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CIA boss reportedly held secret talks with Syrian spy chief in February
[Ynet] The CIA's director held a secret negotiation with Syria's intelligence chief earlier this year as part of an effort to free an American journalist taken hostage in the Arab country five years ago, The New York Times...which still proudly displays Walter Duranty's Pulitzer prize... reported Friday. The phone conversation between CIA boss Mike Pompeo and Syria's Ali Mamlouk occurred in February, the newspaper reported, citing unidentified American officials. The subject was Austin Tice, a former Marine who has reported for The Washington Post, McClatchy Newspapers, CBS and other outlets. While further communications followed, the Times reported that the diplomatic effort collapsed after the US accused Syrian President Basharal-Assad's government of killing dozens of civilians in a sarin gas attack in April and President Donald Trump ...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States... responded by launching some 60 cruise missiles at a Syrian air base. Posted by: trailing wife 2017-06-25 |
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