Epstein Secrets

l Lewis "has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison after being found guilty of trafficking a half-million dollars of cocaine from Atlanta to Albany in 2015." The Journal-Constitution quotes US Attorney Byung Pak, who said, "My office and the Office of National Drug Control Policy's HIDTA progra

As Azar Meets With Tsai. The Washington Times (8/10, Meier, 492K) reports China on Monday "briefly deployed two fighter jets across the midline of the Taiwan Strait" ahead of Azar's meeting with and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen. The New York Times (8/9, Qin, 18.61M) reports the Chinese jets "were driven out

hen Tim Coll arrested Shahed Hussain for running a driver's license scam, it was the beginning of a long and controversial relationship. Coll was an Albany-based FBI agent focused on terrorism. Hussain, facing criminal charges and deportation after the 2002 bust, agreed to become an informant and opera

rn in Washington about a potential Chinese military invasion of Taiwan, especially given Russia's assault on Ukraine. How close is the situation in the Taiwan Strait to conflict? What factors and events have pushed risk higher in recent years? And what more can Washington, Taipei, and others do to manage risks an

l Lewis "has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison after being found guilty of trafficking a half-million dollars of cocaine from Atlanta to Albany in 2015." The Journal-Constitution quotes US Attorney Byung Pak, who said, "My office and the Office of National Drug Control Policy's HIDTA progra

As Azar Meets With Tsai. The Washington Times (8/10, Meier, 492K) reports China on Monday "briefly deployed two fighter jets across the midline of the Taiwan Strait" ahead of Azar's meeting with and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen. The New York Times (8/9, Qin, 18.61M) reports the Chinese jets "were driven out