Epstein Secrets

ers with Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan are growing more precarious. The Israelis had secured their border with Syria during the 1967 war by capturing the Golan Heights. With that high ground the Israelis could comfortably gaze into Syria, and on a clear day they could even see Damascus. The Israelis were confident

tended another classified briefing in late 2013, one of several in recent months given by officials from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the State Department, the FBI and the National Counterintelligence Directorate. The intelligence agencies didn't go into specifics, the former aide said, but cited "in

anti-aircraft batteries and command-and- control bases." Syrian state media "said Israeli helicopters fired at Syrian checkpoints in al- Qunaitra, on the Golan Heights, causing material losses." The Israeli military "said it was responding to an attempt by a group of four people to plant explosives on a patrolled f

I News Briefing TO: THE DIRECTOR AND SENIOR STAFF DATE: TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2020 6:30 AM EDT TODAY'S TABLE OF CONTENTS LEADING THE NEWS • FBI And Justice Department Say FISA Errors Did Not Influence Court's Decisions. PROTESTS • US Charges Oregon Man With Bombing Federal Courthouse. • FBI Probing Fire Outside Loui

ound its entire perimeter — from Gaza in the south to the "blue line" separating Lebanon from Israel in the north. The construction of a barrier in the Golan Heights has been announced. The separation barrier in the West Bank is too a material reflection of Israel's EFTA00636709 new focus on defensive operatio

after Assad's departure, the Free Syrian Army would be ready to join the regular Syrian army in fighting them. An intelligence report prepared for the State Department by Idriss's colleagues paints a frightening picture of the growth of ISIS. According to this document, the group now includes about 5,500 foreign f

sed for observation, intelligence gathering, and communication." The moves "came a day following a thwarted Hezbollah attack in a contested area in the Golan Heights." Family: Iran Abducted California Man While Visiting Dubai. The AP (8/4, Gambrell) reports that a "California-based member of an Iranian militant

l ambitions." State Department Rejects IC Report On Appointees' Handling Of "Workplace Violence" Claims. Politico (8/4, Toosi, 4.29M) reports that the State Department "sharply criticized and largely rejected" an inspector general's investigation which found "'substantial evidence' two Trump administration politic

anti-aircraft batteries and command-and- control bases." Syrian state media "said Israeli helicopters fired at Syrian checkpoints in al- Qunaitra, on the Golan Heights, causing material losses." The Israeli military "said it was responding to an attempt by a group of four people to plant explosives on a patrolled f

by a Justice Department watchdog concluded that the errors did not influence how the court ruled." In a filing with the FISA court unsealed Monday, the Justice Department and FBI "admitted to minor errors in the applications to spy on US citizens and foreign agents suspected of wrongdoing." They "say the mistakes did