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@Charles_Lister

Senior Fellow & Director of at . Author of . Following , armed groups, , & T/RT≠ endorsement.

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Joined January 2012
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    Aug 14

    - "Leaving won’t make things any better — for the or " After & 's pieces on , I've added my 2 cents:

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  2. 4 minutes ago

    The attack on involved cruise missiles & sophisticated drones. No, the attack wasn't the work of domestic opponents operating inside .

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    very true... like seizing a Japanese tanker while Abe was in Tehran. however I have real questions about whether the attacks originated from Iranian soil or from within Saudi Arabia.
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  3. 29 minutes ago

    FM told media in that doesn't have proxies - including the - in the & that the attack on was an independent operation. He also said should stand before the ICC & "get a good lawyer."

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    Sep 21

    : That's just a taster of the lies written about me in 4 pages of Blumenthal's 400-page book -- straight-up fiction & [presumably intentional] deception. Apparently this is what counts as [using ' words] "landmark" publishing.

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    Sep 21

    Blumenthal has repeatedly said - in his book, Twitter & in public settings - that "a substantial portion" of my contact with 's opposition took place in "luxury" hotels in . Wrong. I've been to once in my life, in Nov 2017, which had nothing to do w. .

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    Sep 21

    In Nov '15, I listed Zinki as part of the "vetted" opposition. That was accurate, then. In Oct '16, I co-authored an OpEd which called for more aid to vetted groups. By then, Zinki had been taken off the vetted list. In Jan '17, Blumenthal said that proved I still backed Zinki.

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    Sep 21

    On 26 Nov 2015, PM Cameron made a speech, claiming there were 70,000 "moderate" fighters in . 24hrs **later,** I wrote an article backing up that assessment. Somehow, despite time being irreversible, Blumenthal says my article was the basis for PM Cameron's speech.

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  8. 1 hour ago

    As heightens its pressure & absorbs less extreme recruits, the group is becoming more "lenient" & displaying "a growing willingness to compromise," says . Some sources tell her will soon turn its guns on loyalists.

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  9. 1 hour ago

    In this excellent piece, the author suggests U.S. strikes on in may actually be benefitting in its struggle against [largely non--n] AQ loyalists - a mission apparently pushed increasingly by .

    According to this, sent a "messenger" to to present "a plan for the future." After 4 months in hiding, he was killed "as soon as he left his hiding place" by a U.S. airstrike (presumably the June 30 one, that hit…
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    According to this, sent a "messenger" to to present "a plan for the future." After 4 months in hiding, he was killed "as soon as he left his hiding place" by a U.S. airstrike (presumably the June 30 one, that hit Huras al-Din).

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  11. 1 hour ago

    . & Chris P. Costa managed the -to- Counter-Terrorism policy transition. They praise for their "professional, apolitical approach to national security," revealed in their latest strategy document. An important read:

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  12. 1 hour ago

    This is a good riposte to the partisan nonsense spread by in congressional testimony last week. No, the rise of domestic terrorism from the far right is not some Democrat-spun fiction.

    The says "domestic terrorism", especially "white supremacy" are as great a threat to the U.S. as or & they continue to increase.…
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  13. 2 hours ago

    The says "domestic terrorism", especially "white supremacy" are as great a threat to the U.S. as or & they continue to increase. DHS advocates for a "whole of society" approach to respond.

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  14. 2 hours ago

    claimed another attack in over the weekend - an attack on an 52nd Brigade bus, that reportedly killed several soldiers. The 52nd Brigade is a front, led by citizen Eyad Qassem.

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  15. 2 hours ago

    This is worrying. claimed Friday's bus bombing, which killed 12 - one of the biggest attacks since proclaimed victory against 2+ years ago.

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  16. 2 hours ago

    This tweet has generated lots of attention for its use of "legitimate security concerns," BUT, it's far from the 1st time that language has been used by /. And for the record, there *have* been cross-border attacks on .

    The destruction of YPG fortifications in northeast Syria, Sep. 16, 2019. The removal of YPG fortifications addresses legitimate security concerns along the border.
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  17. 2 hours ago

    Recent [deadly] anti- protests in regime-held Deir ez Zour illustrated (a) an increased role in backing the & (b) threats by -backed militias to cross the . The regime has since cracked down: 2 protesters abducted/killed.

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  18. 2 hours ago

    After a wave of corruption accusations, made a point today of handing over $400,000 in USD cash to a local businessman, who was kidnapped & robbed by a "gang" in , earlier this month.

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  19. 2 hours ago

    BIG news today from , as F-16s conducted an overflight mission over territory, in coordination with . It lasted 2+ hours. That's the most encouraging sign of progress on the "safe zone" deal we've seen so far - by some margin.

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  20. 2 hours ago

    NEW - Sec. Gen. has confirmed 's Constitutional Committee has been agreed & will begin work within weeks. If you thought forming the committee was the hard bit (it's taken ~2yrs), watch the process of negotiation, drafting... and implementation.

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  21. 3 hours ago

    The is experimenting with social reconciliation, bringing 100s of former female & child residents from al-Hol IDP camp back to to reintegrate, under tribal guarantees. It's a slow grind.

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