Why would the Russian government think it could get away with paying bounties to the Taliban to kill American soldiers? Ryan Goodman at Just Security blog has an answer. Trump Pushed CIA to Give Intelligence to Kremlin, While Taking No Action Against Russia Arming Taliban: One answer to that question may be the extraordinary response … Read more
Where does our self-proclaimed “woman warrior” appointed, not elected, Senator Martha McSally stand on ‘Bounty Gate’: Trump takes Putin’s side (again), will not defend lives of American soldiers. According to The Arizona Republic: Sen. Martha McSally most wants to know how classified information leaked that reportedly points to Russia covertly offering bounties for the deaths … Read more
The New York Times followed-up on its earlier reporting last week on following the money, Afghan Contractor Handed Out Russian Cash to Kill Americans, Officials Say (excerpt): Rahmatullah Azizi stands as a central piece of a puzzle rocking Washington, named in American intelligence reports and confirmed by Afghan officials as a key middleman who for … Read more
Putin’s Puppet this morning was tweeting Russian propaganda that “Bounty Gate” is “fake news” and a “hoax.” Such a loyal Russian asset and a traitor to America. The New York Times reports on what the Intelligence Community is actually saying about the Russians paying a bounty on the heads of American soldiers in Afghanistan. Suspicions of … Read more
Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Carl Bernstein has a blockbuster report for CNN, From pandering to Putin to abusing allies and ignoring his own advisers, Trump’s phone calls alarm US officials (excerpt): In hundreds of highly classified phone calls with foreign heads of state, President Donald Trump was so consistently unprepared for discussion of serious issues, … Read more