Epstein Secrets

he edge of the cliff, but they don't seem eager to jump. The mechanics of an eventual settlement are clear enough after Saturday's first session in Istanbul: Iran would agree to stop enriching uranium to the 20 percent level and to halt work at an underground facility near Qom built for higher enrichmen

the White House itself plays in selecting the names that wind up placed on the kill lists. Some U.S. officials have described a secret panel within the National Security Council that keeps a list of targets to kill or capture. The panel, which has no paperwork authorizing its existence, is said to involve top counterterrori

nt of Turkey "took offense at a U.S. statement that said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo would promote religious freedom during an upcoming visit to Istanbul." According to the AP, on Tuesday, the State Department "said in a statement...that Pompeo would travel to Istanbul to meet with Ecumenical Patriarc

g Defense Secretary Miller "capped a stunning rise for Mr. Miller, a former Green Beret officer who 11 months ago was a counterterrorism adviser at the National Security Council and who lacks significant experience managing a sprawling organization." While there, Miller attempted to negotiate with a Somali terrorist group, b

nt of Turkey "took offense at a U.S. statement that said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo would promote religious freedom during an upcoming visit to Istanbul." According to the AP, on Tuesday, the State Department "said in a statement...that Pompeo would travel to Istanbul to meet with Ecumenical Patriarc

g Defense Secretary Miller "capped a stunning rise for Mr. Miller, a former Green Beret officer who 11 months ago was a counterterrorism adviser at the National Security Council and who lacks significant experience managing a sprawling organization." While there, Miller attempted to negotiate with a Somali terrorist group,

rts Pope Francis said Sunday he is "deeply pained" over the decision by Turkey "to change the status of Hagia Sophia - which was originally built in Istanbul as a Christian cathedral - from a museum to a mosque." In "a very brief, improvised remark," Francis noted that the Catholic Church marked Sunday a

st On NSC, Sources Say. Politico (7/10, Lippman, 4.29M) reports the White House "has tapped Ryan Tully to be the top Europe and Russian official on the National Security Council, the fifth person to hold the job in three and a half years, according to two people familiar with his hiring." Politico says Tully, who assumes th

nt of Turkey "took offense at a U.S. statement that said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo would promote religious freedom during an upcoming visit to Istanbul." According to the AP, on Tuesday, the State Department "said in a statement...that Pompeo would travel to Istanbul to meet with Ecumenical Patriarc

g Defense Secretary Miller "capped a stunning rise for Mr. Miller, a former Green Beret officer who 11 months ago was a counterterrorism adviser at the National Security Council and who lacks significant experience managing a sprawling organization." While there, Miller attempted to negotiate with a Somali terrorist group,