I'd keep an eye out for Türkiyesh interference as well.  The Erdogan government was very cozy with General Flynn.

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Each and every US President stood side-by-side by the people of Israel in time of need (war and hostilities). In the 1960s there was solidarity of Jewish organizations with African Americans and the Civil Rights Movement. I recall Lyndon Johnson had a strong envoy for liaison wit Israel ahead of the 1967 War. The attack on the USS Liberty, an intelligence gathering ship offshore from the Sinai coast was brutal, reckless and a ruthless crime. Global power play in the Middle East with Soviet influence in Egypt was a major factor in setting US foreign policy. America repeatedly picked the short straw and paid dearly. The Baghdad Pact and Cento was a gross failure. The influence gained by Russia in Syria and China 🇨🇳 with Iran and Saudi Arabia represents a major shift in alliances in this decade. Nothing lasts forever, but the Abraham Accords appears short lived.

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Attacks on @FranceskAlbs reflect recognition by Israel & its defenders that the facts of Israel's systematic violations of Palestinian rights are indefensible.

They think that by attacking her they can deflect focus from the facts & deter others from daring to speak out. [_link]

— Lara Friedman (@LaraFriedmanDC) April 16, 2023

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Henry Norr says @TikunOlam

April 18, 2023 at 2:57 PM

"a startling expose"? Well, sort of. Bamford adds a lot of background, detail, and color, but the FBI affidavit he relies on for the basic facts was the subject of an extensive story in the Times of Israel when it was first disclosed in 2020 -- Redacted FBI document hints at Israeli efforts to help Trump in 2016 campaign " - that triggered follow-up reports on Mondoweiss , IsraelPalestineNews, and other "alternative" outlets. There was even an hour-long discussion of the story on a small Marin County radio station.

Of course, the corporate media wouldn't touch it, just as they still won't. But Bamford and The Nation deserve some credit for trying again to bring it some attention.

FBI documents suggest Israeli link to Trump's 2016 campaign | MEE - April 30, 2020 |

Heavily redacted affidavits hint of the involvement of a prime minister and a minister without portfolio

The FBI material is comprised of affidavits which were submitted to get a search warrant as part of an investigation into links between the Trump campaign and Russia, carried out by US Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

A quote from one affidavit reveals that Stone was told by a contact based in Jerusalem about the possible defeat of Trump, saying: "He is going to be defeated unless we intervene. We have critical intell. The key is in your hands!"

• Political Divide UAE (Trump) and Qatar (Clinton) | Apr 6th, 2018 |
• NY Times: Collusion Trump Transition Team with UAE/Israel | May 20th, 2018 |

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The Intercept asked me to write about how I became an NSA whistleblower and then began writing books about them: [_link]

— James Bamford (@WashAuthor) October 2, 2014

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Please read my overview in an article from 2017 and see if there is any aspect unknown to you. 😉

From BooMan Tribune, a "progressive" blog

Dutch Cooperated with Sergei Mikhailov (FSB) |  Dec 30, 2017 |

• See story "Tracking down Russian hacker Evgeniy Bogachev" - Chasing the Phantom

The cooperation with the Russians dates back to September 2007, when the head of THTC attended a conference in the Russian city of Khabarovsk, at which CIA, FBI, Mossad, BND and other agencies were present. The head of THTC was able to create a connection to the FSB and their deputy head of the Center for Information Security (TsIB), Sergei Mikhailov, became the liaison for the Dutch police and would regularly visit the Netherlands.

Since 2009, regular meetings are held in the Netherlands, in which also officials from the FBI participate. The aim is to cooperate in tracking down and eventually arresting cyber criminals. The Americans were caught hacking the lap tops of participants.

DPI filtering

To acquire these ICQ communications, the police had decided to intercept all ICQ traffic from Russia that went through the Leaseweb servers. For that purpose they bought equipment for deep-packet inspection (DPI) worth 600.000,- euro.

DPI devices are able to examine the packets that make up internet traffic and filter them according to predefined criteria, usually to prevent viruses and spam, but in this case for intercepting communications.

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James Bamford's account in his new book of my reporting based on secret FBI transcripts of Israel embassy wiretaps about promoting US attack on Iran (2009) pic.twitter.com/ncIf2MSaMY

— Tikun Olam (@richards1052) April 23, 2023

Spyfail: Foreign Spies, Moles, Saboteurs, and the Collapse of America's Counterintelligence | by James Bamford - January 17, 2023 |

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Democratic defender of NSA spying was wiretapped in Israeli spy probe | WSWS by Bill Van Auken - Apr. 22, 2009 |

Democratic Congresswoman Jane Harman of California was recorded in 2005 on a National Security Agency (NSA) wiretap of a suspected Israeli intelligence agent, according to current and former government officials cited in press reports. The recorded conversation, they indicated, dealt with an apparent quid pro quo arrangement involving Harman's promise to seek leniency for two indicted pro-Israeli lobbyists in return for support for her bid to become chair of the House Intelligence Committee.

The revelation has further exposed the internecine struggles within the US state apparatus as well as the intimate involvement of the Democratic Party and the media in the assault on democratic rights.

According to the story first broken by the Congressional Quarterly web site, Harman, at the time the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, was recorded in a discussion with the suspected Israeli agent in which she agreed to intercede on behalf of two officials of the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), Steve Rosen, the group's foreign policy director, and Keith Weissman, its senior Middle East analyst.

The two were indicted in 2005 on espionage-related charges stemming from their receiving secret documents dealing with US policy towards Iran from Lawrence Franklin, the Pentagon's top Iran analyst. Franklin pleaded guilty for his role in the affair and was sentenced to 12 years in prison.

• 'Pentagon mole' gets 12 years | Ynet News - Jan. 20, 2006 |

According to national security officials who spoke on condition of anonymity to Jeff Stein of the Congressional Quarterly, the transcript of the recording shows Harman telling the suspected Israeli agent that she would "waddle into" the AIPAC case "if you think it'll make a difference."

The New York Times, which also spoke to three officials familiar with the transcript, said that the suspected agent asked Harman to intervene with the Justice Department, and she responded that "she would have more influence with a White House official she did not identify."

The Times reported that the suspected agent promised to reciprocate by inducing the Israeli-American media mogul Haim Saban, a major contributor to the Democratic Party, to threaten to withhold contributions from California Democratic Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, who at the time was slated to become House speaker, unless she tapped Harman to head the intelligence panel. Such a deal would amount to illegal influence peddling to a foreign agent, and the Justice Department initiated an investigation.

Spying on Friends?: The Franklin Case, AIPAC, and Israel

In May 2009, federal prosecutors dropped the charges against Rosen and Weissman, citing that restrictions the judge had placed on the case made a conviction unlikely.

On June 11, prosecutors asked Judge Ellis to reduce Franklin's sentence to eight years for his cooperation. Judge Ellis said the dropping of the case against Rosen and Weissman was a "significant" factor in the sentencing of Franklin and sentenced him to ten months house arrest along with 100 hours of community service. Ellis said Franklin's community service should consist of "speaking to young people about the importance of public officials obeying the law".

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Whistleblower Protection Under U.S. Constitution In 1778 | Aug 5, 2013 |

On July 30, 1778, the Continental Congress created the first whistleblower protection law, stating "that it is the duty of all persons in the service of the United States to give the earliest information to Congress or other proper authority of any misconduct, frauds, or misdemeanors committed by any officers or persons in the service of these states."

Lapdogs, Watchdogs, and Scapegoats: The Press and National Security Information

In the United States, the executive branch possesses virtually unbridled authority to keep national security information from the public. Although the Freedom of Information Act and whistleblower protection laws serve as some check on the executive's power, these tools remain largely ineffectual. Because the desire for tight information control competes with the demands of newsgathering, a "game of leaks" has developed among government officials and reporters in which the press alternatively serves as lapdogs, watchdogs, and scapegoats for the executive branch.

This Article demonstrates that the government has been communicating information to the public through leaks ever since the administration of President Theodore Roosevelt. Legal developments in the current climate, including the ongoing prosecution of two lobbyists for violations of the Espionage Act in the American- Israeli Public Affairs Committee case, have the potential to establish precedents that could impose dire consequences upon this crucial information flow. This Article scrutinizes the constitutionality of prosecuting nongovernmental parties for the publication of classified information by examining the long and complicated history of the relationship between the press and the executive branch, and the role leaks play in the dissemination of classified information to the public today.

After examining the relationship between the press and the executive branch, as well as tracing the development of the reasoning behind the applicable First Amendment doctrine, this Article ultimately argues that in any prosecution against a nongovernmental actor for disseminating national security information, the government must demonstrate not only that the disclosure posed an immediate, serious, and direct threat to national security, but also that the offender either intended the disclosure to harm the United States or help a foreign nation, or that the offender was recklessly indifferent to the harm that the disclosure would cause. Given that the executive branch has so much power to control the dissemination of national security information to the public, and itself leaks information to support its agenda, its power to punish the publication of leaks must be extremely limited. An intent requirement is consistent with the Supreme Court's free speech jurisprudence and helps achieve this goal.

As privacy concern is rising, data collection has outpaced the willingnesses of government to adhere by (international) agreements and domestic legislation.

• With Passing of Joe Wilson, Let's Pause to Celebrate Whistleblowers | Sep 30, 2019 |
• Whistleblower Lawyer Sarah Harrison from Kent | Jan 19, 2017 |

Related to Iraq War and George Bush years ...

Two Euro Whistleblowers Dead -- Ties to NSA Spying? | Aug 26, 2006 |

• Italian telecommunications security expert Adamo Bove
• Greek telecommunications expert Costas Tsalikidis

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