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To Keep Top Secrets Secret, We Need Fewer of Them
Late last week, Senate Intelligence Committee chairman Mark Warner described how over-classification of national security-related information is a key and neglected factor behind the latest, disturbing intelligence leak. “We need...
Court Green Lights Resumption of Mar-a-Lago Records Probe
A panel of judges on the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday ruled unanimously that the Justice Department can resume using documents marked “classified” that were seized from...
Why National Security Isn’t Getting Respect
The story of the government documents that Donald Trump stashed at Mar-a-Lago continues to become increasingly alarming regarding the nature of the material and the difficulties in identifying the full...
The Documents Matter: Why Trump Is a Security Risk
Responses by Donald Trump’s supporters to the recovery of the material that Trump illegally took to his Florida residence have thrown the concept of law and order to the wind...
Under Wraps: DOJ Urges Court to Keep Mar-a-Lago Affidavit Sealed
The Justice Department investigating former President Donald Trump asked a judge on Monday to maintain the secrecy of the sworn affidavit describing the basis for last week’s search of Trump’s...
National Archives Rejects Trump’s Claim That Obama Kept Classified Files
Ever since Mar-a-Lago was searched a week ago, former President Donald Trump has shared several different, often contradicting defenses. These defenses include claims that the FBI supposedly planted evidence, Trump...
Russian Research Chief Detained by FSB, Faces Treason Charges
On Thursday agents from Russia’s Federal Security Service detained Alexander Kuranov, chief designer and CEO of the St. Petersburg-based open stock company Hypersonic System Research Institute. The seventy-three-year-old is a leading...
Pesky Aliens?: Why Air Force Pilots Keep Reporting UFO Sightings
Here’s What You Need To Remember: Eyewitnesses, even fighter pilots, are prone to human error. Pilots also know how aircraft operate, and the belief that there is something unusual in the...
Australians Could Break Espionage Laws Online Without Realizing
Did you know you could be charged with spying if you connect with someone who turns out to be a foreign spy on LinkedIn? Apparently, not enough of us do....
Why Do Air Force Pilots Keep Seeing UFOs?
Here’s What You Need To Remember: The Pentagon is often ridiculed for continuing to investigate UFOs, but credible eyewitness reports from pilots keep coming in – some in vivid detail. By...
Grenell’s Parting Gift: Declassified Document on Origins of Russia Probe
As one of his last acts in office, Richard Grenell, the outgoing director of national intelligence, declassified a batch of Trump-Russia documents, including one that a senior U.S. intelligence official...
Robert O’Brien Is Remaking the National Security Council
Less than five months on the job, US National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien reported that the National Security Council was in the final stages of a reorganization that would get...