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How Russiagate Began With Obama’s Iran Deal Domestic Spying Campaign

JL;DR SUMMARY The article delves into the controversy surrounding Michael Flynn, former National Security Advisor, and his alleged entanglements with Russia, arguing that these were pretexts used by the Obama administration to protect the Iran nuclear deal. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Iran Nuclear DealTrump AdministrationBarack ObamaSurveillanceMiddle East PolicyJoint Comprehensive Plan Of ActionMichael FlynnRussia CollusionIntelligence AgenciesObama Legacy

Places mentioned

Tampa, Florida, United States
"Flynn arranged for a team from United States Central Command, based in Tampa, Florida, to come up to Washington."
Egypt
"President-elect Trump got Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi on the phone on Dec. 22 and convinced him to withdraw the proposal."
Senegal
"Flynn was speaking with foreign officials from Israel, Egypt, and Senegal—which at the time held one of the rotating positions on the security council."
Russian Federation
"Flynn had said long before he signed on with the Trump campaign that it was a catastrophe to realign American interests with those of a terror state."
United Arab Emirates
"Power led the list with seven unmaskings of Flynn—a small part of her sum total of more than 330 unmaskings between 2015-16."
Iran
"The answer is that Obama saw Flynn as a signal threat to his legacy, which was rooted in his July 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran—the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)."
Israel
"There would be no room in the Democratic Party for principled disagreement over the keystone of Obama’s foreign policy legacy."
Saudi Arabia
"The catch to Obamas newly inclusive balancing framework was that upgrading relations with Iran would necessarily come at the expense of traditional partners targeted by Iranlike Saudi Arabia and, most importantly, Israel."

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