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July 10, 2020

Tom Cotton agrees with Colin Powell, rips 'hysterical media overreaction' to Russia bounty reports

The media and Democratic Party hysterically overreacted to reports that Russian officials had paid bounties to Taliban-linked militants in exchange for the deaths of U.S. troops in Afghanistan, Arkansas Republican Sen. Tom Cotton stated Friday.

July 10, 2020

Colin Powell suggests media had 'hysterical' reaction to reports on Russian bounty intelligence

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell indicated on Thursday that media figures overreacted to a recent report that Russian officials placed bounties on the lives of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan.

July 8, 2020

Ex-spy Christopher Steele ordered to pay damages over 'inaccurate' dossier claims

British ex-spy Christopher Steele must pay damages to two Alfa Bank partners for publishing "inaccurate or misleading" material in his infamous dossier, including claims the banks funneled "illicit cash" to Russian President Vladimir Putin, a British court ruled Wednesday.

July 8, 2020

Big companies that are boycotting Facebook advertise on Russia’s equivalent of social network, report says

The companies boycotting Facebook in an effort to fight hate speech have been advertising for years on VK.com, “a Russian social media platform that bans gay-rights groups and is known as a haven for white supremacists,” the Washington Free Beacon said in a report this week.

July 7, 2020

Ambassador Craft hits China, Russia for backing Syrian regime's 'campaign of brutality'

Russia and China vetoed a United Nations Security Council draft resolution to extend cross-border humanitarian aid from Turkey into Syria for another year, despite warnings that Syrian citizens rely on the aid.

July 7, 2020

CENTCOM commander doubts Russian bounty intel tied to US troop deaths in Afghanistan

Gen. Kenneth "Frank" McKenzie, the commander of U.S. Central Command, told reporters Tuesday he doubted that intelligence of Russian bounties actually led to deaths of U.S. troops in Afghanistan, saying, "I found it very worrisome, I just didn't find that there was a causative link there."

July 7, 2020

Matt Whitaker calls for Russian bounty intel leakers to be 'prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law'

Former Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker told “Outnumbered Overtime” Tuesday he agreed with the Trump administration's reported move to launch an internal investigation to determine who leaked intelligence that Russian officials had paid Taliban-linked militants bounties to kill American soldiers.

July 7, 2020

Pompeo warns of potential restriction of Chinese TikTok app; US users may be ceding info to 'Chinese Communists'

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo responded to former Obama administration National Security Adviser Susan Rice, after the potential 2020 Democratic vice-presidential candidate slammed him for appearing to be one of what she called "sycophants and weaklings" who purportedly refuses to properly advise President Trump.

July 6, 2020

West Virginia woman convicted in plot to offer top-secret NSA info to Russia

A West Virginia woman who worked on assignments with the National Security Agency while serving in the Air Force planned to give the Russian government top-secret information from the agency, prosecutors said on Monday.

July 6, 2020

UK sanctions Russians, Saudis behind 'notorious human rights violations'

Britain on Monday announced economic sanctions against individuals and organizations from Russia, Saudi Arabia, Myanmar and North Korea under new U.K. powers to punish human rights offenders.