Clint Watts
@clintwatts.bsky.social
Current: Microsoft
Former: US Army, FBI
Clintwatts.substack.com
Former: US Army, FBI
Clintwatts.substack.com
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There's an “organized” attempt by China at “infiltration” of the US “government at a bunch of different levels,” a top prosecutor and spyhunter warns in a rare interview. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
He Took On R. Kelly, Chinese Spies, and George Santos
The top federal prosecutor in Brooklyn went after big targets around the world. What happens when the Justice Department reports to Donald Trump?
www.rollingstone.com
January 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
There's an “organized” attempt by China at “infiltration” of the US “government at a bunch of different levels,” a top prosecutor and spyhunter warns in a rare interview. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Russian Mercenary Caught With Drone On U.S.-Mexico Border www.newsweek.com/russian-merc...
Russian mercenary caught with drone on U.S.-Mexico border
It is unclear why Timur Praliev, an ex-member of Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner Group, was carrying a drone in a backpack as he tried to enter the U.S. illegally.
www.newsweek.com
January 11, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Russian Mercenary Caught With Drone On U.S.-Mexico Border www.newsweek.com/russian-merc...
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December 30, 2024 at 9:27 PM
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“We really haven't seen anything quite like this since the Nazis," said Rapp, who led prosecutions at the Rwanda and Sierra Leone war crimes tribunals” www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Syrian mass graves expose "machinery of death" under Assad, top prosecutor says
An international war crimes prosecutor said on Tuesday that evidence emerging from mass grave sites in Syria has exposed a state-run "machinery of death" under toppled leader Bashar al-Assad in which he estimated more than 100,000 people were tortured and murdered since 2013.
www.reuters.com
December 18, 2024 at 6:55 AM
“We really haven't seen anything quite like this since the Nazis," said Rapp, who led prosecutions at the Rwanda and Sierra Leone war crimes tribunals” www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Update: I’ve seen a drone in the night sky
December 14, 2024 at 12:48 AM
Update: I’ve seen a drone in the night sky
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This is one of those stories that I keep thinking will get bigger and bigger but which no-one outside of small security circles is talking about much...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
Photos of Birmingham DHL fire suggest device could have downed plane
Images consistent with fire from magnesium-based device, suspected to be part of Russian sabotage plot
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2024 at 11:21 AM
This is one of those stories that I keep thinking will get bigger and bigger but which no-one outside of small security circles is talking about much...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
I watched the Yacht Rock documentary and it was far better than I imagined and am now inundating myself with Yacht Rock and the @questlove.bsky.social Spotify playlist. Highly recommend www.hbo.com/music-box
Music Box | Official Website for the HBO Series | HBO.com
The official website for Music Box on HBO, featuring interviews, schedule information, behind the scenes exclusives, and more.
www.hbo.com
December 8, 2024 at 8:16 PM
I watched the Yacht Rock documentary and it was far better than I imagined and am now inundating myself with Yacht Rock and the @questlove.bsky.social Spotify playlist. Highly recommend www.hbo.com/music-box
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Oh dear God….these are political prisoners who committed no crimes, sealed underground for who knows how long.
These images should haunt, for the rest of their lives, anyone who helped keep Assad in power.
Almost 20 hours after entering Sednayah prison, efforts continue to reach underground cells. 1000s are believed to be in the 2nd & 3rd floors sealed underground.
#Syria
(🎥Credit: Qalaat Al Mudiq)
Almost 20 hours after entering Sednayah prison, efforts continue to reach underground cells. 1000s are believed to be in the 2nd & 3rd floors sealed underground.
#Syria
(🎥Credit: Qalaat Al Mudiq)
December 8, 2024 at 8:11 PM
Oh dear God….these are political prisoners who committed no crimes, sealed underground for who knows how long.
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We've just released our Q3 Adversarial Threat Report. Being part of the team creating the threat disruption discipline has been the high point of my last 6 years at Meta. The report covers influence operations and adversarial ops we've detected and disrupted in the last quarter. Some key takeaways:
transparency.fb.com
December 3, 2024 at 8:56 PM
We've just released our Q3 Adversarial Threat Report. Being part of the team creating the threat disruption discipline has been the high point of my last 6 years at Meta. The report covers influence operations and adversarial ops we've detected and disrupted in the last quarter. Some key takeaways:
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Since there's yet another round of "NATO expansion caused Russia to invade Ukraine in Feb 2022" on various platforms, I'll repeat: there was *no* prospect of Ukraine joining NATO after Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea and its war in Eastern Ukraine. NATO, Ukraine, and Russia all knew that.
November 21, 2024 at 7:25 PM
Since there's yet another round of "NATO expansion caused Russia to invade Ukraine in Feb 2022" on various platforms, I'll repeat: there was *no* prospect of Ukraine joining NATO after Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea and its war in Eastern Ukraine. NATO, Ukraine, and Russia all knew that.
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This is a big deal: The National Counterintelligence and Security Center, FBI, and four other US agencies are jointly warning US defense companies to bolster security precautions in anticipation of possible Russian sabotage.
Not an alarm to hit snooze on.
Not an alarm to hit snooze on.
November 21, 2024 at 9:29 PM
This is a big deal: The National Counterintelligence and Security Center, FBI, and four other US agencies are jointly warning US defense companies to bolster security precautions in anticipation of possible Russian sabotage.
Not an alarm to hit snooze on.
Not an alarm to hit snooze on.
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Thrilled to announce my new book is finally out! Centered on the clashing agendas of the U.S. and Iran from 9/11 to the Gaza war, it examines how we got here, where it's all headed, & why the Middle East will remain vital to global geopolitics. www.amazon.com/Wars-Ambitio...
Amazon.com: Wars of Ambition: The United States, Iran, and the Struggle for the Middle East: 9780190940980: Ostovar, Afshon: Books
Amazon.com: Wars of Ambition: The United States, Iran, and the Struggle for the Middle East: 9780190940980: Ostovar, Afshon: Books
www.amazon.com
November 12, 2024 at 7:44 PM
Thrilled to announce my new book is finally out! Centered on the clashing agendas of the U.S. and Iran from 9/11 to the Gaza war, it examines how we got here, where it's all headed, & why the Middle East will remain vital to global geopolitics. www.amazon.com/Wars-Ambitio...
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Trump’s focus on Iran will be tested. The Middle East has changed, Saudi and UAE have moved on, Palestine looms large, and Iran holds a weaker hand. Is that the recipe for war or could it portend a diplomatic opening? My latest engelsbergideas.com/notebook/tru...
Trump and Iran face off across a new Middle East
Four years after his first term, Donald Trump returns to a Middle East transformed by war, where the United States and Iran face a pivotal choice between escalating conflict or pursuing compromise.
engelsbergideas.com
November 14, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Trump’s focus on Iran will be tested. The Middle East has changed, Saudi and UAE have moved on, Palestine looms large, and Iran holds a weaker hand. Is that the recipe for war or could it portend a diplomatic opening? My latest engelsbergideas.com/notebook/tru...
Thank you for this @markstout.bsky.social
Re-upping my starter pack for Intelligence Studies and Practitioners as there have been a number of additions recently. I hope that there can be even more in the future as more colleagues continue to migrate over here.
November 17, 2024 at 9:03 PM
Thank you for this @markstout.bsky.social
It’s amazing
And sorry to those who followed my other account. Forgot I had this one. Making the correction and hello 2012
And sorry to those who followed my other account. Forgot I had this one. Making the correction and hello 2012
this starter pack from @intelwire.bsky.social is a near perfect time capsule go.bsky.app/MvecuyB
Remember When Twitter Was Cool (2012-ish)
Join the conversation
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November 17, 2024 at 8:59 PM
It’s amazing
And sorry to those who followed my other account. Forgot I had this one. Making the correction and hello 2012
And sorry to those who followed my other account. Forgot I had this one. Making the correction and hello 2012
Classified Document leaker background looks a lot like the background of mass shooters https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/05/13/jack-teixeira-discord-leaked-documents/
May 13, 2023 at 4:53 PM
Classified Document leaker background looks a lot like the background of mass shooters https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/05/13/jack-teixeira-discord-leaked-documents/
.@intelwire - are we going to do this again?
May 12, 2023 at 1:29 AM
.@intelwire - are we going to do this again?
I like to sign up for a new micro blogging site every week.
May 12, 2023 at 1:28 AM
I like to sign up for a new micro blogging site every week.