Ray McGovern

Former Intelligence Analyst/Activist/Justice person

[Ray McGovern @raymcgovern]

Putin: from Anger/Angst to Confidence in 10 yrs https://t.co/5jUu1pejjR Quotes Mark Twain on “death” of Russian economy. Needles gas-deprived Germans: Just push the button to open the intact NordStream line tomorrow; don’t have to take orders from Brussels https://t.co/gd4fclVGCs

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@MatthewPHoh Honest, Honest, Honest. Thanks, Matt; just thanks. Ray

[Ray McGovern @raymcgovern]

At St. Petersburg International Economic Summit in 2016, Putin warned Western journalists the West’s dismissive approach to arms control had forced Russia to field new kinds of sophisticated weapons to gain advantage. War in Ukraine = QED. Don’t miss: https://t.co/bKkFvVZ9lr

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LTC Aguilar assesses latest exchanges of fire in Iran “ceasefire”; hypothesizes re next US military operations. Ray reverts to old role as infantry/intel officer; delighted that some ops planners are still taught how to assess enemy capabilities/intentions https://t.co/qavYmR0BMV

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Israeli influence: examples from 1963-2026, amid pending legislation tying US-Israel militaries even closer together. How long will we let Israel drive US foreign policy? At end, short video clips suggesting the kind of “intervention” that is now required. https://t.co/vTaURNqHaO

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Putin uncharacteristically dyspeptic re drones https://t.co/4ediDtU8P6. Asked if drones were launched from Latvia: “All locations would be “legitimate targets”, implying, as Russian Intel has already done publicly, that NATO membership conveys no immunity. https://t.co/JIkVZB4qvC

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On Dialogue Works Friday, Nima and I tried to make some sense out of Trump’s behavior on Iran after three months of war. Also discussed: what Moscow’s reaction to killing of 21 students at the teachers college in Lugansk is likely to be over the near term. https://t.co/lfdJp52Czt

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Larry Johnson, Scott Ritter, and I discuss our Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) Alert Memorandum, “Avoiding Catastrophic Failure in Cuba”, issued earlier on Friday: https://t.co/xutn3fcv8R. We also reviewed the bidding on Iran, Ukraine. https://t.co/xxfZYyS5ux

[Ray McGovern @raymcgovern]

NATO’s Ukraine proxy war seeks to weaken Russia and topple Putin. To launch an economic, information and ground war, NATO needed Russia to invade. Now it needs Russia to attack a NATO nation to justify direct war. Sat. 8pm EDT.
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NEARSIGHTED and ARMS FOLDED they waded knee deep in the Deep Muddy – this time Cuba. Before the US gets waist deep, and before “the big fool says to push on”, words of caution from a savvy former intelligence analyst of Latin America and 15 VIPS colleagues https://t.co/xutn3fcv8R

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Can US blithely dismiss the possibility that Putin and Xi will rattle sabers -- or worse, if US moves to "regime-change" Cuba? Might they opt to put some teeth in their rhetoric against “all unilateral acts of bullying”? Relevant context from the early 60s https://t.co/em7k2ULyTF

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CUBAN FIASCO II? Arthur Schlessinger report to JFK, 06/30/61: “…CIA analysts were not told of Bay of Pigs operation; not asked re likelihood Castro would fall; would have given "quite a different estimate." https://t.co/Rsp4LLE5FY. READ THAT MEMO, Rubio! https://t.co/g34CmxS2z3

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Misleading title. My take: While Putin can be stern (and effective) with Trump when necessary, his overarching priority is to avoid risk of forcing on mercurial Trump a choice between “humiliating retreat or nuclear war” (to quote JFK’s warning after Cuba) https://t.co/exXXKrjqR5

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Memorial Day: "The making of peace is at least as costly as the making of war — at least as liable to bring disgrace & prison" Dan Berrigan. So, if making peace today means prison that’s where we need to be. Are there enough prisons for all of us? NOT YET https://t.co/lEsCCQJdp4

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The full truth be told, Iran did NOT stop working on a nuclear weapon in 2003. Iran had NEVER STARTED! TELL NO ONE! Widespread ignorance on this could allow Trump to claim he has now forced Iran to stop such work! Some background on Cuba at min 1:58:55 ff. https://t.co/ocVRAxST47

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Gabbard Is Out. In sworn testimony she could not duck the fact that Trump lied on “imminent threat” fr Iran. AND she and Pam Bondi tried to hold accountable quintessential Deep State actors Comey, Brennan - driving two more nails in Gabbard & Bondi coffins https://t.co/4luWfS3XqP

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The SVR (Russia’s CIA) warns Latvia “NATO membership will not protect accomplices of Ukrainian drone terrorism from retribution." Did Putin sound out Xi on direct retaliation against NATO despite risk? Also, more Israeli cruelty to Sumud flotilla to Gaza. https://t.co/rQTdoSppRA

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Without any cards to play, Trump grovels to Xi while Putin prepares for constructive dialogue. Watch to the end as I give a personal account of former Sec Def Bobby Gates and former Sec of State Condi Rice!
https://t.co/1MRUCaaQlp

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Session includes lively exchange between Scott and me on whether Russia is likely to mount missile attacks on Kyiv and European sites, in reaction to drone strikes deep inside Russia. Scott says Yes; Ray says No. For that segment, see minute 1:22:00 to end https://t.co/RrBMAsGOJP

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Trump is received by Xi with high pomp, low circumstance. CEOs fly home with no rare earth minerals. US lack of leverage laid bare on Taiwan, Iran.
After 5-day “decent interval”, Putin will arrive in Beijing for far more serious coordination on Iran, etc. https://t.co/MaewUHvCBi