1/4: At the proposal of the Russian Imperial Government, made through the minister of the Emperor residing here, a full power and instructions have been transmitted to the minister of the United States at St. Petersburg to arrange by amicable negotiation the respective rights and interests of the two nations on the northwest coast of this continent. A similar proposal has been made by His Imperial Majesty to the Government of Great Britain, which has likewise been acceded to. The Government of the United States has been desirous by this friendly proceeding of manifesting the great value which they have invariably attached to the friendship of the Emperor and their solicitude to cultivate the best understanding with his Government. In the discussions to which this interest has given rise and in the arrangements by which they may terminate the occasion has been judged proper for asserting, as a principle in which the rights and interests of the United States are involved, that the American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers

We must have a zero tolerance policy for abuse of intelligence databases.

If a member of the security state conducts an illegal query on an American citizen they must be prosecuted and their employment terminated.

We must also pursue charges against those who conducted past illegal queries. Those who committed past illegal queries of intelligence databases who cannot be charged due the statute of limitations should have their employment terminated and be publicly named.

Highly inappropriate. @ODNIgov Ombudsman should immediately investigate whether or not this individual’s radical and extremist views interfered in CIA’s intelligence production and/or contributed to the I&W failure pre-October 7.

https://twitter.com/shashj/status/1729585223568945233

Hard to understand the justification for suppressing the identity of this extremist/pro-terrorist employee. Especially given that their affiliation was declared on LinkedIn and they are a senior executive.

Elated and thankful to hear that Mr. Woodke has been released after 6 years in captivity. We continue to pray for his wellbeing and safe return home.

America owes a debt of gratitude to our oldest ally France and specifically the DGSE for securing Mr. Woodke's release. As, @ASD_SOLIC this was my teams top priority. While Mr. Woodke was fighting for survival, the SO/LIC team was fighting the worst of the government bureaucracy 24/7, including those tasked with returning Americans unjustly held abroad, to make sure Jeffrey was not forgotten.

Last May, the PIDB identified a series of records related to the 9/11 attacks of significant public interest. Today, after many months of interagency review, a 2004 memo from the 9/11 Commission recapping their conversation with President Bush and VP Cheney was declassified. This memo provides unique insight into the former President and Vice President’s actions before and after the attacks carried out by Al-Qaida at the instruction of Usama Bin Ladin.

Full memo here:

archives.gov/files/declassi…

The PIDB is pleased to learn of the @ODNIgov’s remarks regarding the national security harm caused by over-classification and the need to modernize the classification and declassification system.

https://twitter.com/dnvolz/status/1486694327061565449

Her comments echo concerns the Board has highlighted in previous reports to the President and in public testimony before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.