Waging a Good War: The Army of One
The clumsy military clichés and analogies in Waging a Good War also caused Ricks to veer into incongruous criticisms of the individuals who waged the good war. In one example,…
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The FBI and the Steele Dossier
Ken Braun talks about the Steele Dossier and the FBI on the Schiffer Report in light of recent revelations from the trial of Igor Danchenko, a primary researcher for the…
Steel Dossier Fabulist Was Employed by Clinton, Brookings, and the FBI
The wildest résumé in Washington, DC, now belongs to Igor Danchenko, primary sub-source for the discredited Steele dossier. The list of those who have paid (directly or indirectly) for his…
FBI: Trust Us, We Swear We Got It Right This Time!
Five summers ago in August 2017, FBI counterintelligence agents were still working an ill-gotten FISA spy warrant used to investigate former Trump campaign advisor Carter Page. Earlier this month, the…
The FBI’s Bad Apples: The Bureau’s Worst Days Are Worth Remembering
For most of the 20th century the FBI has owned the reputation of being America’s police force. The list of the FBI’s “good apple” accomplishments includes crippling Soviet espionage during…
The FBI’s Bad Apples: The Dirty Dossier
The Inspector General found the omission of key information to be “among the most serious” errors in the FISA renewals. While the investigation did not reveal “evidence of intentional misconduct,”…
The FBI’s Bad Apples: More Jewells
Several innocent men have wandered into the crosshairs of FBI’s search for terrorists. Steven Hatfill was the FBI’s first suspect in the investigation anthrax attacks after 9/11 that left five…
The FBI’s Bad Apples: Mueller and Mistakes
Like all else in the American security state, the FBI and its mission was transformed after 9/11. The entire American political establishment allowed Robert Mueller to stamp his leadership image…
The FBI’s Bad Apples: Hoover’s Return
Defenders of the Bureau might point to solutions and reforms implemented after each of its scandals. But one of those reform eras should have begun after the December 2019 report…
The FBI’s Bad Apples: Bad Apples
Throughout its history the FBI has had too many “bad apples” for a government agency that controls immense and dangerous power. Not enough has been done to fix this systemic…