Below is a link to KD’s story, and to Wikipedia’s piece on the Intercept, pro and con. On the other hand, Erik Prince is damn sure gonna find a way to monetize Donald Trump before the guy flames out. If I have a journalistic god, it’s KD, mostly because he always says things like, “This might be true,” when things seem too nuts to be believed. It has been accused of lax oversight, and has had to issues corrections on stories by several of its reporters.īut my man Kevin Drum cites it here, noting it bears eerie resemblance to a story that recently appeared in Buzzfeed. The Intercept has won several prestigious journalism awards-and has also flamed out with some stories. It is supported financially by First Look Media Works, and its editors are Betsy Reed, Glenn Greenwald, and Jeremy Scahill.” UPDATE: People ask below, what is the Intercept? According to Wikipedia, “The Intercept is an online news publication dedicated to what it describes as "adversarial journalism". the trump administration is reportedly weighing the creation of a private network of spies conjured up by former blackwater founder erik prince, a former cia officer and famous iran-contra scandal. Apparently some of the organizers have already met with Trump donors to secure financing for what MUST be an illegal operation. This is one of the scariest prospects yet. Hard to believe that Ollie North is still around, but how reassuring to see the old lawbreaker hooking up with that murderer Prince. Firing would be the least of your worries. The plans have been pitched to the White House “as a means of countering “deep state” enemies in the intelligence community seeking to undermine Donald Trump’s presidency.” Oliver North and Erik Prince-what could go wrong? It’s absolutely shocking.
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