United States Intelligence Community
The intel failures behind conflicts from Vietnam to Afghanistan are not identical, but most of them come down to the people in power not listening to the spies on the ground.
For those Russians on the edge of helping intelligence agencies chip away at Russia, a distaste for the war in Ukraine is the perfect moment to boost spy-recruiting efforts.
A key DHS threat monitor’s Jan. 5 message of “Nothing special to report” as alarm bells were screaming illustrates that no “lessons learned” after 9/11 really sank in.
David S. Cohen, best known for his work in financial intelligence, is the current frontrunner in an unsettled contest. But the powerhouse in intel will be Avril Haines.
The president privately muses about the “miserable people” rooting for his failure on COVID-19. His response increasingly reflects that desire for retribution.
Trump’s firing of intelligence community inspector general Michael Atkinson sends every dark signal you think it does, and more.
“What’s striking is how many people are willing to accept this uncritically,” Carlson added.