Posted on 01/17/2025 5:37:52 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
No one would ever refer to CIA Director William J. Burns as “Wild Bill,” the nickname of William J. Donovan, who led the OSS, the agency’s swashbuckling predecessor, during World War II. But the self-effacing Burns has bravely commanded a CIA force in Ukraine since Russia’s invasion nearly three years ago.
Burns had just returned from his 14th visit to Ukraine when I visited him in late December at CIA headquarters. Two days before, he had been with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv. His trips are usually secret, but this time Zelensky posted a photo of the two shaking hands before a Ukrainian flag.
“Throughout this war, we’ve had many meetings, and I am deeply grateful for his assistance,” Zelensky wrote. “We don’t disclose secrets, but we keep in touch.”
Ukraine has been in many ways Burns’s war, more than for any other U.S. official. He warned Kyiv and the world in late 2021 that the Russians were coming by sharing highly sensitive U.S. intelligence. His CIA officers stayed on the ground after the Russian invasion began and after U.S. diplomats and military personnel had departed. They have been at the front for nearly three years, sharing intelligence to help Ukraine target Russian invaders.
Burns on a deeper level has been locked in an intelligence duel with Russian President Vladimir Putin. It’s not exactly George Smiley vs. Karla in John Le Carré’s novels, but it’s close. Burns first met Putin about 20 years ago as U.S. ambassador to Moscow, and he has been listening to Putin’s threats and boasts ever since.
Putin is “an emperor who is not quite fully clothed,” Burns tartly cabled Washington in 2007. In his 2019 memoir, “The Back Channel,” he memorably described the Russian leader: “Putin’s intimidating aura is often belied by his...”
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Isn’t David Ignatius a CIA asset at best?
Imagine that. Three+ years of war, and there's a "covert CIA campaign in Ukraine?"
And the blind squirrels find nuts.
“Ukraine has been in many ways Burns’s war”
Well he’s certainly BURNING what used to be a country in Europe, but now will be carved out to neighboring countries, at least if the Neocons get their way.
Who is going to lead America's worst diplomacy failure and strategic loss since Pearl Harbor.
Yeah, he's a real winner.
Who didn’t know this was a CIA project initiated circa 2014/2014?
I’m pretty sure everyone did.
What color was Ukraine?
I’m curious does the CIA require legal authorization from Congress and the White House to operate like this?
How does this work that the CIA engages in acts of war against another nation on behalf of a third party?
Is there oversite for this or is this the CIA normal operating procedure of just doing what it thinks best?
. He warned Kyiv and the world in late 2021 that the Russians were coming by sharing highly sensitive U.S. intelligence
the pussy hat pink revolution
The man who’s provoking the Nuclear destruction of the United States, lionized by the Washington Post. Fitting!
Yes.
But it’s a crime in the furtherance of money laundering, corruption, and industrial scale death.
So it’s apparently okay.
When 70% or more of Congress are virtue-signaling, progressive uniparty cucks, the deep-state does what it wants
Was it his job to carry back suitcases full of cash for the Bidens?
A Ukrainian patriot should put a hole in Burn’s head .
Another letter agency thing was Sarah Ashton-Cirillo and “transgender” spokesperson for Ukraine.
About
Sarah Ashton-Cirillo, formerly Sarah Cirillo and Sarah Ashton, is an American former journalist who has worked as a spokesperson for Ukraine’s Territorial Defense Forces, in which she is a junior sergeant. Wikipedia
Born: 1977 (age 47 years), Florida
Other names: Sarah Ashton, Sarah Cirillo, Blonde
Political party: Democratic (U.S.)
Service / branch: Armed Forces of Ukraine
Years of service: October 2022–present
And:
https://www.news5cleveland.com/ukraine-military-s-sarah-ashton-cirillo-predicts-victory-in-2024
“the pussy hat pink revolution”
“Why am I Mr. Pink?”
“Because you’re a faggot, alright?
” But the self-effacing Burns has ‘bravely’ commanded a CIA force in Ukraine since Russia’s invasion nearly three years ago.”
Brave Sir Bill.
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