#Ukrainians got secret CIA training after Russia’s Crimea invasion

#Ukrainians got secret CIA training after Russia’s Crimea invasion

“Ukrainians got secret CIA training after Russia’s Crimea invasion” Ukrainian troops got a crash course in modern guerrilla warfare from the Central Intelligence Agency following Russia’s 2014 invasion of Crimea — training that US officials believe is helping Ukraine hold off the Kremlin now. CIA paramilitary officers with the Special Activities Division began secretly training…

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#CIA Director William Burns met with Vladimir Putin on Ukraine

#CIA Director William Burns met with Vladimir Putin on Ukraine

“#CIA Director William Burns met with Vladimir Putin on Ukraine” ​CIA Director William Burns spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow last week about Russia’s military buildup on its border with Ukraine in an effort to gauge the Kremlin’s intentions in the region, according to a report. ​ Burns, who served as US ambassador to…

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#Ex-CIA director calls collapse of Afghanistan ‘catastrophic’

#Ex-CIA director calls collapse of Afghanistan ‘catastrophic’

“#Ex-CIA director calls collapse of Afghanistan ‘catastrophic’” Former CIA director David Petraeus in a new interview called the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan “disastrous” and “catastrophic” for the world. The retired US Army general and former commander of military forces in Afghanistan cautioned that “there are no good outcomes here,” he said on “The Rita Cosby…

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#Ex-CIA chief John Brennan ’embarrassed’ to be a white man

#Ex-CIA chief John Brennan ’embarrassed’ to be a white man

“#Ex-CIA chief John Brennan ’embarrassed’ to be a white man” ​Former CIA Director John Brennan says he is “increasingly embarrassed” to be a white man. The comment was made on MSNBC Monday, during a conversation about the weekend’s Conservative Political Action Conference, how the storming of the Capitol was interpreted, and the event’s focus on…

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#Liberal authoritarians are the real threat to our democracy

#Liberal authoritarians are the real threat to our democracy

“#Liberal authoritarians are the real threat to our democracy” Every time former CIA Director John Brennan appears on cable news to warn about some new “insidious threat to democracy,” I am reminded again that he deserves to be in federal prison.  In this corrupt media environment, however, the official who oversaw an illegal domestic-spying operation…

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