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Paul Cruickshank
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Co-Founder Al Majlis Group; CEO Cruickshank & Dean; 📚 Nine Lives+Agent Storm which Guardian named one of top ten spy books of all time. Prev: CNN, CTC Sentinel
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    Paul Cruickshank
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    May 30, 2025
    A personal note: Over the last 10 years, it has been the privilege of a lifetime to serve as the Editor-in-Chief of CTC Sentinel, the flagship publication of the Combating Terrorism Center at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point to showcase the best and brightest scholars and
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    Paul Cruickshank
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    Oct 13, 2023
    New York Times: "Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, held an hourslong online meeting in March with an elite group of strategists from all the Iran-backed militias and told them to get ready for a war with Israel with a scope and reach — including a ground invasion — that
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    Paul Cruickshank
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    Aug 1, 2018
    Replying to @Acosta
    Simple fact: Jim and all our colleagues in the free press on this side of the pond are reporting FOR the American people.
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    Paul Cruickshank
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    May 7, 2017
    Summary of the French election
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    Paul Cruickshank
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    Sep 13, 2021
    I am now a citizen of the United States. A very special day for me. Do not bet against America.
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    Paul Cruickshank
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    Nov 19, 2017
    From the Economist
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    The Economist
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    Nov 19, 2017
    America waves goodbye to values, and hello to thugs, dictators and strongmen econ.st/2hBgkGM
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    Paul Cruickshank
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    Oct 13, 2023
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    New York Times: "Some people familiar with the operation said that a tight circle of leaders from Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas helped plan the attack starting over a year ago, trained militants and had advanced knowledge of it."
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    Paul Cruickshank
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    Oct 2, 2017
    Thread from me upcoming on ISIS Amaq claim of responsibility for Las Vegas attack, a claim made without a shred of evidence.
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    Paul Cruickshank
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    Oct 13, 2023
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    My analysis: This extraordinarily detailed new reporting from the New York Times indicates that we may be heading towards a regional war whose architects are Tehran and Hezbollah. With tensions escalating every minute, can the Middle East pull back from the brink?
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    Paul Cruickshank
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    Oct 13, 2023
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    New York Times: "Training had been taking place in Lebanon and Syria, and a secret joint command center had been set up in Beirut, according to the Iranians and the Syrian familiar with the operation. Hezbollah’s top commandos, experienced in urban guerrilla warfare, trained
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    Paul Cruickshank
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    Oct 13, 2023
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    New York Times: "Over the past six months, Hezbollah created provocations meant to mislead and distract Israel along its northern border with Lebanon and in Syria so it would think the real threat was coming from those areas, according to two Iranians briefed after the attack."
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    Paul Cruickshank
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    Oct 13, 2023
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    "On Oct. 3, four days before Hamas launched its attack on southern Israel, Mr. Khamenei’s official account in Farsi posted a message on X, formerly known as Twitter, that said: “Israel will be gone.”" Read the full article here:
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    Hamas Attack on Israel Brings New Scrutiny of Group’s Ties to Iran (Published 2023)
    Officials from Iran and Hezbollah helped plan the attack, people familiar with the operation said, but the U.S. and its allies have not found evidence directly linking Tehran.
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    Paul Cruickshank
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    Oct 13, 2023
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    "In September, Israeli intelligence officials told The New York Times that they had intelligence suggesting Mr. Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, had ordered a wide campaign against Israel including targeting its citizens abroad, conducting sabotage inside its borders, and
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    Paul Cruickshank
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    Oct 13, 2023
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    New York Times: "In various meetings of Iran’s proxy militias, several attendees said, the emphasis from leaders was that it was time to take advantage of Israel’s seething internal divisions over the judicial overhaul pushed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right
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