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Kareem Rifai
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anti-authoritarian advocate | syrian-circassian | currently aei and georgetown m.a. in security studies | alum umich | all opinions my own
A diplomatic note seen by The Telegraph revealed that European officials were "shocked" at US claims at a series of international meetings that Russia should be invited back into the "civilised world."
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
Trump to abandon Russia war crimes prosecution
Washington signals end to its pursuit of Putin as third anniversary of Ukraine invasion looms
www.telegraph.co.uk
February 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
"These countries have long been worried that Trump’s track record of revealing classified information would continue into his second term."
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
How US allies may try to safeguard their intel ops from Trump
Foreign intelligence officials are treading carefully as they navigate a president with a history of spilling secrets.
www.politico.com
February 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
How many American administrations in a row are going to fail the Venezuelan people?
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...
Trump Administration Revokes Protections for Venezuelans in the U.S.
The decision to revoke Temporary Protected Status signals that President Trump will continue to dismantle a program that aims to protect migrants from potentially dangerous countries.
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Senate Rs are allegedly discussing having the intel committee vote in public — in theory making it more difficult for GOP members to vote no — or advancing Tulsi's nomination to the Senate floor without voting in committee at all.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Gabbard faces close vote in Senate intelligence committee hearing
With Democrats opposed and some Republican votes wavering, the committee could employ unusual maneuvers to advance Trump’s controversial pick for director of national intelligence.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 29, 2025 at 8:19 PM
"Science of Identity is entwined with QI, according to real-estate and corporate records, as well as interviews with former followers. Sunil Khemaney, who serves on the board of one of QI’s subsidiaries, is a longtime political fundraiser for Gabbard."
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
As a Rising Political Star, Gabbard Paid to Mask Her Sect’s Ties to Alleged Scheme
Years before Tulsi Gabbard became Trump’s pick to coordinate U.S. spy agencies, she tried to evade unwanted scrutiny.
www.wsj.com
January 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM
As active as time affords! Trying to be better about posting here
January 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
This is an absolutely insane article with a lot of breaking information — most of the recent stories on Tulsi have been connecting already well-known dots.

Definition of a walking national security threat.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/u...
Tulsi Gabbard Briefly Subject to Special Scrutiny Last Year After Vatican Meeting
Ms. Gabbard, President Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, was briefly subject to special scrutiny on airline flights last year, but not, officials say, for the partisan reasons she...
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The businessman who organized Tulsi's meeting in the Vatican is an investor in... you guessed it... Russia!

He was once pictured with Igor Girkin, a former Russian intelligence officer who helped Moscow annex Crimea.
January 28, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Remember when Tulsi went on a public rampage over temporarily being placed on the TSA Quiet Skies list?

It was because she went on a trip to the Vatican in 2024 organized by a businessman on a watch list maintained by the FBI Terrorist Screening Center.
January 28, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Additionally, two Senate GOP aides described Sen. Todd Young, who also sits on Senate Intel, as being a “problem” for Gabbard.
thehill.com/homenews/510...
thehill.com
January 27, 2025 at 11:08 PM