Aki Peritz, Politico: Why Is Trump Siding With Assange Over the CIA?
As a former CIA analyst, I never thought I’d see a U.S. president link arms with a man whose mission is to steal America’s hard-won secrets.
We are through the looking glass now.
The next president of the United States is siding with Julian Assange, a man who wears his anti-Americanism proudly and acts like the textbook definition of a Russian asset, over the U.S. intelligence community – thousands of smart, patriotic people who work long hours for middling pay, some risking their lives to keep the rest of us safe.
I was once one of them, and I can only imagine how my former colleagues are feeling now. Never in our history has a U.S. president openly chosen to trust the word of a foreign adversary ahead of his own analysts.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- January 4, 2017
Congress Seeing Red After Russia Hack -- Tim Mak, Daily Beast
Russians! Under my bed! -- Glenn Reynolds, USA Today
What the U.S. Lost in Syria -- Bloomberg editorial
Syria: What it
will mean if rebels snub peace talks -- Tim Lister, CNN
Is Iraqi Kurdistan heading toward civil war? -- Denise Natali, Al-Monitor
What Does It Mean to Be At War with “Radical Islam”? On the Attractions and Dangers of a Vague Term -- Daniel Byman, Lawfare
Turkey brandishes Incirlik card to threaten US -- Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor
Turkey's 'security' president, Erdoğan faces new test as attacks mount -- Scott Peterson, CSM
The illusions of Moscow-Tokyo rapprochement -- Stephen Blank, Intersection Project
Why is Russia so interested in Afghanistan all of a sudden? -- Masood Saifullah, DW
The Rise of Taliban Diplomacy -- Ahmad Bilal Khalil, The Diplomat
Kim Jong-un's New Year Speech Doesn't Mean Anything -- Bruce Klingner, National Interest
Understanding America's Global Role in the Age of Trump -- Rodger Baker, Stratfor
Kissinger's Washington Is Coming Back Around -- Eli Lake, Bloomberg
The Growing Urban-Rural Divide Around the World -- Jon Emont, The Atlantic
When Can We Expect to See Queen Elizabeth Again? -- Simon Perry, People
Is Iraqi Kurdistan heading toward civil war? -- Denise Natali, Al-Monitor
What Does It Mean to Be At War with “Radical Islam”? On the Attractions and Dangers of a Vague Term -- Daniel Byman, Lawfare
Turkey brandishes Incirlik card to threaten US -- Amberin Zaman, Al-Monitor
Turkey's 'security' president, Erdoğan faces new test as attacks mount -- Scott Peterson, CSM
The illusions of Moscow-Tokyo rapprochement -- Stephen Blank, Intersection Project
Why is Russia so interested in Afghanistan all of a sudden? -- Masood Saifullah, DW
The Rise of Taliban Diplomacy -- Ahmad Bilal Khalil, The Diplomat
Kim Jong-un's New Year Speech Doesn't Mean Anything -- Bruce Klingner, National Interest
Understanding America's Global Role in the Age of Trump -- Rodger Baker, Stratfor
Kissinger's Washington Is Coming Back Around -- Eli Lake, Bloomberg
The Growing Urban-Rural Divide Around the World -- Jon Emont, The Atlantic
When Can We Expect to See Queen Elizabeth Again? -- Simon Perry, People
