Craig Whitlock
@CraigMWhitlock
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Investigative reporter for The Washington Post. #1 NYT Bestselling author of "FAT LEONARD" (2024) and "THE AFGHANISTAN PAPERS" (2021).
Washington, DC
Joined December 2012
⬇️A wild slideshow of Fat Leonard photos that the US Navy tried to keep hidden 📽️.
"Fat Leonard" by @craigmwhitlock is the full, sometimes stranger-than-fiction story of a world-class con man who blackmailed and bamboozled the US Navy for years. More:
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RT @VetAffairsOIG: A retired Marine employed as an Air Marshal took a major airline for a ride, flying to vacation destinations first-class….
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RT @shaneharris: In 25 years of covering national security, I’ve never seen a story like this: Senior Trump officials discussed planning fo….
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U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
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RT @AdamNoahWho: It appears the rewards for justice bounty on Sirajuddin Haqqani has been removed.
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RT @wpinvestigates: JFK files expose family secrets: Their relatives were CIA assets.
washingtonpost.com
New records about JFK’s assassination shed little new light on the killing. But they revealed the names of CIA assets whose spycraft had been a secret even to family members.
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RT @FedGirlWaPo: A federal judge pushes back on acting Social Security head over his threat to close agency, prompting him to retreat and s….
washingtonpost.com
Leland Dudek argued that a ruling blocking Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team from access to sensitive taxpayer data could apply to all employees.
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Great story with a vivid lede!.
From me: Did Patrick Henry really say ‘Give me liberty or give me death’? Maybe not.
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Pretty striking estimate: Ukrainian drones responsible for majority of Russian casualties.
Drones are responsible for over ~60% of the daily RF casualties at this point, and are the principal means of stopping attacks in combination with mining, and traditional artillery. Better integration has led to a more systemic approach at the tactical level. 6/.
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RT @bethreinhard: Elon Musk, raised in privilege during South African apartheid, steered clear of race politics for years. Then the racial….
washingtonpost.com
Elon Musk, who was raised during South African apartheid, used to steer clear of debate about race. Now, he frequently advocates for White people.
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RT @bethreinhard: Totally wild story of DOGE hostile takeover of U.S. Institute of Peace by @karendeyoung1 and @D_Hawk .
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DOGE, which stands for Department of Government Efficiency, took over the U.S. Institute of Peace after threatening its officials with criminal prosecution.
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Can’t wait for the release of the Fat Leonard Bribery Files that @USNavy has kept secret.
President Trump is ushering in a new era of maximum transparency. Today, per his direction, previously redacted JFK Assassination Files are being released to the public with no redactions. Promises made, promises kept.
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RT @AlexHortonTX: The Pentagon purge of media it considers 'DEI' has expanded to stories about Navajo code talkers and Ira Hayes, a Pima In….
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Pages celebrating Navajo code talkers and other minority service members were also erased.
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RT @dukebasketball: .@DukeMBB earns a No. 1 seed in the East Region of the NCAA Tournament:.
dukechronicle.com
In Sunday’s NCAA Tournament Selection Show, the Blue Devils locked down a No. 1 seed in the East Region. They will tip off against the winner of the play-in game between American and Mount St. Mary’s...
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RT @dcsportsbog: Ok here is my John Feinstein thread. It's gonna be long. I saw someone praise him yesterday by saying he never made it ab….
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RT @JStein_WaPo: Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick this morning, per Fox Biz transcript: . “Just remember, the reason Greenland is part of….
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RT @martyweilwapost: How could anyone have time to write so many(48) well praised books,see so many games,talk to so many people, be so oft….
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Feinstein filed his final column - about Michigan State coach Tom Izzo - the day before he died:.
washingtonpost.com
As his peers step aside, Michigan State’s Tom Izzo is still coaching — and still winning basketball games.
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I saw John last month at a DC event for his recent book, "Five Banners," about Duke's NCAA titles. He gave a great talk - still a reporter to the core.
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RIP John Feinstein, legendary Post sportswriter whose book "Season on the Brink" captured Bobby Knight in all his infamy.
washingtonpost.com
He had a long affiliation with The Washington Post and wrote books including “A Season on the Brink,” about Indiana University men’s basketball coach Bob Knight.
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