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The two most important paragraphs in the CIA Russian spy extraction story.
Here's why:
1. The spy's refusal to be extradited compromised the entire Russian election-interference narrative. He was instrumental to the Intelligence Community Assessment on Russian interference.
Here's why:
1. The spy's refusal to be extradited compromised the entire Russian election-interference narrative. He was instrumental to the Intelligence Community Assessment on Russian interference.
2. How can the narrative be saved? Force the extradition. How do you force the extradition? Set the U.S. media hounds on him to make him scared for his life. Only after "more media inquiries" did he comply?
Don't take it from me, there are current U.S. officials who told NYT the same thing.
3. The media folks involved in the source's outing are, of course, a familiar group.
4. "The news reporting in the spring and summer of 2017 convinced United States government officials that they had to update and revive their extraction plan, according to people familiar the matter."
