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Our (Mossad) Man in Havana
Newly declassified testimony reveals how CIA’s James Angleton relied on Israelis for Cuba spying after Bay of Pigs disaster—and much more
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New in SpyWeek: Amateurs Hour
Trump officials dig in as intelligence world shudders over mounting news of more security lapses beyond the Signal leak
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CIA Ops Veteran Calls Signal Scandal “the tip of the iceberg”
Luis Rueda says the astonishing security lapse may be much greater than anybody realizes
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Exclusive: Top Justice Department Official in Trump Classified Documents Case Resigns
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CIA Ops Veteran Calls Signal Scandal “the tip of the iceberg”
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Breaking: Top Intelligence IG's Resign
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My Battle with Tulsi Gabbard’s Cult Followers in Hawaii
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Inside the US War Plans to Invade Canada
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SignalGate: Did CIA Boss Ratcliffe Use a Cell Phone in Headquarters?
And why were these clowns texting secrets on Signal at all?
Mar 27
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Jeff Stein
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Trump Clown Car Runs Off the Road in Signalgate Scandal
Officials run for cover after revelation of top secret war plans chat on unclassified text messaging service
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Future Mole Fears on the Potomac
Trump-Musk purges of intelligence, military, nuclear agencies raise security concerns
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New in SpyWeek: JFK Duds, CIA Rollbacks, FBI Shakeup, Musk & China Flap
Welcome to SpyWeek, our weekly newsletter, where we look at news from the intersection of intelligence, foreign policy, and military operations.
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New in SpyWeek: JFK Duds, CIA Rollbacks, FBI Shakeup, Musk & China Flap
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A Spy Thriller for Our Dystopian Moment
In David McCloskey’s “The Seventh Floor,” CIA bureaucrats finally get their due—and so does a Russian mole.
Mar 20
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CIA Boss Bugged Himself, French Embassy Break-in & Other Recycled Tales in New JFK Documents Release
It'll takes weeks, if not months, to sort through some 80,000 documents, many of which appear to be recycled with redactions removed. But there's plenty…
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CIA Boss Bugged Himself, French Embassy Break-in & Other Recycled Tales in New JFK Documents Release
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'We had found the smoking gun'
Alexander Vindman, star player in Trump’s first impeachment, tells SpyTalk how he found politically explosive evidence in Ukraine and Washington
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