David G A Perry @davidgaperry.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Hard to think of a country that has assisted the USA more to engage in negotiations with Iran over the past twenty years at the request of the US than the Sultanate of Oman. Now this! Maira Butt reports for @the-independent.com www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...independent.co.ukTrump again threatens to ‘bomb the s*** out of’ ally Oman over Strait of HormuzPresident’s threat comes as ceasefire agreement with Iran comes to an end, with little progress on reopening the key international waterway 000
Reposted by David G A PerryTim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Finally, nine years after the fact, a great reporter explains, simply and directly, how Trump Justice strangled the FBI's counterintelligence investigation into whether Trump was under Russian influence. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/u...nytimes.comHow a Counterintelligence Inquiry Into Trump’s Russia Ties Was Derailed (Gift Article)Documents released by the White House shed new light on the demise of an often-overlooked 2017 F.B.I. investigation. 34126
David G A Perry @davidgaperry.bsky.social · 28/07/2026The US war with Iran continues to be a major distraction, diverting attention from other problems even within the Middle East. The Israeli government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would not want it any other way. Paul Pillar in Responsible Statecraft responsiblestatecraft.org/trump-netany...responsiblestatecraft.orgWith Trump distracted by Iran, Netanyahu is squeezing GazaThe U.S. administration needs to use its leverage to get Israel to follow through on the ceasefire agreement 000
Reposted by David G A PerryLawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 03/07/2026@katherinepomps.bsky.social has compiled the most comprehensive study currently available of the crimes alleged against Jan. 6 pardonees in the years since their prosecutions for the insurrection. View the database:lawfaremedia.orgThe Jan. 6 Pardons: How Many Clemency Recipients Have Faced Other Charges?The real count is much higher than the public knew. 17437
Reposted by David G A PerryTom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Trump's reversals on Iran are so extreme, the outcomes so ludicrous, that if it were a TV show, no sensible screenwriter would attempt to sell any of this as a coherent story. But it's a lot more dangerous than fiction. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...theatlantic.comTrump’s Shameless Iran ReversalsAmerica’s foreign policy is about one man and little else. 541747488
David G A Perry @davidgaperry.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Paul Pillar told us what would unfold more than 2 months ago "Israel’s role as a spoiler, continuing its devastating assault in Lebanon, is the main thing that may prevent a shaky ceasefire from evolving into a lasting peace" From The National Interest April 10 nationalinterest.org/blog/paul-pi...nationalinterest.orgHow Donald Trump Went to War with IranPresident Donald Trump’s refusal to engage in any coherent foreign policymaking process is the root of his decision to launch the Iran War. 000
David G A Perry @davidgaperry.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Who told POTUS that this would see the return of the situation before the US & Israel attacks - killing thousands perhaps-Except the US would lift sanctions? Hilarious if not so Tragic Alisha Rahaman Sarkar & @alxcroft.bsky.social report for @the-independent.com www.independent.co.uk/news/world/m...independent.co.ukIran-US war live: Trump’s proposed deal ‘would reopen Hormuz and end war in Lebanon’US officials have not yet released details of the agreement 000
David G A Perry @davidgaperry.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Huge implications here buried deep inside a 192-page intelligence authorization bill - Section 622, titled “US-Israel Intelligence Sharing Enhancement.” Great analysis as always from former CIA Middle East Analysis chief Paul Pillar in Responsible Statecraft responsiblestatecraft.org/us-intellige...responsiblestatecraft.orgSenate wants to force US to share sensitive intel with IsraelA measure in a must-pass bill would dramatically increase Israeli access to American secrets 010
David G A Perry @davidgaperry.bsky.social · 08/06/2026If this is"Making America Great Again" I'd hate to see what "Make America an International Embarassment" looks like. Getting ready for wonderful family entertainment to celebrate 250 years in independence with bloodied faces on the program. 000
Reposted by David G A PerryTim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 05/06/2026I suspect this case will expose misfeasance at the highest levels of the CIA. That's what happens when you put a political tool in charge. 14010
Reposted by David G A PerryAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 04/06/2026Brilliant 331063180
Reposted by David G A PerryMorgan Fairchild @morgfair.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Bill Pulte Was a “Degenerate” Buffoon. Now He’s Head of U.S. Intelligence. open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...open.substack.comBill Pulte Was a “Degenerate” Buffoon. Now He’s Head of U.S. Intelligence.Bulletproof vests, helicopters, and, yes, dildos. 128236
Reposted by David G A PerryGail Helt @gailhelt.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Well…if there’s one things Trump knows, it’s crooks. But he’s wrong about Somalis. He should look around the west wing. 082
Reposted by David G A PerryGail Helt @gailhelt.bsky.social · 02/06/2026This is tantamount to making Osama bin Laden the DNI in 2005. 082
David G A Perry @davidgaperry.bsky.social · 01/06/2026The Madness is now taking hold in Australia 000
Reposted by David G A PerryTim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 30/05/2026In Pol Pot's Cambodia, people were purged because the wore glasses -- because they could read. In Trump;s America, people are purged because they see things clearly. 1126
Reposted by David G A PerryGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 26/05/2026Well, look at that, @melodyschreiber.com, they aren’t even taking the constant DRC threats off the table. 3281139
Reposted by David G A PerryTim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Truly remarkable reporting by Sarah Fitzpatrick in the Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...theatlantic.comThe FBI Director Is MIAKash Patel has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences. 211130
Reposted by David G A PerryTim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Quick check on the American national-security establishment at war. The SecDef is a Christofascist. The DNI a crackpot. The FBI director is...Kash Patel. The CIA's back in the coup business. And Trump is a power-drunk warlord. What could go wrong? www.harpercollins.com/products/the...harpercollins.comThe MissionNew York Times Bestseller * A New Yorker Best Book of the Year * A Washington Post Notable Book of the Year * A New York Times Editors' Choice "No... 23211
David G A Perry @davidgaperry.bsky.social · 15/04/2026When a headline says it all yet the report is essential reading from @australia.theguardian.com columnist and chief economist of the Australia Institute @grogsgamut.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/business/gro...theguardian.comThe IMF refuses to name the cause of this global chaos. It starts with ‘Donald’ and ends in ‘Trump’ | Greg JerichoThe International Monetary Fund remains stuck in a situation where the biggest concern about inflation is wages 010
Reposted by David G A PerryTim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 10/04/2026This story, brilliantly reported, will send shivers down the spine of anyone who knows anything about the cold-war history of the CIA, the FBI, and the State Department. 01815
Reposted by David G A PerryTim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 07/04/2026And Trump took Mossad's word over CIA's, which is saying something. 2271
Reposted by David G A PerryJeff Colgan @jeffcolgan.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Brown University is home to George Orwell's original manuscript of 1984. Most of it is marked up heavily in Orwell's hand-writing but this untouched page caught my eye. 13242641287
Reposted by David G A PerryBrennan Center @brennancenter.org · 05/04/2026A fixed schedule for Supreme Court appointments would reduce political manipulation and make the Court more representative. bit.ly/4bZbVIkbrennancenter.orgTerm Limits Depoliticize the Supreme CourtA fixed schedule for appointments would reduce political manipulation and make the Court more representative. 1119769
David G A Perry @davidgaperry.bsky.social · 04/04/2026Headline "Is the US committing war crimes by targeting Iran’s civilian infrastructure?" Clue: Delete "Is" and "?" @theguardian.com 's Senior International Correspondent @petersbeaumont1.bsky.social reports www.theguardian.com/law/2026/apr...theguardian.comIs the US committing war crimes by targeting Iran’s civilian infrastructure?International law experts ‘seriously concerned’ about ‘strikes on schools, health centres and homes’ in contravention of Geneva conventions 010
Reposted by David G A PerryGail Helt @gailhelt.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Why? Why are we allowing him to drag Americas reputation through the mud, damage our alliances, and kill innocent people? Why are we allowing them to destroy infrastructure in Iran in our names? Shame on all of us. But especially Congress. 1317
David G A Perry @davidgaperry.bsky.social · 26/03/2026"With war raging in the Middle East, many, including President Volodymyr Zelensky, warned the conflict could hand Vladimir Putin a window of opportunity to accelerate his aggression against Ukraine." Maria Butt in @the-independent.com www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...independent.co.ukPutin’s spring offensive has begun. Experts warn US has given Russia an opportunityWith Russia funding its war effort through financial gains from the close of the Strait of Hormuz, and amping up attacks while Trump’s eye is turned towards the Middle East, experts tell Maira Butt th... 110
David G A Perry @davidgaperry.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Must read @tim-weiner.bsky.social The Mission - The CIA in the 21st Century". Chapter 22 'The Useful Idiot". "When Victoria Nuland heard the news, she was dumbstruck. "Manafort !" she said to herself. ' He's been a Russian stooge for 15 years" Meanwhile Brennan appeared to understand the GRU Danger 010
David G A Perry @davidgaperry.bsky.social · 18/03/2026"Almost everything good in this picture has been destroyed by the war that the US & Israel initiated.... what has been destroyed cannot easily be rebuilt" This will take years to heal! Paul Pillar in Resonsible Statecraft responsiblestatecraft.org/iran-war-sau...responsiblestatecraft.orgTrump bombing US-Arab relations back to the 70sTwo weeks of escalation have all but eliminated the possibility of a detente in the Persian Gulf 010
Reposted by David G A PerryTim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 17/03/2026washingtonmonthly.com/2026/03/17/t...washingtonmonthly.comThe CIA Since the Turn of the CenturyHistorian Tim Weiner on how ideology is the enemy of intelligence, not just for Trump in Iran but for every American president. 13014
David G A Perry @davidgaperry.bsky.social · 14/03/2026Great interview "Bush operated very much in this mode for the first six and a half years of his presidency. It wasn’t until his third CIA director, General Mike Hayden, who had previously run the National Security Agency, took over that Bush began to listen". 010
David G A Perry @davidgaperry.bsky.social · 11/03/2026100%. Tomahawk missiles are designed to be fired from ships. 000
David G A Perry @davidgaperry.bsky.social · 10/03/2026"The evidence now appears increasingly incontrovertible: U.S. missile strikes (one missile strike) resulted in the deaths of 168 children in Iran." Unforgiveable. DW Phillips on Substack 010
Reposted by David G A PerryGail Helt @gailhelt.bsky.social · 08/03/2026First let me dismiss this dehumanizing rhetoric. Second, let me remind everyone that from 1953-1979, the CIA trained the Shah’s intel agency, SAVAK, in brutality. Now, the CIA doesn’t do what Trump alleges either. But let’s not pretend that Iran has a lock on evil. (And Iran didn’t do Oct 7) 2329
Reposted by David G A PerryGarrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 08/03/2026This is an astounding and irresponsible and obvious lie by the Commander in Chief. This feels like another unthinkable red line crossed. 47817224
David G A Perry @davidgaperry.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Imagine the international outcry if Iran had bombed an Israeli or US primary school & killed 165 people, mainly young girls. Fortunately @brykg.bsky.social reports for @the-independent.com Urgent need for a full and transparent investigation. Heartbreaking. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/m...independent.co.ukWhat we know about missile strike on school in Iran after reports at least 165 killedUNESCO condemned the attack as a ‘grave violation of humanitarian law’ 000
Reposted by David G A PerryLeah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 28/02/2026You almost have to admire the hubris of trying to frame this as a “preemptive attack” when the ENTIRE PURPOSE IS TO PROVOKE A RESPONSE FROM IRAN in order to justify ongoing and more extensive strikes. 451102342
Reposted by David G A PerryTim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 26/02/2026It's a mess. My review: newrepublic.com/article/1709...newrepublic.comHas the U.S. Lost Track of the Spies in Our Midst?In an era of hacks and breaches, the game of spy vs. spy has changed. 062
David G A Perry @davidgaperry.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Iran: It is said that the PM has so far declined to grant the US permission to use its bases on UK soil to carry out such missions. These include the major US airfield at Fairford &.. Diego Garcia Editorial @the-independent.com If(so)the PM 'is to be commended' www.independent.co.uk/voices/edito...independent.co.ukAs Trump’s armada descends on Iran, Starmer should keep the UK clearEditorial: If the prime minister has denied the US the use of British airbases, he is to be commended for standing up to Donald Trump in the interests of international law 000
David G A Perry @davidgaperry.bsky.social · 20/02/2026A post for the history books @shaunwalker7.bsky.social for @theguardian.com 000
David G A Perry @davidgaperry.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Could not have put it any better. @hollybaxter.bsky.social writes for @the-independent.com "But by God, doesn’t Britain’s willingness to go after him (Former 'Prince' Andrew') make America look absolutely pathetic in comparison?" www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...independent.co.ukThe arrest of former ‘Prince’ Andrew makes Trump’s DOJ look patheticThe British police have taken action. Where on Earth is Pam Bondi’s DOJ? asks Holly Baxter 001
Reposted by David G A PerryJamal Greene @jamalgreene.bsky.social · 15/02/2026An astonishing account of recklessness and maladministration at the highest levels. (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...nytimes.comInside the Debacle That Led to the Closure of El Paso’s Airspace 28491195
Reposted by David G A PerryTim Weiner @tim-weiner.bsky.social · 12/02/2026The people united will never be defeated. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...nytimes.comTrump Administration Live Updates: President’s Border Czar Says Minnesota Enforcement Surge Is Ending 052
David G A Perry @davidgaperry.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Great synopsis by @tomambrose.bsky.social for @theguardian.com Canadian exports safe for now www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...theguardian.comSix Republicans join Democrats in vote to block Donald Trump’s Canada tariffs - US politics livePresident warned prior to the vote that any Republican who voted against tariffs would ‘suffer the consequences’ 010
David G A Perry @davidgaperry.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Hamas will not do unilateral disarmament as Israel continues to occupy Palestinian territory & to kill Palestinian citizens. It's unrealistic & unreasonable to expect that, in view of the 3 year slaughter in Gaza. Paul R Pillar in Responsible Statecraft responsiblestatecraft.org/trump-board-...responsiblestatecraft.orgPhase farce: No way 'Board of Peace' replaces reality in GazaThere is no ceasefire, no aid, no Hamas disarmament, IDF withdrawal or stabilization force. Just a lot of talk about Trump-run panels with little buy-in. 020