NatSec writer for SpyTalk, CQ Researcher, former AP, Newsweek, CQ, ChiTrib forn corresp, Middle East, South Asia, China. https://xitter.cf/t.co/fZ4Bf0wO2y

Washington, DC
Joined November 2014
Another incisive explainer of thre current situation in Iran by former Special Forces intelligence officer Ken Robinson: Iran Facing Hard Choices as Unrest Spreads open.substack.com/pub/spytal…
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Excellent analysis of what's happening now in Iran and where it could go by former Special Forces intelligence officer. Iran at the Edge: Reza Pahlavi, a Nation in Revolt, and the Great Power Endgame open.substack.com/pub/spytal…
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From Iran to Chile to Iraq, even the most 'successful' regime change ops came with huge risks, unexpected consequences and downsides. Venezuela is no different. My latest SpyTalk column: Ghosts of Coups Past Haunt Trump CIA's Venezuela Ops spytalk.co/p/ghosts-of-coups…
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My answer to @MuckRack Daily's trivia question: Pitcairn Island
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Another Trump whopper: Despite president’s claim that Maduro is directing the activities of Venezuelan criminal gangs in U.S., top intelligence chiefs tell lawmakers the IC’s global threats assessment contains no such claim.
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Nobody answering phones at CIA press office today in wake of Goldberg’s Atlantic piece.
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NEW: Senior Administration confirms that Davis is pulled and wont take senior intel post.
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Fear: Trump's Invite to Expand Russian Embassy Here Will Bring More Spies open.substack.com/pub/spytal…
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