Frances Townsend
Former Homeland Security & Counterterrorism Advisor to President Bush '03-'08, @CBSNews Sr National Security Analyst '16 - , EVP MacAndrews & Forbes '10-present
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Iran's FM affirms right to execute gays and blasts U.S. and Israel
Ronzheimer wrote that Zarif answered: "The problem is the aggressive policies of Israel and the USA."
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Frances Townsend
This is #Iran: Iran's FM @jzarif affirms right to execute gays and blasts U.S. and Israel | The Jerusalem post
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Ivanka Trump Made $4 Million From President's Washington Hotel
Ivanka Trump made $4 million from her investment in her father’s Washington hotel last year, according to a disclosure released by the White House on Friday.
Save The Children: 7 killed in airstrike on Yemen hospital
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A hospital in a rural area of northwest Yemen was hit by an airstrike Tuesday killing seven people and wounding eight others, Save the Children said. The international...
Behind Illicit Massage Parlors Lie a Vast Crime Network and Modern Indentured Servitude
In a $3 billion-a-year industry, many women stay on as prostitutes in order to pay debts to smugglers, spa owners and lawyers.
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Frances Townsend
Behind Illicit Massage Parlors Lie a Vast Crime Network and Modern Indentured Servitude, via @nytimes
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Nigerian Army Uses Trump’s Words to Justify Fatal Shooting of Rock-Throwing Protesters
President Trump said rocks would be considered firearms if thrown at the American military. The Nigerian Army pointed to that language when explaining why its soldiers fatally shot protesters.
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Frances Townsend
Tragic but predictable: #Nigeria Army Uses @POTUS Trump’s Words to Justify Fatal Shooting of Rock-Throwing Protesters
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Three Senior Pentagon Officials Leave in Quick Succession
Departures come amid speculation that Defense Secretary Mattis is on his way out.
C.E.O.s May Avoid Riyadh Conference but Not Saudi Money
Even though American and European executives are staying away, companies are unlikely to sever ties or avert future deals after the killing of Jamal Khashoggi.
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Congress Won’t Buy the Latest Saudi Story on Khashoggi
But senators do have a way to punish those responsible for this death.
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The U.S. Can't Ditch Saudi Arabia, But It Shouldn't Let Khashoggi Slide
Looking away from Saudi perfidy is an embarrassment to the thesis of a rule-based order, but be careful about ditching Riyadh for the sake of idealism.
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Frances Townsend
Opinion: The U.S. Can't Ditch #SaudiArabia, But It Shouldn't Let #Khashoggi Slide
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Exclusive: Twitter pulls down bot network that pushed pro-Saudi talking points about disappeared journalist
Twitter became aware of some of the bots on Thursday when NBC News presented the company with evidence of coordinated activity.
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Frances Townsend
Exclusive: @Twitter pulls down bot network that pushed pro-#SaudiArabia talking points about disappeared journalist #Khashoggi nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news… via @NBCNews
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Jamal Khashoggi's Likely Murder Must Be Judiciously Prosecuted
Jamal Khashoggi's likely death at Saudi Arabian hands has led many to call for Saudi's isolation, but that would be disastrous for U.S. interests.
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Frances Townsend
Opinion: Take a Deep Breath on #SaudiArabia commentarymagazine.com/foreign-policy… via @commentary
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Trump has given every despot on the planet a license to kill
This is a good time to be a dictator — and a dangerous time to be a dissident.
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Frances Townsend
Opinion by @MaxBoot @POTUS Trump has given every despot on the planet a license to kill
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Story on Saudi consul in Istanbul is withdrawn
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Frances Townsend
Story on #SaudiArabia consul general in #Istanbul #Turkey being removed from his post over #Khashoggi is withdrawn | Reuters
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Saudi Arabia Delivers $100 Million Pledged to U.S. as Pompeo Lands in Riyadh
The funds, earmarked for aid to Syria, arrived as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited the kingdom to discuss the fate of a missing Saudi dissident.
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Frances Townsend
#SaudiArabia Delivers $100 Million Pledged to U.S. as @SecPompeo Lands in Riyadh
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Why Did Qatar Try to Hack Syrian Opposition Leaders?
The hugely rich but increasingly embattled emirate has a lot of powerful enemies, and not much faith in its friends. It’s been trying to spy on both.
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Frances Townsend
@michaeldweiss Why Did #Qatar Try to Hack #Syria Opposition Leaders? thebea.st/2OsaHxg?source… via @thedailybeast
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Jared Kushner ‘deeply involved’ in White House response to Khashoggi’s disappearance
Kushner is leveraging his intensely scrutinized close relationship with the Saudi crown prince to serve as a line of communication between the White House and the Gulf kingdom.
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Frances Townsend
Jared Kushner 'deeply involved' in @WhiteHouse response to #Saudi journalist #Khashoggi’s disappearance yahoo.com/news/jared-kus… via @YahooNews
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US Justice Department designates Hezbollah ‘transnational crime organisation’
Designation comes as US President prepares to impose more sanctions on the group
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Frances Townsend
Finally!!! @TheJusticeDept designates #Hezbollah ‘transnational crime organisation’ thenational.ae/world/the-amer… via @TheNationalUAE @FightExtremism @UANI #FreeIran
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Saudi Crown Prince meets Russian envoy to Syria in Riyadh
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with Russia’s Special Envoy to Syria
For Khashoggi, a Tangled Mix of Royal Service and Islamist Sympathies
Jamal Khashoggi had both an affinity for Islamist political movements and close ties to the Saudi royal family — until they were cut by a new crown prince.
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Frances Townsend
Joint statement on the disappearance of Jamal #Khashoggi by Foreign Ministers from the #UK, #France and #Germany - GOV.UK gov.uk/government/new…
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