Former CIA Clandestine Service. @SpycraftEnt, #NAFO, Atlantic Council, Cipher Brief. Sometimes writes. Host of "Mission Implausible" podcast. Friend of dogs.
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Mar 29 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
Eager to read the piece and watch 60 Minutes for new information on the apparent attacks often called "Havana syndrome". Below is a short thread to prep. /1
When the first reports came in I wrote the following, trying to put it in perspective and explain the history of similar attacks. I still think it's relevant /2 justsecurity.org/44289/sonic-at…
Jan 14 • 13 tweets • 2 min read
The emerging narrative of failure in Ukraine is misplaced. (thread /1) nytimes.com/2024/01/13/wor…
The pessimism surrounding Ukraine’s inability to seize back land misses the bigger point. Putin is vulnerable and can still lose even if Ukraine’s military cannot take land. /2
Mar 5, 2023 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
As laudatory as the Administration's support for Ukraine has been, its failure to provide sufficient weaponry such as ATACMS is a mistake. The White House still misunderstands Putin. Thread. /1 americanpurpose.com/articles/bring…
In countries that sprang from revolutionary roots (Lenin, Stalin and Trotsky were revolutionaries - terrorists), national security takes a back seat to regime security. Russian security services are all about keeping the leadership in power at all costs. /2
This is a stunningly bad take. Let me count the ways (although not all of them - it would take months). /1 washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/1…
Rush Limbaugh used to play this game. He would create a rickety straw man to tear down, making his argument seem sensible in contrast. 2/
Oct 23, 2020 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Are you catching the drift, Mr. Ratcliffe? You are damaging the credibility our intelligence community, and possibly killing the ODNI itself. Thread 1/ washingtonpost.com/opinions/can-t…
More from intel pros. /2
nytimes.com/2020/10/20/opi…
There have been several candidates for worst intel officer who debased the profession and damaged the system itself. Michael Flynn’s poor judgment got him fired from both of his senior jobs before he could do too much damage but his legacy will nonetheless be lasting. /2
