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CIA analyst, 2003-14. Close Guantanamo. Human Rights. China. My posts reflect only my views.

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Exactly this.

Trump has to tear down people who are truly good, who are actual patriots β€” because he knows he can never be those things.

25.11.2025 23:13 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pecan is the lesser of all the pies.

25.11.2025 22:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Watters is vastly ignorant in regard to what an analyst does.

He’s wrong that Sotkin is a β€œBrennan acolyte.”

It’s astounding that he is so offended by being reminded that we are a nation of laws, not men, and that our Oath is to the Constitution, not any man.

25.11.2025 22:37 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Mohamedou is such a good man, and Zuley is so….not.

25.11.2025 21:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congress has oversight obligations when it comes to the military, so isn’t this covered by the free speech and debate clause anyway?

25.11.2025 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s shocking a man could be arrested/released 72 times, then commit a brutal crime.

Even more shocking that a man could be indicted 4 times, charged w/88 crimes, convicted on 34 felony counts and in a civil sexual assault/defamation case, and be allowed to go on to bring down our republic.

25.11.2025 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tensions between the US & Latin America are spikingβ€”migration, cartels, military strikes, and political showdowns.

Join us Dec 10, 7pm ET as fmr CIA Acting Director Michael Morell and top experts break down what’s happening & what's next. Free & virtual.

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25.11.2025 07:18 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

A question for discussion β€” especially for vets:
If you were ordered to stop a ship in the Caribbean believed to be carrying drugs, board it, and execute its crew β€” purely as a hypothetical raised by recent DoD interdiction videos β€” would you follow that order?

What would guide your decision?

25.11.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 87    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 4

Great article.

I’ve explained to a few people that Trump has, in fact, done/suggested doing illegal things. Thanks to the Supreme Court, Trumpists wrongly believe that if Trump does it it cannot be illegal.

25.11.2025 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

First Secretary of Defense you could defeat by painting a tunnel on the side of a boulder.

25.11.2025 13:55 β€” πŸ‘ 8924    πŸ” 1862    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 3

Virtually everyone I’ve seen calling him a fascist also provide those receipts.

25.11.2025 14:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

People need to understand what it is they are fighting. And yes, Trump is a fascist.

Heck, he admitted it.

And his behavior is another glaring admission.

25.11.2025 13:47 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Former CPD detective accused of crafting β€˜sadistic’ interrogation plan used at Guantanamo During an unusual evidentiary hearing Monday at the Leighton Criminal Court Building, former Guantanamo detainee Mohamedou Ould Slahi described abuse by a former CPD detective while giving testimon…

During an unusual evidentiary hearing Monday at the Leighton Criminal Court Building, former Guantanamo detainee Mohamedou Ould Slahi accused a retired CPD detective of orchestrating a horrific program of torture.

25.11.2025 02:46 β€” πŸ‘ 99    πŸ” 65    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

I saw β€œWicked: For Good” today and it was amazing!

Also very timely and if you don’t see correlations to modern America, you’re sleeping through the movie and need to wake up.

24.11.2025 23:47 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Why ask if he’s willing to forgive her? How about β€œare you willing to denounce the threats against her coming from your party?”

24.11.2025 23:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for your honorable service. You’ve got a lot of support.

24.11.2025 23:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Mark Kelly should introduce this tweet in his defense, should an actual prosecution go forward.

24.11.2025 22:41 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Makes me wonder whether this was sparked by a fit of rage in the Oval Office when Trump heard Jim Comey’s charges were thrown out.

24.11.2025 21:48 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It is immoral to go to war to steal someone else’s oil.

Even more so to send our children to die so we can do so.

Shame on us.

24.11.2025 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I stand with Mark Kelly.

24.11.2025 21:29 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

*into these.

24.11.2025 15:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t feel too badly for people who bought one of these. Honestly, at this point practically everyone should know better. (Exception granted for the elderly and vulnerable)

24.11.2025 15:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Urgent: Xi clarifies China's principled position on Taiwan in phone call with Trump

Xi tells Trump both sides should fight to preserve the post war international order.

Yes. That’s the same order Xi is working every day to undermine.

And if this call was only about Taiwan, we should probably worry a little.

english.news.cn/20251124/3bc...

24.11.2025 15:10 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, and these new ventures are almost certain to fail, like the old ventures did. This time I fear their failure will somehow cost taxpayers money.

24.11.2025 13:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œThe operator cited the government shutdown as a reason for the delay, without further explanation.”

Are they manufacturing these in the basement of the OEOB or something?

24.11.2025 13:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

There is a reason there is a lot of good left to do…it’s because Trump hasn’t done any of it! He has only caused harm.

24.11.2025 13:42 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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NSL4A Leaders Warn NYC Council of Alarming Federal Overreach and Improper National Guard Use β€” National Security Leaders for America Retired Brigadier General Loree Sutton and former DoD official Jason Forrester testify at New York City Council hearing on β€œProtecting New York City from Federal Overreach.”

NSL4A announced that two of its members testified before the New York City Council Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation, warning of dangerous federal overreach and the growing misuse of the National Guard in U.S. cities.

www.nsl4a.org/nsl4a-announ...

24.11.2025 12:38 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It seems like not enough people are talking about this.

A US Ambassador is meeting a convicted spy who harmed the US. Unbelievable.

24.11.2025 01:44 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

A friend convinced me to watch Scandal, and I’ve gotta say the fake admin in this show makes the Trump admin look tame.

24.11.2025 01:20 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This will not end well.

24.11.2025 00:40 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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