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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 372

Desmond Butler

This combination of October 9, 2019, photos provided by the Alexandria Sheriff’s Office shows booking photos of Lev Parnas, left, and Igor Fruman. (Alexandria Sheriff's Office via AP)
December 24, 2019, 1:42 pm
Giuliani associates leveraged GOP access to seek Ukraine gas deal
Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman tried to appoint amenable CEO for gas company, boasted they were going to get Trump administration to fire envoy known for fighting corruption
By Desmond Butler and Michael Biesecker
Then-Republic representative Pete Sessions of Texas speaks to supporters after conceding the US House race to Democratic challenger and first-time candidate Colin Allred during the Dallas County Republican Party election night watch party on November 6, 2018 at The Statler Hotel in Dallas. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter)
October 11, 2019, 7:30 pm
Arrest of Giuliani associates ensnares ‘Congressman 1’
Donations mentioned in indictment against Lev Parnas, Igor Fruman match those to ex-lawmaker Pete Sessions, who was allegedly part of effort to push out US envoy to Ukraine
By Michael Biesecker, Desmond Butler and bryan slodysko
In this Sept. 6, 2019, file photo, Energy Secretary Rick Perry speaks at the California GOP fall convention in Indian Wells, Calif. Perry pushed Ukraine’s president earlier in 2019 to replace members of a key supervisory board at Naftogaz, a massive state-owned petroleum company. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
October 7, 2019, 5:57 am
Trump allies said to have eyed takeover of Ukraine gas firm for lucrative deals
Soviet-born Florida real estate entrepreneurs Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman touted connections to president in bid to gain control of Naftogas, a project later taken up by Rick Perry
By Desmond Butler, Michael Biesecker and Richard Lardner
Pages from a confidential whistleblower's report obtained by The Associated Press, along with two printed Facebook pages that were active on September 17, 2019, are photographed in Washington. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)
September 18, 2019, 9:43 am
Facebook auto-generating pages for Islamic State, al-Qaeda
Despite committing to remove content related to jihadist groups, whistleblower flags over 200 pages glorifying them
By Desmond Butler and Barbara Ortutay
Pages from a confidential whistleblower's report obtained by The Associated Press are photographed in Washington, May 7, 2019. (Jon Elswick/AP)
May 9, 2019, 11:23 am
Facebook auto-generates videos celebrating images by terror groups, extremists
While social media giant says it’s gaining control over prohibited content, whistleblower complains success rates are lower than claimed
By Desmond Butler and Barbara Ortutay
FBI Director Chris Wray speaks at his installation ceremony at the FBI Building in Washington, September 28, 2017. (Andrew Harnik/AP)
July 19, 2018, 9:21 am
FBI director says Russia continues to sow discord in US
Chris Wray dismisses Moscow’s offer to question 12 intelligence officers over election hacking accusations, also warns that Chinese economic espionage is major threat to America
By Deb Riechmann and Desmond Butler
In this May 20, 2017, file photo, US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
May 22, 2018, 3:34 am
The princes, the president and the fortune seekers
A Republican fundraiser and his Lebanese-American partner planned to pitch themselves to Gulf princes as a backchannel to the White House in return for millions in business
By Desmond Butler and Tom Lobianco
This undated photo provided by the US Air Force shows an X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (US Air Force via AP)
February 7, 2018, 12:49 pm
Russian hackers exploit weakness in US cyber defense
Group known as ‘Fancy Bears’ targets dozens of employees working on secret projects including drones, missiles, stealth fighter jets, cloud-computing platforms
By JEFF DONN, Desmond Butler and Raphael Satter
FBI headquarters (J. Edgar Hoover Building) on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington DC. (CC BY-SA I, Aude, Wikimedia Commons)
November 27, 2017, 1:42 am
FBI failed to warn US targets of Russian hackers
Associated Press finds dozens of cases in which victims of cyberespionage group were not updated on potential threat
By Raphael Satter, JEFF DONN and Desmond Butler
Illustrative image of conceptual cyber attack code. (DaLiu/iStock by Getty images)
November 26, 2017, 5:48 pm
FBI didn’t warn US targets as Russian hackers hunted emails
Many victims of cyberespionage first heard about the attacks from the media, expressed surprise they were not warned by security services
By Raphael Satter, JEFF DONN and Desmond Butler
Special Counsel Robert Mueller (2nd L) leaves after a closed meeting with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee June 21, 2017 at the Capitol in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images via JTA)
November 3, 2017, 9:24 am
Mueller grand jury investigating top DC lobbyists
Longtime Democratic operative Tony Podesta and former GOP congressman Vin Weber were part of multimillion-dollar lobbying effort directed by ex-Trump campaign chief Manafort
By Desmond Butler
In this photo provided by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Rinat Akhmetshin is photographed at the Newseum in Washington, June 13, 2016 after a documentary screening. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty via AP)
July 15, 2017, 4:43 am
Russian-American lobbyist also attended Trump Jr. meeting
Ex-Soviet military officer Rinat Akhmetshin confirms presence when president’s son met Kremlin-linked lawyer
By Desmond Butler and CHAD DAY
The main gate at MacDill Air Force Base, in Tampa, Fla., January 13, 2017. (AP/Chris O'Meara)
February 1, 2017, 1:18 am
US military botches online fight against Islamic State
Hundreds of millions of dollars being spent on program that allegedly inflates success figures to keep itself funded
By Desmond Butler and Richard Lardner
President Donald Trump, accompanied by Vice President Mike Pence, left, and Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly, speaking at the Homeland Security Department in Washington, January 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
January 26, 2017, 11:32 am
Trump says torture works, vows to ‘fight IS fire with fire’
Administration said to be looking at resuming waterboarding, reopening CIA-run ‘black site’ prisons outside the United States
By Bradley Klapper, Desmond Butler and Deb Riechmann
In this Nov. 21, 2013 file photo reviewed by the US military, dawn arrives at the now closed Camp X-Ray, which was used as the first detention facility for al-Qaeda and Taliban militants who were captured after the September 11 attacks, at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. (AP/Charles Dharapak)
January 25, 2017, 7:25 pm
Trump seeks review of terror interrogation techniques
President also considers reopening CIA offshore ‘black sites,’ according to a draft executive order
By Desmond Butler and Bradley Klapper
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