The Lines of Communication Are NOT Open

Breaking News: U.S. spies and commandos in Afghanistan alerted superiors as early as January to a Russian plot to pay bounties to kill U.S. troops, officials said.https://t.co/eC8JWtQQ7y

— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 28, 2020

Intel and special ops forces warned of the Russian scheme to pay Afghan militants to kill Americans as early as January, according to new NYT reporting.

Their assessment was bolstered discovery of American cash in Taliban outpost. https://t.co/vHHhBQuDki pic.twitter.com/UmTpxOUzX1

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) June 28, 2020

And:

And >

“Spokespeople for the C.I.A., the director of national intelligence and the Pentagon declined to comment on the new findings”

— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) June 28, 2020

Not goin’ out on that limb.