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Over the moon (so to speak) that "Publishers Weekly" has just given my new novel "Phantom Orbit" about space warfare a starred review and called it "contemporary cloak-and-dagger intrigue at its finest."
David Ignatius
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David Ignatius
@IgnatiusPost
I am a columnist for the Washington Post, a former Harvard Kennedy School fellow and author of twelve espionage thrillers.
- Eye-popping story from NYT. It says, in essence, that Trump and his GOP allies have been caught in a Russian intelligence deception in their 2016 conspiracy allegations about Ukraine. nytimes.com/2019/11/22/us/… via @NYTimes
- A bad situation in Northeast Syria is about to get much worse. Sources tell me that US officials have just informed the Syrian Kurds that Turkey is likely to attack on air and ground in next 24 hours. The US will do nothing. Targets are Tal Abyad and Ras al Ayn....
- After DOJ drops Flynn case, a simple question: If Flynn did nothing wrong, why did he conceal his actions?
- Remembering my mother, Nancy W. Ignatius, environmental activist and National Cathedral lay leader, who died Friday, January 18, 2019.
- Replying to @IgnatiusPost...And finally there is the scary issue of the thousands of ISIS detainees and families, who may be breaking out of camps and prisons after Turkish attack--with NO American back-up plan. This is a major disaster coming at us because of Trump's decisions. Hours left to stop it...
- An extraordinary warning by ex-CIA Director Michael Hayden, bravely speaking as he recovers from a major stroke, of the damage that Donald Trump is doing to U.S. national security.
- Replying to @IgnatiusPost...I'm also told that Turkish attack appears coordinated with the Russians. Russian-backed forces are mobilizing to invade the Kurdish area from the south — towards Tabqa and other spots. Meanwhile, ISIS is mobilizing sleeper cells in Raqqa and attacks have taken place tonight.
- Even by Trump standards this shot at Sessions is atrocious. Attacking the AG because Justice is prosecuting corruption cases against Republicans??? This man swore an oath to “preserve, protect and defend” our system of laws. Politicizing justice is—let’s just say it—lawlessness.Two long running, Obama era, investigations of two very popular Republican Congressmen were brought to a well publicized charge, just ahead of the Mid-Terms, by the Jeff Sessions Justice Department. Two easy wins now in doubt because there is not enough time. Good job Jeff......
- President Trump is about to make major, consequential mistake in Syria. Sources say US is tonight informing its Syrian Kurdish allies that US is withdrawing from positions on Turkish border, abandoning so-called “security mechanism,” to allow an invasion by Turkish forces...
- Trump’s coronavirus problem: “Having hollowed out senior leadership of so many departments of the government — especially in the scientific community —(Trump) is now in desperate need of professional guidance among people he has abused for three years.”
- The senators who see Trump’s offenses but decide to take a pass—like Rubio and Alexander—must imagine Trump world will write the history books and spare them future shame. I wish they had read JFK’s “Profiles In Courage” about brave senators who took risks to do the right thing.
- Mr. Secretary, with respect, your continuing reference to this as #WuhanVirus is an embarrassment that would shock your predecessors as Secretary of State.While the #WuhanVirus was at the top of the #G7 agenda, we still reinforced other important priorities: holding authoritarian regimes accountable for malign behavior; advancing the #AfghanPeaceProcess; and continuing our vigorous fight against terrorism.
- Replying to @IgnatiusPost...Ironically Tal Abyad was the main supply route for ISIS in 2014-15 through an open border from Turkey. Turkey refused repeated requests from US to shut border. That's a big reason why US decided to partner with SDF, which took the town in the summer of 2015.
