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for a bit longer: Senior NatSec Correspondent for in DC. Focused on war, terrorism and homeland security. mike.giglio@protonmail.com

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    & the private companies keep luring trained ppl away from active duty by offering more money, so the US has to keep training more to replace them. Lather, rinse, repeat.

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    As a former F.B.I. ASAC, I would be happy to work for the UAE auditing vehicle logs and checking vouchers for these ex-commandos. I could even hold the occasional press conference.

    reminded of how the UAE hired ex-US commandos for assassinations in Yemen + the idea that America’s CT wars have created thousands of elite ex-US troops who want to keep working. the Reuters piece shows how the trend applies to former US intel officers too
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    reminded of how the UAE hired ex-US commandos for assassinations in Yemen + the idea that America’s CT wars have created thousands of elite ex-US troops who want to keep working. the Reuters piece shows how the trend applies to former US intel officers too

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    the reporters also uncovered a “cyber super-weapon” that let ex-US intel officers working for the UAE break into iPhones simply by sending a text. no clicks necessary to infect. in a word: yikes.

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    the story of elite former US troops + intel officials signing up with foreign companies + govts is one of the most important in NatSec today. this is a must-read by + on ex-NSA + intel officers spying for the UAE. on Americans.

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  6. Jan 28

    Munzer is in Berlin and has contacts for Syria and ISIS coverage there and everywhere. He works best in collaboration with other journalists and you can come to him with ideas or pick his brain for his next exclusive. munzeralawad1@gmail.com

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  7. Jan 28

    for reporters/editors: is among the journalists newly looking for work. he doesn’t really tweet, he just reports. he’s the best investigative journalist I know. his work has been a Livingston finalist and nominated by BF for a Pulitzer.

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  8. Jan 25

    It has been a beautiful 5.5 years at . Through a lot of tough stuff — Syria, Ukraine, ISIS, Mosul, and now DC — and I’ve always been proud to be here. I’m sorry to see it end. Good luck to my friends. And looking forward to beating BF’s ass, with love, in whatever’s next

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  9. Jan 23

    okay i found him, we can all go back to work

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    Now that's what I call Nasheed 2019!!
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    You had one job...

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    sighting...

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  12. Jan 23

    possible baghdadi citing:

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  13. Jan 23

    my hot take is that this is all just a clever hype campaign for when baghdadi drops his next mixtape

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    Like Jim Mattis, I’m gonna need to see the body.

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    Jan 20

    People wrongly assume a US military presence means American soldiers shooting at bad guys. It’s also about intelligence-gathering on the enemy. AQI’s containment in Iraq was as much about direct liaison with partners as it was about intercepting comms.

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    . & co went inside the secretive US mission in Syria — hunting down ISIS members (untethered to territory) — which Trump is now shutting down

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  17. Jan 18

    re-upping my deep dive with + on what US-led efforts to hunt ISIS cells in Syria look like, how they'll be affected by withdrawal, and why this reminds some of the ISIS resurgence last time around, after Obama left Iraq

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  18. Jan 18

    can we get this unnamed rancher to pick a prayer rug out of a lineup of other rugs?

    Border rancher: “We’ve found prayer rugs out here. It’s unreal.” Washington Examiner People coming across the Southern Border from many countries, some of which would be a big surprise.
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    . w/the nitty-gritty on how a US presence in uniquely facilitates counter- ops. Must read. Questions that are never asked about the : "How good are these guys with Americans? Do we have to worry about getting shot in the back?”

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    Why it's harder to keep lid on IS in Syria w/ Iraq-based JSOC raids than w/ SOF living on the ground: “You’re relying almost exclusively on SIGINT [if] you don’t have a footprint," giving up HUMINT & SSE from SDF raids. From &

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