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Burns says Hamas is responsible for stalled hostage talks “It breaks your heart because you can see in very human terms what’s at stake here.”nytimes.com/2024/04/18/wor…

Gen. Haugh talks about the China threat and Volt Typhoon Vanderbilt University security conference. “There is not a valid intelligence reason to be looking at a water treatment plant from a cyberperspective.” nytimes.com/2024/04/17/us/…

In interview, Mark Warner warns America is more vulnerable to election influence threats than in 2020. nytimes.com/2024/04/16/us/…

EXCLUSIVE and BREAKING:

Ohtani's former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara is in negotiations to plead guilty in connection with the purported theft of Ohtani's money. Ohtani has been interviewed by the feds as part of the investigation.

w/Tim Arango

nytimes.com/2024/04/10/bus…

Julian E. Barnes I assume neither of us meet these requirements.👇

Can't say I'm at all displeased.😊

My blue check mark did not reappear.

Is the new Hamas proposal enought to restart hostage talks? nytimes.com/live/2024/03/1…

Some of you have asked about remarks I made recently on a panel, that I had spoken to six people who claimed knowledge of UAP crash retrievals. We didn't publish a story about that. In our report today, I explain why. In good faith, I'll offer some elaboration.

In Semafor Media newsltr w Semaforben + Max Tani another look at Edward Wong email that was taken out of context in Atlantic piece:

semafor.com/newsletter/03/…

Wong's point: it's foolish both-sides-ism to quote somebody *just because* he's GOP. Instead find a better GOP spox.

.Semafor has news on the The New York Times request for The Atlantic to correct the Rubenstein story with false context on my quote. My full paragraph is here. 'Wong has a point.' In the spirit of honest journalism and ideas, The Atlantic should update the story. semafor.com/newsletter/03/…

Tom Sylvester, CIA's newish deputy director of operations, steps (partly) out of the shadows to make the case for human intelligence collection on the new episode of the 'Langley Files.' nytimes.com/2024/02/28/us/…

If you were also wondering whether anyone at the Atlantic factchecked that piece about the NYT edit page … it looks like we now have an answer.

New from Thomas Gibbons-Neff : nytimes.com/2024/02/27/wor…

Contest alert for teachers!!!

'The relative quiet reflects decisions by both sides and suggests that Iran does have some level of control over the militias.' Great piece w/important details Farnaz Fassihi Eric Schmitt Julian E. Barnes The New York Times nytimes.com/2024/02/27/wor…

Since the U.S. retaliated against militias in Iraq & Syria for the deaths of 3 soldiers in Jordan, the relative quiet reflects decisions by both sides and suggests that Iran has some level of control over its proxies w/Farnaz Fassihi, Julian E. Barnes
nytimes.com/2024/02/27/wor…

I know, trust, respect, and believe Edward Wong and Julian E. Barnes . (I have worked directly with Julian, and been a friend and colleague of Edward's in China.)

I have seen first-hand the care and fair-mindedness they bring to stories. Including in quoting a wide range of sources.