John R. Schindler, New York Observer

John R. Schindler

New York Observer

Winnipeg, MB, Canada

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  • The Capital Times
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Past articles by John:

It Sure Looks Like Jeffrey Epstein Was a Spy—But Whose?

It appears that Jeffrey Epstein was involved in intelligence work, of some kind, for someone—and it probably wasn’t American intelligence either. → Read More

We Need to Stop Operation PERSIAN FREEDOM—And We Need to Stop It Right Now

Tehran announced its partial withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal today. President Hassan Rouhani went on television to explain his country’s intent to back away from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), faulting "hardliners" in the United States for the deal’s implosion. → Read More

The Full Story of Trump’s Russia Ties Will Come Out—But It’ll Take Time

The big problem with getting to the bottom of President Donald Trump’s Kremlin ties isn’t just secrecy and classification—it’s that practically nobody in Washington wants to know the messy and complex truth. → Read More

The Steele Dossier Is the Gift That Keeps on Giving—For Both Trump and the Kremlin

Ever since BuzzFeed published it 10 days before Donald Trump’s inauguration in January 2017, the notorious Steele dossier has never been out of the news. The 35-pager was always of dubious intelligence value, so why anybody is still discussing that controversial document is a question that needs to be answered. → Read More

Who—or What—Was the FBI’s Mole at the Heart of the Trump Campaign?

Feds claim vaguely to know a lot about President Donald Trump’s secret Kremlin ties. What’s behind the spy mystery here? How much does the FBI know and how does it know it? At last, we have more than hints. → Read More

Inside the Spy Scandal at the Heart of Jeff Bezos’ War With the National Enquirer

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos rocked American politics yesterday by exposing an effort by his nemesis American Media Inc., publisher of The National Enquirer, to blackmail the mogul. By publicly taking on the country’s most notorious scandal sheet, Bezos opened the door to an espionage scandal that threatens to rock the nation’s capital and beyond. → Read More

In Moscow, There’s No Longer Any Line Between Spies, Lies & Terrorists

Spies have masqueraded as someone else during their secret operations for as long as there have been spies. In extreme cases, intelligence services have undertaken terrorist attacks under a false flag to smear opponents and fool the public. → Read More

Exclusive: Mueller Is Holding Top Secret Intelligence That Will Sink the Trump Presidency

Another day, another bombshell emanating from the Special Counsel investigation into President Donald Trump and his links to the Kremlin. We now have more proof that Robert Mueller really does know everything about 2016—and I can exclusively tell you how he knows it. → Read More

What Do Mueller and the Kremlin Know About Michael Cohen’s Alleged Prague Trip?

Sources say an Eastern European intelligence agency shared reports with special counsel Robert Mueller that could confirm Michael Cohen visited Prague in 2016. → Read More

The Truth Behind This Bomb That Took Down Pan Am 103 Over Lockerbie Remains a 30-Year Mystery

Time is running out to let the public know what really happened to Clipper Maid of the Seas and 270 innocent people. → Read More

Mike Flynn’s Disastrous Day in Court Blows Apart Trump’s Deep State Conspiracy Theory

Flynn was never set up or entrapped, the Mueller inquiry is real and closing in, and there’s nothing the White House can do to make it stop. → Read More

President Trump Really May Go to Jail—For the Rest of His Life

Donald J. Trump is 72 years old. His conviction on serious felonies could be tantamount to a death sentence. → Read More

As Trump Panic-Tweets, Putin Cracks His Whip and Shows Him Who’s Boss

Right now, Trump’s biggest worry isn’t Bob Mueller but Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin’s displeasure has risen to hazardous levels. → Read More

Democrats Have Their Own Kremlin Influence Problem, Starting with Al Gore and Maxine Waters

Waters has been a notorious purveyor of Kremlin lies herself. And the KGB’s Armand Hammer had close financial ties to Al Gore’s family. → Read More

A Kremlin Spy Mystery in Vienna Shakes the World Capital of Espionage

Austria's reaction to the arrest of a Kremlin spy this week shows the country is now a Putin colony. → Read More

Team Mueller is Holding ‘Dozens of Sealed Indictments,’ According to Intel Source

No matter what Trump does, Mueller is still coming. “Nobody who’s close to the Russians is getting out of this,” said the Intel official. → Read More

The Mystery of Donald Trump’s Secret Kremlin Ties Just Got a Lot Deeper

New evidence suggests Moscow’s spies could have gotten close to Donald Trump as far back as the late 1970s. → Read More

Yes, Mr. President, the Kremlin Murders Its Enemies—Even in the USA

On 60 Minutes Sunday night, President Trump finally admitted that Vladimir Putin “probably” murders his opponents abroad, but he insisted the Kremlin wouldn’t do such a thing in the United States. Many in U.S. intelligence would disagree. → Read More

NSA: White House Knew ‘Disappeared’ Saudi Dissident Was In Danger. Why Didn’t They Protect Him?

According to an NSA official, the threat warning was communicated to the White House through official intelligence channels at least a day before Jamal Khashoggi vanished. → Read More

Why the FBI’s Kavanaugh Investigation is a Minefield—for the FBI

How Judge Kavanaugh could have passed six FBI background checks might seem more than a little odd. But Partisans on both sides should not expect bombshells. Investigations aren’t magic and FBI agents aren’t magicians. → Read More