John Hudson
@John_Hudson
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I cover diplomacy & national security for @WashingtonPost | Tips: [email protected] | work travel grams: https://t.co/iSITdpvOhS
D.C. (via Grand Rapids, MI)
Joined March 2009
Honduras's ex-president, who was convicted in a US court of running a “narco-state” that sent cocaine to the US, was just released from prison following Trump's pardon. Meanwhile, a massive US military presence surrounds Venezuela under the guise of a counter-narcotics operation
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Franklin's not happy about Pete
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"Of course, there is antisemitism amid Israel’s critics…, but the charge is now applied so broadly that it is being debased. This normalizes vile conspiracy theories about Jews by lumping them together with legitimate critiques of Israeli policy."
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It may be tempting to memory hole what happened in Gaza. That would only compound the mistake of ignoring, or rationalizing, an intolerable reality.
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Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell said just a few days ago "this entire narrative was false"
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt just confirmed that there was, in fact, a second strike ordered by Admiral Bradley, the SOCOM commander.
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More accurate reporting: 1.) That a revision to Coast Guard harassment policy downgraded the swastika and noose to “potentially divisive” 2.) That Hegseth had not initially planned for his Quantico speech to include Trump 3.) That Hegseth’s security detail was now covering
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Yep!
This year, accurate @washingtonpost scoops include, but are not limited to: 1) Detailed military planning to send troops to Chicago and other cities 2) Planning to create what are now called national defense areas at the border 3) The arrangement of the high-profile Quantico
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Rubio emerged from the Ukraine meeting saying it was a "productive session" but "there's more work to be done." "Obviously there's another party involved here that will have to be a part of the equation" [i.e. Russia]. Rubio takes no questions
The Miami meeting between Trump's top aides (Witkoff, Rubio and Jared Kushner) and Ukraine's top negotiators has been going on for 20 minutes now. Here's the list of Ukrainian participants:
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The Miami meeting between Trump's top aides (Witkoff, Rubio and Jared Kushner) and Ukraine's top negotiators has been going on for 20 minutes now. Here's the list of Ukrainian participants:
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News, a very big deal: Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) issues statement w/ top SASC Dem Jack Reed vowing “vigorous oversight” of Hegseth’s “kill them all” order — after Hegseth dismissed WaPo story earlier as “fake news.”
Exclusive: Hegseth ordered everyone killed in the first alleged drug boat strike on Sept. 2, prompting a second hit to finish off survivors in the water in a mission led by SEAL Team 6. Ordering no quarter could legally perilous.
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Trump says he has ordered closure of Venezuelan airspace
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President Donald Trump said Saturday that Venezuelan airspace was closed in its entirety, amid growing U.S. threats to attack the South American nation.
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"Because there is no . war between the two sides, killing any of the men in the boats “amounts to murder,” said Todd Huntley, a former military lawyer who advised Special Operations forces for seven years at the height of the U.S. counterterrorism campaign."
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all. By @AlexHortonTX @nakashimae
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Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all. By @AlexHortonTX @nakashimae
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
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Zelensky’s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, resigns. The second most powerful man in Kyiv has long been dogged by corruption allegations and could infuriate Biden and Trump officials. But he was Zelensky’s guy, viewed as essential to getting things done in war-time Ukraine
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Big news in Kyiv today: Ukraine’s top anti-corruption authorities searched the home of Andriy Yermak, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s powerful and polarizing chief of staff, as part of a widening investigation into the country’s energy sector. https://t.co/unt1l9Bw7T
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Search carried out at home of presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak
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Several Democratic senators, led by Chris Van Hollen and Jack Reed, are pressing Secretary of State Marco Rubio to investigate “hundreds” of alleged Israeli human rights violations in Gaza, identified in a classified State Department watchdog report, @John_Hudson reports for the
New: Several Democratic senators are urging Marco Rubio to quickly investigate what a classified government watchdog report has described as “hundreds” of potential human rights violations allegedly committed by the Israeli military in Gaza
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"High-profile incidents in Gaza still pending a U.S. determination include the killing of seven World Central Kitchen workers in April 2024 and the killing of more than 100 Palestinians and wounding of 760 others gathered around aid trucks near Gaza City in February 2024"
New: Several Democratic senators are urging Marco Rubio to quickly investigate what a classified government watchdog report has described as “hundreds” of potential human rights violations allegedly committed by the Israeli military in Gaza
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New: Several Democratic senators are urging Marco Rubio to quickly investigate what a classified government watchdog report has described as “hundreds” of potential human rights violations allegedly committed by the Israeli military in Gaza
washingtonpost.com
Classified findings by the State Department’s inspector general say hundreds of potential human rights violations are awaiting the U.S. government’s review.
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From Trump's top Africa envoy during his first term:
Huge mistake for @USStateDepartm2 to eliminate Mandela Fellows and Young African Leaders initiatives. These are not DEI programs but greatly boost America's image and "soft power" across Africa and also help US universities. A definite "own goal!" https://t.co/vDn9MsDngV
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