First reported by the Observer on Saturday, the undercover campaign was an attempt to discredit Obama officials who had been leading proponents of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.http://nyer.cm/5eXmJBa
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The Observer report states that aides of President Trump had hired Black Cube to run the operation, allegations that Black Cube denies.http://nyer.cm/5eXmJBa
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Documents show that Black Cube compiled detailed background profiles on several individuals, including the former foreign-policy advisers to President Obama Ben Rhodes and Colin Kahl.http://nyer.cm/5eXmJBa
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In June, 2017, Ann Norris, a former State Department official, who is married to Ben Rhodes, a prominent advocate of the Iranian nuclear deal, received an e-mail from a woman who introduced herself as Eva Novak.http://nyer.cm/5eXmJBa
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Eva Novak, who claimed to work for a London-based film company called Shell Productions, asked Norris to consult on a movie that she described as “‘All the President’s’ Men meets ‘The West Wing’”http://nyer.cm/5eXmJBa
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Anna Norris told
@RonanFarrow that she found Eva Novak’s request “bizarre” and “never responded.”http://nyer.cm/5eXmJBaShow this thread -
A month before Norris received her email, Rebecca Kahl, a program officer at the National Democratic Institute and the wife of former Obama administration foreign policy adviser Colin Kahl, had also received a puzzling e-mail.http://nyer.cm/5eXmJBa
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The campaign is strikingly similar to an operation that Black Cube ran on behalf of Harvey Weinstein, which
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Read the full story on how Israeli operatives collected information on former Obama administration officials: http://nyer.cm/5eXmJBa pic.twitter.com/vYiybnee4o
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A nuclear deal that was "rotten to the core"? Or, is the rottenness the product hiring a firm like Black Cube in the first place?
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"Rotten" according to Cadet Bone spur, Liar in chief, Putin's puppet. Mkay
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Ooo, the bon mots fly here !
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Would a news outlet please write one of these articles, change all the players to team Clinton or Obama, watch for the MAGAts and Republicans to flip their sh*t, and then issue a massive correction to the article. It would be the best troll ever.
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Is the GOP going to overlook this foray into diplomatic terrorism????
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Of course they are...
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That's not the sneakiest name, if you want to hide you're up to no good.
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These are some sick times. And those are some sick mofos
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@RepAdamSchiff This is unacceptable. Consequences?@GOP either do your job or get out the way. - 1 more reply
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