up at Mar-a-Lago? WASHINGTON — At least 300 documents containing classified information left the White House with former President Donald Trump, an unprecedented situation that has led to the FBI investigating possible violations of the Espionage Act and obstruction of justice. Los Angeles Times · Sep 8, 2022
Vladimir Putin’s TV propagandist refuses to explain abrasion and bruising on his face Russian anchorman Vladimir Solovyov, who regularly advocates nuking Britain, angrily refused to be drawn on how he sustained a cut above his left eyebrow and facial bruising Daily Mirror · Sep 8, 2022
Commentary: Why we’re drowning in a ‘tsunami’ of government secrets While the eyes of journalists, Congress and the public are on the Department of Justice investigation of the classified documents that former President Donald Trump removed from the White House, a recent report about a different critical issue of government secrecy has gone unnoticed. Los Angeles Times · Sep 8, 2022
Mar-a-Lago a magnet for spies, officials warn after nuclear file reportedly found Former intelligence chiefs say national security officials are ‘shaking their heads at what damage might have been done’ The Guardian - US · Sep 7, 2022
‘Toxic’: Darktrace’s future clouded by concerns over culture and fraud case Analysts have also criticised the cybersecurity firm’s business model but a US private equity fund is still pondering a takeover The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2022
US says Russia seeking ‘millions of rounds’ from North Korea Russia wants to buy millions of rockets and artillery shells from North Korea to use in its war against Ukraine, a sign that Western sanctions on its military and economy are starting to bite, U.S. officials said Tuesday. Tribune News Service · Sep 6, 2022
HSBC not liable for al-Qaeda suicide attack at CIA base -US appeals court A divided U.S. appeals court on Tuesday said HSBC Holdings Plc was not liable to the families of two American contractors killed in an al-Qaeda suicide bombing of a CIA base in Afghanistan, after the bank allegedly evaded U.S. sanctions targeting sponsors of terrorism. Reuters · Sep 6, 2022
Haryana: Two transformer theft gangs busted in Kurukshetra, 11 accused arrested KURUKSHETRA: The crime investigation agency (CIA)-II of Kurukshetra police busted two gangs with arrests of 11 accused, active in stealing electrical transformers in the region, said district superintendent of police (SP) Surender Singh Bhoria. The Times of India · Sep 6, 2022
Daily Mirror · Sep 6, 2022 Vladimir Putin sending sick and and injured patients from Russia hospitals to frontline In a recent post, Ukrainian officials claim that Russia is discharging sick and injured troops in Ukraine to bolster its ranks after heavy losses. The true number of soldiers killed in Ukraine is unknown
ABC News · Sep 6, 2022 Judge grants Donald Trump's special master bid in document probe The US Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into classified documents kept at former president Donald Trump's Florida home – a judge's ruling could delay the probe.
The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2022 China accuses Washington of cyber spying on university China is accusing Washington of breaking into computers at a university that U.S. officials say does military research, adding to complaints by both governments of rampant online spying against each other
The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2022 America's secrets: Trump's unprecedented disregard of norms Donald Trump isn’t the first to face criticism for flouting rules and traditions around the safeguarding of sensitive government records
Reason · Sep 4, 2022 Glenn Greenwald on the Deep State, Capitalism, and Identity Politics "One of the things that the left and right have in common is an awareness that our government has essentially been co-opted by corporate power," says the Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2022 Julia Roberts’s 20 best films – ranked! Ahead of the release of Ticket to Paradise, a romcom co-starring George Clooney, we rate the Pretty Woman’s finest work, from Steel Magnolias to My Best Friend’s Wedding
Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 31, 2022 FBI probe of documents found at Trump estate focusing on whether ex-president’s team obstructed justice A new document alleges government records had been concealed and removed from Mar-a-Lago and that law enforcement officials were misled about what was still there.
The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022 ‘We’re gonna blind ourselves’: Ex-intel officials say Trump’s document hoarding could ruin years of work Intelligence experts say efforts to mitigate damage from Mr Trump’s hoarding of classified documents at his Florida home could bring down years-long efforts to cultivate intelligence sources. Andrew Feinberg reports
Salon · Aug 29, 2022 Don't call Trump's fans hypocrites As Mar-a-Lago makes clear, Trump supporters love his lies and mendacity. That's evil, but not hypocritical
Daily Mirror · Aug 28, 2022 Bitter blow to Vladimir Putin as Kremlin official expected to defect over Ukraine war A Kremlin official is expected to defect to the US over Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine after a top-ranking Russian reportedly approached Western diplomats and intelligence chiefs in a bid to end the war
Axios · Aug 28, 2022 Mossad chief to visit D.C. as Israel ramps up pressure on U.S. over emerging Iran deal David Barnea is the most hawkish official on Iran within the Israeli security establishment.