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Martin Sieff

Martin Sieff is the Chief Global Analyst at The Globalist. He was State Department correspondent for the Washington Times and has received three Pulitzer Prize nominations for international reporting.

articles/2009/10/31/the-worst-spy-ever/sieff-spy_59817_gwq42i

The Worst Spy Ever

He thought he was talking to Mossad, but it was really the FBI. How a former NASA scientist, who pleaded not guilty this week to espionage charges, walked into an intelligence trap.

Martin Sieff

articles/2009/10/07/with-friends-like-these/sieff-afghanistan_54647_e0551n

With Friends Like These

As Obama decides his next move in Afghanistan, he’s getting the greatest pushback from some of the leading foreign-affairs lights in the Democratic Party.

Martin Sieff

articles/2008/11/17/cold-war-ii/sieff-putin_4931_oakala

Cold War II?

Relations between the US and Russia are at their chilliest in decades, and may have passed the point of no return.

Martin Sieff

articles/2008/11/06/baracks-enforcer/seiff-emaneul_g6hcw1

Barack's Enforcer

Obama's first choice for chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, is a pro business quasi neocon whose middle name is Israel.

Martin Sieff

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