David Adesnik Profile picture
Director of Research, Foundation for Defense of Democracies (@FDD); Previously FPI, AEI, DOD, IDA, McCain 2008, McMullin 2016. Husband, dad, NYC native.
Sep 29, 2020 20 tweets 9 min read
I'd link to thank @AbuJamajem (Sam Heller) for engaging my arguments thoughtfully in his critique of Syria sanctions in @WarOnTheRocks.

My compliments to @EvansRyan202, @shaneamason, and the WOTR team for creating a forum for this kind of debate. 1/

warontherocks.com/2020/09/what-a… The screen cap here shows how @AbuJamajem frames the issue. Notice the difference between Sam's argument that sanctions can't "stop the atrocities" and my contention that they can stop SOME atrocities: 2/ Image
Jul 20, 2020 4 tweets 3 min read
I spent all of two minutes on Google to (re)locate clear evidence that Alice Walker is an anti-Semite. But you say you didn’t have time for that, so you went ahead and attacked @bariweiss for calling Walker an anti-Semite. 1/ Just Google “Alice Walker anti-semitism”. Or click here: 2/

nytimes.com/2018/12/21/art…
Sep 26, 2019 4 tweets 1 min read
Here's the PDF of the #WhistleblowerComplaint. This story is just beginning.

intelligence.house.gov/uploadedfiles/… Here's what jumps out at me:

1) After the call, White House lawyers allegedly discussed its legal implications

2) There is a word-for-word transcript of the call

3) Senior White House officials allegedly moved to lock down all records of the call
Jul 29, 2019 4 tweets 3 min read
#TawanaBrawley? #UnpaidTaxes? Let's look at some evidence:

NYT: "Evidence Points to Deceit by Brawley"

nytimes.com/1988/09/27/nyr… "Records reviewed by The New York Times show more than $4.5 million in current state and federal tax liens against him and his for-profit businesses."

nytimes.com/2014/11/19/nyr…
Jun 19, 2019 4 tweets 1 min read
As co-author of FDD's new report on Iran's land bridge to the Mediterranean, I would like to acknowledge an important oversight regarding the map on Page 8, which was adapted from the work of Franc Milburn, but for which he did not receive proper credit. fdd.org/wp-content/upl… As noted on Page 12, Mr. Milburn's article from 2017 in Strategic Assessment "specified in detail three potential routes for the land bridge." His article, including the relevant map on Page 39, is available here: inss.org.il/wp-content/upl…
Feb 20, 2019 14 tweets 3 min read
Thanks for the response. The Central America situation was quite complicated, so let me see if I can do it some justice within the constraints of Twitter. 1/ Carter’s initial policy of non-intervention gave key opportunities to both the Sandinistas in Nicaragua and hard right officers in El Salvador.

Nicaraguan revolution, followed by Iranian revolution, made Carter hesitant to cut off El Salvador (ES for short). 2/