Alex Finley
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Past articles by Alex:
How Do You Spy When the World is Shut Down?
The novel coronavirus presents significant challenges to the mission and operations of every government agency and department—and the Central Intelligence Agency is no exception. → Read More
Mueller report: was Russia’s election meddling a strategic failure?
Putin won the political battle, but the war’s outcome is still uncertain. → Read More
Mueller report: Why Trump’s “no collusion” victory lap is premature
Foreign intelligence operations are not meant to leave traces behind that could be used in a courtroom. → Read More
Like any good spy story, the Barr account of the Mueller report contains mysteries –
Collusion, cut-outs and covert ops; the dangerous ambiguities on which intelligence agencies thrive. → Read More
Trump-Russia news: Trump got the National Enquirer to bury his secrets. Did he do the same with Russia?
What Trump’s deal with the National Enquirer tells us about possible collusion with Russia. → Read More
Trump got the National Enquirer to bury his secrets. Did he do the same with Putin? –
The Center for Public Integrity is an investigative news organization that gives voice to the public and sparks change by going behind closed doors to reveal abuses of power in Washington. → Read More
How Russian money and influence slipped through cracks in the US legal system
Foreign influence was never supposed to be part of America’s elections. Here’s how it happened. → Read More
Russian money and influence have poured through cracks in the U.S. legal wall
Moscow’s intelligence operation against the US has made one thing clear: We need to start looking at the presence of money in politics as a → Read More
Russian money and influence have poured through cracks in the U.S. legal wall –
Moscow’s intelligence operation against the US has made one thing clear: We need to start looking at the presence of money in politics as a national security issue. → Read More
A former spy explains why Manafort is crucial to Mueller’s Russia investigation
Manafort’s guilty plea goes to the heart of Russia’s 2016 election interference plot. → Read More
Manafort's guilty plea goes to the heart of the Russian intelligence operation in 2016
Analysis: Sure, it’s about Ukraine. But it tells us a lot about Russia. → Read More
Why Russians keep visiting Mariia Butina in prison – POLITICO
Take it from this former spook: It ain’t because they’re concerned about her well-being. → Read More
Collusion Doesn’t Have to be Criminal to be a Threat
During the hearing with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Wednesday, some members of the House Judiciary Committee did not try to conceal → Read More
Donald Trump’s “Mohammed Is An OK Guy” Speech from Alex Finley
"This guy was a big prophet. I mean, a huge prophet! And I know about profits!" → Read More