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# Chris Sampson

Journalist, Extremist and Media Analyst, Author

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- [They Can't Shut Her Up](https://chrissampson.com/they-cant-shut-her-up/) - They Can’t Shut Her UpShe warned the country about Trump during a pandemic. She warned the country about Kash Patel before he became FBI Director. She told the truth about what America’s ambassador to Germany tried to arrange for the Vice President. For all of it, she has been sued, threatened, and targeted for six
- [Doping in cycling - A Simpleton's view](https://chrissampson.com/doping-in-cycling-a-simpletons-view/) - It has been extremely exasperating to watch the headlines relating to Lance Armstrong, Doping, and Cycling. The most irritating part of the whole story is watching faux experts on cycling mischaracterize events that led us to this day. Not once did they mention, Arthur Linton, and I’m sure they’ve never heard of him. They work
- [Walking the Path of Fire: Twelve Years of InformNapalm's War Against the Kremlin](https://chrissampson.com/walking-the-path-of-fire-twelve-years-of-informnapalms-war-against-the-kremlin/) - By Chris Sampson | The Wire Tap | NatSecMedia“Ідучи стежиною самопізнання, ми неодмінно повертаємось до початку свого шляху, але з кожним колом підіймаємось над собою.”“Walking the path of self-knowledge, we inevitably return to the beginning of our path, but with each round we rise above ourselves.”— Roman Burko, founder, InformNapalmTonight, in Kyiv, an international volunteer
- [The Good Russian Is Not Coming To Save You: And when you tell them that, they will make you pay for it.](https://chrissampson.com/the-good-russian-is-not-coming-to-save-you-and-when-you-tell-them-that-they-will-make-you-pay-for-it/) - FULL SUBSTACK DEAR READER: Please consider a basic support membership at $5 per month. As a journalist in Ukraine, I work every day (even during blackouts and drone attacks) to examine our world situation from where the fulcrum of the world’s hell pivots, and your help is vital. Today is my 1436th day in this
- [The Russian Soul Survives Everything Except Accountability A Poem in Several Acts of Willful Blindness](https://chrissampson.com/the-russian-soul-survives-everything-except-accountability-a-poem-in-several-acts-of-willful-blindness/) - THE SUBSTACK ARTICLE DEAR READER: Please consider a basic support membership at $5 per month. As a journalist in Ukraine, I work every day (even during blackouts and drone attacks) to examine our world situation from where the fulcrum of the world’s hell pivots, and your help is vital. Today is my 1436th day in
- [Ukrainian Voices: Life in Ukraine with Julia Kalashnyk | War, Resistance & Daily Reality](https://chrissampson.com/ukrainian-voices-life-in-ukraine-with-julia-kalashnyk-war-resistance-daily-reality/) - Ukrainian Voices: Life in Ukraine with Julia Kalashnyk by Chris SampsonA recording from Chris Sampson's live videoRead on Substack I first encountered Julia Kalashnyk through her writing on Substack. What immediately stood out was her ability to capture something often missing from international coverage: the texture of daily life in Ukraine during war. Headlines speak
- [Assault on the Press: Brian Karem on Power, Intimidation, and the Collapse of American Journalism](https://chrissampson.com/assault-on-the-press/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtBUkfKMzzM CHRIS SAMPSON:How you doing, Brian? Good to see you, brother. BRIAN KAREM:Good to see you too. CHRIS SAMPSON:I was telling people before you came on: if information were like food, we’d know when we weren’t getting nutrients—when we drink but we’re not hydrated. I’m trying to get viewers thinking the same way about
- [Inside Ukraine: Shaun Pinner on Life Near the Front, Russian POW Tactics & Interpol Abuse](https://chrissampson.com/a-talk-with-shaun-pinner/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb4Cd1YHRyQ CHRIS: We’re live. Hey—welcome, everyone. Thanks for joining. Shaun and I have a lot to cover: what’s happening in Ukraine right now with the blackouts and conditions, and also a bigger story—Interpol red notice abuse and how Russia uses it. Shaun, you’re in the south—well, more central Ukraine, right? Dnipro? SHAUN: Yeah, Dnipro.
- [Weaponized Law Enforcement-A discussion with Frank Figliuzzi](https://chrissampson.com/weaponized-law-enforcement/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbAPjM1LgUc --- CHRIS SAMPSON:When I came to Ukraine four years ago, there were a few books I brought with me. Of course, you have to have the counterinsurgency manual—David Petraeus. And then this one, especially with everything we’re seeing in America: it’s important to pay attention to what the standard used to be. And yes—Twin
- [Stacking Dead Russian Generals](https://chrissampson.com/stacking-dead-russian-generals/) - DEAR READER: Please consider a basic support membership at $5 per month. As a journalist in Ukraine, I work every day (even during blackouts and drone attacks) to examine our world situation from where the fulcrum of the world’s hell pivots, and your help is vital. Today is my 1399th day in this 1445 of
- [Russia Launches 447 Projectiles Against Ukraine’s Energy Grid and Nuclear Infrastructure Direct strikes at Nuclear facilities should alarm Europe](https://chrissampson.com/russia-launches-447-projectiles-against-ukraines-energy-grid-and-nuclear-infrastructure-direct-strikes-at-nuclear-facilities-should-alarm-europe/) - https://thechrissampson.substack.com/p/russia-launches-447-projectiles-against DEAR READER: Please consider a basic support membership at $5 per month. As a journalist in Ukraine, I work every day (even during blackouts and drone attacks) to examine our world situation from where the fulcrum of the world’s hell pivots, and your help is vital. Today is my 1398th day in this 1444
- [Entering the crisis in Ukraine: How I wandered into a war and fell in love with a country](https://chrissampson.com/entering-the-crisis-in-ukraine-how-i-wandered-into-a-war-and-fell-in-love-with-a-country/) - The Crisis in Ukraine - Part One About: In this series, I will share some personal observations about Russia’s war against Ukraine. First, I will look at the history leading up to the path of the Russian invasion, next I want to talk about some big picture issues I believe the world should consider when
- [The destruction of media-Ukraine matters](https://chrissampson.com/the-destruction-of-media-ukraine-matters/) - Get more from Chris Sampson in the Substack appAvailable for iOS and AndroidGet the app
- [The Forgotten Thousands: How Russia Is Winning the War Against Ukraine’s Children](https://chrissampson.com/the-forgotten-thousands-how-russia-is-winning-the-war-against-ukraines-children/) - Some don’t remember Ukrainian. Some don’t remember their parents’ faces. Some have been told their parents abandoned them, that Ukraine doesn’t want them back, that they are Russian and always were. These are not children anymore in the way we think of childhood—as a protected space, as innocence preserved. These are hostages aging into their
- [When the Exit Is the Enemy: How X’s Link Suppression Betrays Its Own Free Speech Mission](https://chrissampson.com/when-the-exit-is-the-enemy-how-xs-link-suppression-betrays-its-own-free-speech-mission/) - DEAR READER: Please consider a basic support membership at $5 per month. As a journalist in Ukraine, I work every day (even during blackouts and drone attacks) to examine our world situation from where the fulcrum of the world’s hell pivots, and your help is vital. Today is my 1396th day in this 1442 of
- [The Autocrats Go Wild](https://chrissampson.com/the-autocrats-go-wild/) - Get more from Chris Sampson in the Substack appAvailable for iOS and AndroidGet the app
- [The DNI Whistleblower Case against Tulsi Gabbard: Eight Months to Congress](https://chrissampson.com/the-dni-whistleblower-case-against-tulsi-gabbard-eight-months-to-congress/) - DEAR READER: Please consider a basic support membership at $5 per month. As a journalist in Ukraine, I work every day (even during blackouts and drone attacks) to examine our world situation from where the fulcrum of the world’s hell pivots, and your help is vital. Today is my 1395th day in this 1441 of
- [When a Louisiana Lawyer Tries to Out-Bible the Pope: Mike Johnson's Theological Cage Match](https://chrissampson.com/when-a-louisiana-lawyer-tries-to-out-bible-the-pope-mike-johnsons-theological-cage-match/) - DEAR READER: Please consider a basic support membership at $5 per month. As a journalist in Ukraine, I work every day (even during blackouts and drone attacks) to examine our world situation from where the fulcrum of the world’s hell pivots, and your help is vital. Today is my 1395th day in this 1441 of
- [The Last Stand: Why Independent Journalism Is Democracy’s Only Hope](https://chrissampson.com/the-last-stand-why-independent-journalism-is-democracys-only-hope/) - DEAR READER: Please consider a basic support membership at $5 per month. As a journalist in Ukraine, I work every day (even during blackouts and drone attacks) to examine our world situation from where the fulcrum of the world’s hell pivots, and your help is vital. Today is my 1394th day in this war, and
- [TONIGHT: ASSAULT ON THE PRESS](https://chrissampson.com/tonight-assault-on-the-press/) - We have a great program for you tonight, subscribe today and join us. See you then! https://open.substack.com/live-stream/107359
- [How Russia Weaponizes INTERPOL Against People Who Fought for Ukraine (and Why It Works)](https://chrissampson.com/how-russia-weaponizes-interpol-against-people-who-fought-for-ukraine-and-why-it-works/) - DEAR READER: Please consider a basic support membership at $5 per month. As a journalist in Ukraine, I work every day (even during blackouts and drone attacks) to examine our world situation from where the fulcrum of the world’s hell pivots, and your help is vital. Today is my 1394th day in this war, and
- [Peace Through Profit: How Steve Witkoff’s Business Partnerships Shape Trump’s Ukraine Strategy](https://chrissampson.com/peace-through-profit-how-steve-witkoffs-business-partnerships-shape-trumps-ukraine-strategy/) - DEAR READER: Please consider a basic support membership at $5 per month. As a journalist in Ukraine, I work every day (even during blackouts and drone attacks) to examine our world situation from where the fulcrum of the world’s hell pivots, and your help is vital. Today is my 1394th day in this war, and
- [THE HARVEST: RUSSIA'S DIASPORA INFLUENCE CAMPAIGNS](https://chrissampson.com/the-harvest-russias-diaspora-influence-campaigns/) - There is a young man somewhere in Europe. He watched his best friend burn to death inside the Trade Union House in Odesa on May 2, 2014. He wants nothing to do with today’s Ukraine.A leaked document from Moscow State Institute of International Relations — MGIMO — identifies him. Not by name. By profile. By
- [The Engineered Winter: How Russia’s Energy Blitzkrieg Is Remaking Ukraine’s Cities](https://chrissampson.com/the-engineered-winter-how-russias-energy-blitzkrieg-is-remaking-ukraines-cities/) - DEAR READER: Please consider a basic support membership at $5 per month, a like and a repost helps too. As a journalist in Ukraine, I work every day to examine our world situation from where the fulcrum of the world’s hell pivots, and your help is vital. Independent Journalism is not cheap to do, and
- [A Man Without a Mandate: The Legal Case That Steve Witkoff Cannot Lawfully Represent the United States—Or Ukraine](https://chrissampson.com/a-man-without-a-mandate-the-legal-case-that-steve-witkoff-cannot-lawfully-represent-the-united-states-or-ukraine/) - A Man Without a Mandate: The Legal Case That Steve Witkoff Cannot Lawfully Represent the United States—Or Ukraine The Shadow Diplomacy the Founders Warned about and Sought to Prevent Introduction: Who Actually Speaks for the United States? Steve Witkoff is flying around the world as Donald Trump’s “special envoy.” He has negotiated with Vladimir Putin
- [The Silence That Shapes the War: What Steven Moore Won’t Name About Trump’s Betrayal of Ukraine](https://chrissampson.com/the-silence-that-shapes-the-war-what-steven-moore-wont-name-about-trumps-betrayal-of-ukraine/) - While I am thankful for Steven Moore’s apparent support for Ukraine, I can’t let dishonesty by omission go unchecked. His recent article criticizing European hesitancy on Ukraine support reads well on its surface—calling out Belgium’s frozen Russian assets, Europe’s continued energy purchases from Moscow, and the political cowardice that keeps NATO more theoretical than operational.
- [The $58 Billion They Don't Want You to Know About: How MAGA Republicans Voted Against Your Paycheck](https://chrissampson.com/the-58-billion-they-dont-want-you-to-know-about-how-maga-republicans-voted-against-your-paycheck/) - The $58 Billion They Don't Want You to Know About: How MAGA Republicans Voted Against Your Paycheck Ukraine aid isn't foreign charity—it's the biggest domestic manufacturing investment in a generation. And your representative probably voted to kill it. By Chris Sampson Editor-in-Chief, NatSecMedia Kyiv, Ukraine DEAR READER: Please consider a basic support membership at $5
- [Trump's Pattern of Betrayal Part Four: The Hacking of Donald Trump](https://chrissampson.com/trumps-pattern-of-betrayal-part-four-the-hacking-of-donald-trump/) - Trump's Pattern of Betrayal Part Four: The Hacking of Donald Trump How the Kremlin Groomed an American President—And Why Ukraine Pays the Price The Psychology of Betrayal: Why Trump Picks Putin Over Ukraine (Russian tank destroyed in Malaya Rohan, Kharkiv Region, May 2022, Photo by Chris Sampson) (Dear Reader, I’ve covered Donald Trump for
- [THE ORTHODOX WEAPON: HOW RUSSIA TURNED RELIGION INTO AN INSTRUMENT OF WAR](https://chrissampson.com/the-orthodox-weapon-how-russia-turned-religion-into-an-instrument-of-war/) - THE ORTHODOX WEAPON: HOW RUSSIA TURNED RELIGION INTO AN INSTRUMENT OF WAR also available at the Substack page, (which is a way to help support independent journalists like me in Ukraine) https://thechrissampson.substack.com/p/the-orthodox-weapon-how-russia-turned Based on the FrolovLeaks Archive Published by InformNapalm THE EMAIL THAT REVEALED THE MACHINE On December 13, 2016, Vsevolod Chaplin—until recently the official
- [Assassination of Yevgeny Prigozhin: Impact and Aftermath for Ukraine and More](https://chrissampson.com/assassination-of-yevgeny-prigozhin-impact-and-aftermath-for-ukraine-and-more/) - Assassination of Yevgeny Prigozhin: Impact and Aftermath for Ukraine and More 26 August 2023 By Chris Sampson After months of discussion about whether Prigozhin would pay the price for an apparent mutiny, it appears he has been killed in an airplane crash compounded with as much confusion about the incident as was often true of
- [Ukraine Secures Over $100M in Defense Tech Investment at Brave1 Defense Tech Valley 2025](https://chrissampson.com/ukraine-secures-over-100m-in-defense-tech-investment-at-brave1-defense-tech-valley-2025/) - KYIV POST LINK Ukraine Secures Over $100M in Defense Tech Investment at Brave1 Defense Tech Valley 2025Four companies from Europe and the United States have committed to invest more than $100 million in Ukrainian defense technologies, with several deals already moving into closed funding rounds.https://www.kyivpost.com/post/60491Ukraine’s reputation as a hub for defense technology received a major
- [KYIV POST: Three Years Since Olenivka: Ukraine Remembers, Families Still Wait](https://chrissampson.com/kyiv-post-three-years-since-olenivka-ukraine-remembers-families-still-wait/) - As Kyiv marks the anniversary of the prison massacre that killed over 50 Ukrainian POWs, relatives gather not only to mourn but to remind the world: Many are still in Russian captivity. by Jeremy Dirac, Chris Sampson | July 28, 2025, 9:56 pm Ukrainians gathered at Maidan Square in Kyiv on Monday to mark the third anniversary of the
- [KYIV POST: Kyiv Reels After Missile Strike Destroys Homes, Leaves 16 Dead](https://chrissampson.com/kyiv-post-kyiv-reels-after-missile-strike-destroys-homes-leaves-16-dead/) - by Chris Sampson, Jeremy Dirac | Aug. 1, 2025, 1:32 am At least 31 killed, including a child, and 159 injured in Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv; dozens of sites hit in what officials call a deliberate, large-scale assault. A Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv early Thursday, July 31, left at least 16 people
- [Kyiv Post: Farewell to ‘Budgie’: A British Volunteer Fighter Laid to Rest in Kyiv](https://chrissampson.com/kyiv-post-farewell-to-budgie-a-british-volunteer-fighter-laid-to-rest-in-kyiv/) - Dozens gathered in Kyiv to honor Ben “Budgie” Burgess, a British volunteer fighter killed in combat. A skilled FPV drone pilot, Burgess served on Ukraine’s front lines since 2022. by Chris Sampson, Jeremy Dirac | June 30, 2025, 9:33 pm FULL ARTICLE
- [Illegal Detention, Torture, Slavery: How russia Wage War on Ukrainian Media Professionals](https://chrissampson.com/illegal-detention-torture-slavery-how-russia-wage-war-on-ukrainian-media-professionals/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hurm7ElRsx0
- [Press conference entitled: "The Main Challenges of the De-Occupied Territories"](https://chrissampson.com/press-conference-entitled-the-main-challenges-of-the-de-occupied-territories/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owZx-q6QdYs
- [Reaction to the Ambush of Zelenskyy by Kremlin Assets in the White House](https://chrissampson.com/reaction-to-the-ambush-of-zelenskyy-by-kremlin-assets-in-the-white-house/) - Nothing delights me more than talking with old friends from my radio and activism days. And when my friends Rich Hanna and Egberto Willies called up to talk about Ukraine, I was glad to say yes. I think it was a great discussion to build on to bring the conversation back to my anti war
- [The REAL Trina Bachtel Story: UPDATED 2024 EDITION](https://chrissampson.com/the-real-trina-bachtel-story/) - This was originally published April 9, 2008 on the blog of former CIA weirdo Larry Johnson before he went all ProRussia, Solovyev brother etc, as we agreed at the time on Dick Cheney. In that primary season came a story about Hillary Clinton that was just too odd to ignore since the first telling of
- [An Interview with Simon Shaheen](https://chrissampson.com/an-interview-with-simon-shaheen/) - Simon Shaheen One of the most recognized masters of the oud, Simon Shaheen visited to support his new CD "Blue Flame" and to preview his concert. [mp3j track="http://www.chrissampson.com/audio/music/interview__n_shaheen.mp3" caption="Simon Shaheen" volslider="y"]
- [An interview with Omar Faruk Tekbilek](https://chrissampson.com/an-interview-with-omar-faruk-tekbilek/) - Omar Faruk Tekbilek On the eve of his performance in downtown Houston, Omar Faruk Tekbilek and I had a chance to talk about his art and the vibes in the Houston air that night [mp3j track="http://www.chrissampson.com/audio/music/omarfaruktekbilek.mp3" caption="Omar Faruk Tekbilek" volslider="y"]
- [CGTV - Stephen Paddock murder rampage in Las Vegas](https://chrissampson.com/stephen-paddock-murder-rampage-in-las-vegas/) - In the late night of October 1, 2017, Stephen Paddock opened fire on a crowd of music fans in Las Vegas. Source
- [The Truth About Richard Bruce Cheney](https://chrissampson.com/the-truth-about-richard-bruce-cheney/) - (Thank you to Steve Clemons for allowing us reprint the full text with Col. Wilkerson’s and Steve Clemons’ express permission from The Washington Note.) This is a guest post exclusive to The Washington Note by Col. Lawrence B. Wilkerson, who is former chief of staff of the Department of State during the term of Secretary
- [ARAB NEWS: Telegram Russia ban spurs privacy debate](https://chrissampson.com/arab-news-telegram-russia-ban-spurs-privacy-debate/) - SOURCE LINK Q&A We talk to leading world cyber terrorism expert Chris Sampson, co-author of “Hacking ISIS: How to Destroy the Cyber Jihad” and an analyst with the Terror Asymmetrics Project Why are governments so worried about Telegram? Telegram was launched as an encrypted messaging app. This meant that government agencies were less likely to
- [CTV - El Paso Walmart Massacre and Ohio night club attack](https://chrissampson.com/el-paso-walmart-massacre-and-ohio-night-club-attack/) - Patrick Crusius murders people in El Paso after being fear mongered into hating immigrants.
- [CTV - Robert Bowers attacks Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh](https://chrissampson.com/robert-bowers-attacks-tree-of-life-synagogue-in-pittsburgh/) - NeoNazi Robert Bowers opened fire on a synagogue in Pittsburgh.
- [A little bit of reality about Texas secession](https://chrissampson.com/a-little-bit-of-reality-about-texas-secession/) - I grew up in Texas where the majority of my family was from. We have been living in this state, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas for about 7 to 10 generations on average. Many in my family were here before statehood, were in Oklahoma when it was “Indian territory”, and to this day I still find
- [CTV - London Bridge Stabbing - Segment 1](https://chrissampson.com/london-bridge-stabbing/) - At an event on recidivism, Usman Khan attacks crowd, wounding 5 and killing 2.
- [CTV - Terror attack in Strasbourg](https://chrissampson.com/terror-attack-in-strasbourg/) - Terror attack in Strasbourg
- [CTV - Huawei CFO arrested in Canada on sanctions violations warrant - Segment 1](https://chrissampson.com/ctv-huawei-cfo-arrested-in-canada-on-sanctions-violations-warrant-segment-1/) - Canada detained the CFO of the Chinese tech giant, Huawei due to sanctions evasions.
- [CTV - Huawei CFO arrested on sanctions violations - Segment 2](https://chrissampson.com/ctv-huawei-cfo-arrested-on-sanctions-violations/) - The CFO for the Chinese communications firm Huawei was detained by Canadian officials on a US warrant.
- [CTV - Cesar Sayoc busted in Fort Lauderdale](https://chrissampson.com/cesar-sayoc-busted-in-fort-lauderdale/) - A tense campaign of mail bombs gripped the nation until authorities captured Cesar Sayoc, an extreme supporter of Donald Trump in his van in Fort Lauderdale.
- [MSNBC-Manchester Bombing targets Ariana Grande concert goers](https://chrissampson.com/manchester-bombing-msnbc/) - After the bombing in Manchester, a discussion on the suspect and how the UK is likely to respond.
- [MSNBC- Vault 7 CIA hacking tools leaked to the net](https://chrissampson.com/cia-hacking-tools/) - In light of the release of files purported to be from the US government’s elite hackers
- [CTV - London Bridge stabbing - Segment 2](https://chrissampson.com/london-bridge-stabbing-segment-2/) - At an event on recidivism, Usman Khan attacks crowd, wounding 5 and killing 2.
- [ABP Ananda - Airstrike on Lviv, Ukraine kills auto shop workers](https://chrissampson.com/abp-ananda/) - Day 54- Lviv was hit by missiles which destroyed a civillian garage and car repair shop near Shevchenko street… 8 workers died immediately and 11 are critically injured. The workshop along with 40 cars were completely demolished. My report for #ABPAnanda from the spot.
- [Cheddar TV-CIA hacking tools stolen and released](https://chrissampson.com/cheddar-tv-cia-hacking-tools-stolen-and-released/) - In light of the release of files purported to be from the US government’s elite hackers.
- [BBC - Vault 7 hacking tools leaked by Wikileaks](https://chrissampson.com/bbc-vault-7-hacking-tools-leaked-by-wikileaks/) - In light of the release of files purported to be from the US government’s elite hackers.
- [CTV - Brenton Tarrant attacks mosque in Christchurch New Zealand](https://chrissampson.com/christchurch-attack/) - Brenton Tarrant opens fire on mosque while livestreaming from Christchurch, New Zealand
- [The Funerals of Lviv](https://chrissampson.com/the-funerals-of-lviv/) - In Lviv, where soldiers are laid to rest daily, families and communities unite to honor their sacrifices—no need to explain loss to Ukrainians.
- [How Telegram won the far-right social media war of 2021](https://chrissampson.com/how-telegram-won-the-far-right-social-media-war-of-2021/) - It bested Gab and Parler.By Claire GoforthUpdated on Dec 16, 2021, 11:08 am CST Telegram has arrived. The encrypted messaging app enjoyed popularity worldwide for years, but in the United States, it’d been a lesser player in a field that includes social media giants Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter and their fringe competitors Parler, Gab, and
- [Music Reviews and more](https://chrissampson.com/music-reviews-and-more/) - BACK TO THE BASICS: THE MUSIC It is perhaps overdue for me to add a section about music and all the facets that I’ve explored over my lifetime. At the root of my being there has always been an instrument in my hands and an album or ten that I was deeply emersed in listening.
- [MSNBC - Evaluating the Terror Threat Around Elections](https://chrissampson.com/evaluating-the-terror-threat-around-elections/) - On Tuesday, September 8, 2020, Katy Tur spoke with former FBI Special Agent Frank Figliuzzi and Chris Sampson about the pending threats around the 2020 Election. Online chatter and real world comments indicated there was a serious threat of retribution if Trump legitimately loses the election. As Trump consistently told his supporters there is only
- [The Root: Researchers Say Radical Trump Supporters Are Using Encrypted Platforms Now That They've Been Booted From Twitter](https://chrissampson.com/the-root-researchers-say-radical-trump-supporters-are-using-encrypted-platforms-now-that-theyve-been-booted-from-twitter/) - by Zack Linly Since the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan 6., Twitter and other platforms have been purging right-wing extremists—including y’all’s soon-to-be-ex president—like social media was the Republican party and QAnon followers were Black people’s votes. So now, all of those white nationalist nutjobs have had to find new online spaces, according to a counter-terrorism
- [How To Break A Terrorist  - An Interview with Matthew Alexander](https://chrissampson.com/how-to-break-a-terrorist-an-interview-with-matthew-alexander/) - ANSWER coaliton SeizeBP campaign –Media Matters on BP/Halliburton spill and Andy WorthingtonSegment 1 – Matthew Alexander – How To Break A Terrorist Segment 2 – (note: there are portions of the audio which dropped out and were boosted from remaining low volume. They were included to retain as much of what Mr. Alexander shared as
- [Accountability for Designing Torture](https://chrissampson.com/accountability-for-designing-torture/) - Copy of Complaint PDF: CLICK HER Intro and Interview with Jim Cox PhD – Forensic Psychologist on the torture program devised by James Mitchell and Bruce Jessen Segment 1 Interview with Joseph Margulies – Lawyer/Professor of Law Segment 2 Audio reading of complaint filed Segment 3 Interview with Andy Worthington about complaint, BP, and World Cup
- [Oil, Judges and Jobs-Maher Arar and James Yee](https://chrissampson.com/oil-judges-and-jobs-maher-arar-and-james-yee/) - James Yee is a former US. Army chaplain who was subjected to arrest, confinement and charges of sedition, aiding the enemy, spying, espionage, and failure to obey a general order. The charges were later reduced then dropped. But it raised the question about the U.S. attitude towards its own loyal service members who were also
- [Experiments in Torture-An interview with Scott Horton](https://chrissampson.com/experiments-in-torture-an-interview-with-scott-horton/) - Scott Horton Listen Here Democracy Now segment with PHR from this show Listen Here ABCNews and Liz Cheney-Made ya look Listen Here Op-Ed on British Reaction to U.S. reaction to BP destruction Listen Here CSPAN audio of U.S. Helsinki Commission on torture from Dec 2007 Listen Here TO listen in: CLICK HERE
- [The Bagram Habeas Decision: Bad Law, Bad Policy](https://chrissampson.com/the-bagram-habeas-decision-bad-law-bad-policy/) - Prof. Amos Guiora,Dahr Jamail,Brig. Gen David Irvine,Larry Siems (ACLU),Coleen Rowley,Jess Levin (MediaMatters),and a audio from a reading of Rachel Corrie’s letters and Cindy Corrie. Segment One – Amos Guiora – The Bagram Habeas Decision: Bad Law, Bad Policy Listen Here Segment Two – Dahr Jamail / Brig Gen David IrvineListen Here Segment Three – Larry
- [Abu Zubaydah and BP’s Disaster in the Gulf](https://chrissampson.com/abu-zubaydah-and-bps-disaster-in-the-gulf/) - Segment One – Jason Leopold discusses BP catastrophe – Atlantis rig safety – Bush DOJ ignored whistleblower Segment 2 – Segment Three-A look at the story of Abu Zubaydah, John Kiriakou and the War on Terror with Jason Leopold of Truthout.org Segment 4 –
- [Prosecuting Detainees - An interview with Col. Morris Davis](https://chrissampson.com/prosecuting-detainees-an-interview-with-col-morris-davis/) - Segment 1 – Media Matters Segment 2 – Barking from the Floor – Audio from Wall Street Segment 3 – Audio from CSPAN-Debate on Prosecuting Detainees Segment 4 – Interview with Col. Morris Davis Segment 5 – Interview with Jason Leopold on BP/Halliburton catastrophe 1. ) Media Matters For America’s Brian Frederick on Michael Scheuer’s
- [Fake Facebook accounts and online lies multiply in hours after Santa Fe school shooting](https://chrissampson.com/fake-facebook-accounts-and-online-lies-multiply-in-hours-after-santa-fe-school-shooting/) - By Drew Harwell May 18, 2018 at 6:16 p.m. EDT In the first hours after the Texas school shooting that left at least 10 dead Friday, online hoaxers moved quickly to spread a viral lie, creating fake Facebook accounts with the suspected shooter's name and a doctored photo showing him wearing a "Hillary 2016" hat.
- [NBC NEWS: Extremists move to secret online channels to plan for Inauguration Day in D.C.](https://chrissampson.com/nbc-news-extremists-move-to-secret-online-channels-to-plan-for-inauguration-day-in-d-c/) - Some pro-Trump extremists have used the platforms to suggest skipping local rallies to focus instead on a big turnout in D.C. at Biden's inauguration. By Anna Schecter Right-wing extremists are using channels on the encrypted communication app Telegram to call for violence against government officials on Jan. 20, the day President-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated,
- [An interview with Ustad Zakir Hussain](https://chrissampson.com/an-interview-with-ustad-zakir-hussain/) - A portion of music interviews Zakir Hussain The great master of tabla, the unparalleled Zakir Hussain in one of 2 interviews I shared with him. [mp3j track="http://www.chrissampson.com/audio/music/zakir-hussaein-09-15-2003.mp3" caption="Ustad Zakir Hussain" volslider="y"]
- [An Interview with Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt](https://chrissampson.com/an-interview-with-pandit-vishwa-mohan-bhatt/) - Pt Vishwa Mohan Bhatt [mp3j track="http://www.chrissampson.com/audio/music/MohanInterview1.mp3" caption="Vishwa Mohan Bhatt" volslider="y"]
- [A day in Bucha: First hand account of atrocities in Ukraine](https://chrissampson.com/a-day-in-bucha-first-hand-account-of-atrocities-in-ukraine/) - Days after the Russians invaded Ukraine, they descended upon the small town of Bucha, just west of the capital, Kyiv. For weeks the battle ensued in the town until the Russian forces withdrew on March 31, 2022. The Russians were under command of Gennady Bayur, commander of the VDV’s 234th Air Assault Regiment. Like many
- [The Devastation of Olkhovka and Malaya Rogan](https://chrissampson.com/the-devastation-of-olkhovka-and-malaya-rogan/) - It’s been two months since the villages of Okhovka and Malya Rogan were liberated from Russian forces. Ukrainian army successfully cleared the area but the scars of the war and occupation were still fresh when we arrived. Our team came to witness and document the atrocious devastation.We set out for Kharkiv from Kyiv on the
- [The "keys to the cyber caliphate": The daring U.S. raid to seize the ISIS personnel database](https://chrissampson.com/the-keys-to-the-cyber-caliphate-the-daring-u-s-raid-to-seize-the-isis-personnel-database/) - The "keys to the cyber caliphate": The daring U.S. raid to seize the ISIS personnel database How U.S. counterterrorism intelligence got their hands on the data that changed the fight against ISIS hen he woke for dawn prayers on 17 May, 2015, “Caliph” Ibrahim, a.k.a. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the commander of the forces of the
- [Music, the heart of a nation: A journey through the music of Ukraine](https://chrissampson.com/music-the-heart-of-a-nation-a-journey-through-the-music-of-ukraine/) - It didn’t take long after arriving in Ukraine to see how intrinsic the spirit of music was to the people of Ukraine. I was out for a walk with my friend when I passed under the main thoroughfare in Maidan area of Kyiv and saw a singing duo with a bandura, the national instrument of
- [Far-right groups move online conversations from social media to chat apps — and out of view of law enforcement](https://chrissampson.com/far-right-groups-move-online-conversations-from-social-media-to-chat-apps-and-out-of-view-of-law-enforcement/) - Telegram is surging as Parler went offline and the backlash against Twitter and Facebook grew. By Gerrit De Vynck and Ellen Nakashima Jan. 18, 2021 at 11:07 a.m. EST Right-wing groups on chat apps like Telegram are swelling with new members after Parler disappeared and a backlash against Facebook and Twitter, making it harder for
- [Secret Service launches massive security operation to protect Biden inauguration](https://chrissampson.com/519-2/) - By By Carol D. Leonnig, Karoun Demirjian, Justin Jouvenal and Nick Miroff Jan. 12, 2021 at 9:54 p.m. EST The Secret Service and federal law enforcement agencies are spending the final days of the Trump administration bracing for a possible violent assault against the Jan. 20 inauguration, launching a security mobilization that will be unlike any
- [Another school shooting, more misinformation](https://chrissampson.com/another-school-shooting-more-misinformation/) - https://blueridgemuse.com/node/46813 By DOUG THOMPSON May 19, 2018 Following another school shooting, this one in Texas by a 17-year-old high school student who killed 10 students and faculty at Santa Fe High School in Galveston County south of Houston, viral hoaxers descended on Facebook, creating phony accounts with the suspected shooter’s name and a doctored photo
- [Extremists move to secret online channels to plan for Inauguration Day in D.C.](https://chrissampson.com/extremists-move-to-secret-online-channels-to-plan-for-inauguration-day-in-d-c/) - https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/extremists-move-secret-line-channels-plan-inauguration-day-d-c-n1253876 Extremists move to secret online channels to plan for Inauguration Day in D.C. Jan. 12, 2021, 11:24 AM EST By Anna Schecter Right-wing extremists are using channels on the encrypted communication app Telegram to call for violence against government officials on Jan. 20, the day President-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated, with some extremists sharing
- [Hacking ISIS nominated for the 2017 Airey Neave Memorial Book Prize](https://chrissampson.com/hacking-isis-nominated-for-the-2017-airey-neave-memorial-book-prize/) - Hacking ISIS by Malcolm Nance and Chris Sampson is on the shortlist of prize nominees for the Airey Neave Memorial Book Prize for 2017. Airey Neave was a Parliament member from 1953-1979 for Abingdon. He was killed in a terrorist attack in March 1979. The book prize has been created to acknowlege books who contribute
- [ThinkWing radio interview-Las Vegas shooting](https://chrissampson.com/thinkwing-radio-interview-las-vegas-shooting/) - Interview with Mike Honig about the Las Vegas shooting by Stephen Paddock on KPFT 90.1 focuses on the reasons for the massacre, myths for stopping such events.
- [ISIS and social media-BBC interview](https://chrissampson.com/isis-and-social-media-bbc-interview/) - Interview with BBC on ISIS social media and how these platforms can and should react
- [Hacking ISIS nominated for the Airey Neave Award for 2017](https://chrissampson.com/hacking-isis-nominated-for-the-airey-neave-award-for-2017/) - https://www.poolre.co.uk/airey-neave-memorial-book-prize-2017-sponsored-pool-reinsurance-ltd/ "The Trustees of the Airey Neave Trust are delighted to announce that the four books chosen for the Short List for consideration for this year’s prize are:" Al-Qaeda’s Revenge: The 2004 Madrid Train Bombings – Fernando Reinares & Bruce Riedel (Columbia University Press). Anatomy of Terror: From the Death of bin Laden to the Rise
- [ThinkWing Radio-Russian hacking discussion](https://chrissampson.com/thinkwing-radio-russian-hacking-discussion/) - Interview with Mike Honig about the Russian Hacking
- [LBC interview on ISIS](https://chrissampson.com/lbc-interview-on-isis-2/) - interview on ISIS with LBC radio, London
- [LBC interview on ISIS](https://chrissampson.com/lbc-interview-on-isis/) - Extensive interview on ISIS with LBC radio, London
- [James Comey testifies on Russian active measures](https://chrissampson.com/james-comey-testifies-on-russian-active-measures/) - As James Comey was about to testify, a look at what is expected in his testimony and an overview of the Russian hacking of the DNC, DCCC, Podesta and the ensuing disinfo campaign that followed in the 2016 Election.
- [Review of Hacking ISIS by New York Journal of Books](https://chrissampson.com/review-of-hacking-isis-by-new-york-journal-of-books/) - From Review: "Americans should pay close attention to Malcolm Nance. A former naval counterterrorism officer, Nance understands both human and cyber intelligence; and he applies both to explain with great clarity the threats from two major adversaries—ISIS and Russia. Nance has already provided invaluable lessons about ISIS in his 2016 Defeating ISIS. And he has given
- [The Window on Tibet](https://chrissampson.com/the-window-on-tibet/) - The situation it Tibet under Chinese rule persists. Here is a special I produced for KPFT on the issues.
- [The Accountability for torture](https://chrissampson.com/the-accountability-for-torture/) - BBC Panorama covers CIA Torture program examined including demonstration of S.E.R.E. training segments where two journalists are put through walling, stress positions, confinement box and waterboarding. http://bbc.in/1KMZGeL View on YouTube Related story- Ex-CIA boss admits to BBC Panorama that it tortured http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-33739480
- [Was The American Civil War Fought over Slavery? Absolutely!](https://chrissampson.com/was-the-american-civil-war-fought-over-slavery-absolutely/) - Colonel Ty Seidule, Professor of History at the United States Military Academy at West Point, settles the debate once and for all. Was the Civil War About Slavery?New Video! "Was the Civil War About Slavery?"What caused the Civil War? Did the North care about abolishing slavery? Did the South secede because of slavery? Or was
- [Jihadi Selfies and the Thrill Kill Cult: The Evolution of AQ/ISIL Media Machine](https://chrissampson.com/jihadi-selfies-and-the-thrill-kill-cult-the-evolution-of-aqisil-media-machine/) - Download PDF TAPSTRI-Jihadi Selfies and The Thrill Kill Cult. CLICK HERE I. Introduction There has been a revolutionary shift in the media usage of jihadist groups such as al-Qaeda ISIL, and its affiliates. Thirty years ago Jihadi terrorism was promoted via cassette and pamphlet. Today the modern terrorist who straps on a GoPro action sport camera, sets up to edit on an advanced laptop
- [A Message to George W. Bush and Dick Cheney From a Dying Veteran](https://chrissampson.com/a-message-to-george-w-bush-and-dick-cheney-from-a-dying-veteran/) - The Last Letter A Message to George W. Bush and Dick Cheney From a Dying Veteran To: George W. Bush and Dick Cheney From: Tomas Young I write this letter on the 10th anniversary of the Iraq War on behalf of my fellow Iraq War veterans. I write this letter on behalf of the 4,488
- [Torture: The Bush Administration on Trial](https://chrissampson.com/torture-the-bush-administration-on-trial/) - By Andy Worthington While Rodriguez — like John Yoo, Jay S. Bybee and senior Bush administration officials, up to and including the president — have never been criminally prosecuted, it is uncertain whether, overall, the apologists for torture are winning. Despite their protestations over the years, they have no proof that torture worked. ::::::::
- [Enhanced Interrogation: A Non-Thing](https://chrissampson.com/enhanced-interrogation-a-non-thing/) - Herman Cain, Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry claimed they would reinstate illegal programs that have been dismissed by experts as ineffective and illegal. They have sought to foster the ignorance in the Republican party that comes with a belief in a non-thing. This non-thing is called, "enhanced interrogation". Each of these people continue an insult
- [CIA: Detainee's Torture Drawings, Writings, "Should They Exist," to Remain Top Secret](https://chrissampson.com/cia-detainees-torture-drawings-writings-should-they-exist-to-remain-top-secret/) - Wednesday 5 October 2011 by: Jason Leopold, Truthout (Image: JR / t r u t h o u t) In 2002, not long after he was subjected to so-called "enhanced interrogation techniques" by Bruce Jessen and James Mitchell, psychologists under contract to the CIA, high-value detainee Abu Zubaydah made about ten drawings depicting the torture he endured
- [Author of Torture Memos Admits Some Techniques Were Not Approved By DOJ](https://chrissampson.com/author-of-torture-memos-admits-some-techniques-were-not-approved-by-doj/) - Thursday 15 July 2010 by: Jason Leopold, reprinted from TruthOut.org (make sure to support TruthOut with a donation today) Jay Bybee, who as a senior Justice Department lawyer signed two memos in 2002 authorizing CIA interrogators to torture “war on terror” prisoners, told a congressional panel that more than a half dozen other brutal methods
- [Accountability for Designing Torture](https://chrissampson.com/accountability-for-designing-torture-2/) - Intro and Interview with Jim Cox PhD - Forensic Psychologist Segment 1 Interview with Joseph Margulies - Lawyer/Professor of Law Segment 2 Audio reading of complaint filed Segment 3 Interview with Andy Worthington about complaint, BP, and World Cup Segment 4 TO listen in: CLICK HERE Copy of Complaint PDF: CLICK HERE In Mar 2002, the U.S.
- [Saturday, June 26, 2010 Show-Oil, Judges and Jobs-Maher Arar and James Yee](https://chrissampson.com/saturday-june-26-2010-show-oil-judges-and-jobs-maher-arar-and-james-yee/) - Intro and Kate Gordon from Center for American Progress Segment 1 Rep. Gene Green Segment 2 Maria Lahood (Center for Constitutional Rights) Segment 3 James Yee Segment 4 Op-Ed on Dick Cheney Segment 5 TO listen in: CLICK HERE This week we saw an end to the drilling moratorium in the face of the worst
- [An Interview with Captain James Yee](https://chrissampson.com/an-interview-with-captain-james-yee/) - James Yee is a former US. Army chaplain who was subjected to arrest, confinement and charges of sedition, aiding the enemy, spying, espionage, and failure to obey a general order. The charges were later reduced then dropped. But it raised the question about the U.S. attitude towards its own loyal service members who were also
- [Saturday, June 12 Radio Show-Scott Horton](https://chrissampson.com/saturday-june-12-radio-show-malcolm-nance-and-scott-horton/) - Scott Horton Listen Here Democracy Now segment with PHR from this show Listen Here ABCNews and Liz Cheney-Made ya look Listen Here Op-Ed on British Reaction to U.S. reaction to BP destruction Listen Here CSPAN audio of U.S. Helsinki Commission on torture from Dec 2007 Listen Here TO listen in: CLICK HERE 1. This week
- [Lawrence Wilkerson on Dick Cheney's rise to power](https://chrissampson.com/lawrence-wilkerson-on-dick-cheneys-rise-to-power/) - This video was uploaded by RealNews. Make sure to support their independent journalism work. Video of Lawrence Wilkerson on Dick Cheney's rise to power and the master he really serves. And Part Two Thanks to Real News for their work.
- [Human Experimentation at the Heart of Bush Administration's Torture Program](https://chrissampson.com/human-experimentation-at-the-heart-of-bush-administrations-torture-program/) - Reprinted with permission (and creative commons) from TruthOut.org Don't forget, it is very important to support independent journalist sites like TruthOut.org by Jason Leopold - Sunday, June 6, 2010 High-value detainees captured during the Bush administration's "war on terror," who were subjected to brutal torture techniques, were used as "guinea pigs" to gauge the effectiveness
- [Amos Guiora-The Bagram Decision: Bad Law Bad Policy](https://chrissampson.com/amos-guiora-the-bagram-decision-bad-law-bad-policy/) - Reprinted with permission from The Jurist - First JURIST publication link Listen to interview with Prof. Amos Guiora from this week's show Listen to reading of Op-Ed and an interview on the Bagram Decision Listen Here Author of Freedom from Religion - Link Constitutional Limits on Coercive Interrogation - Link The DC Circuit Court's recent
- [Tonight's Show, Saturday, June 5, 2010](https://chrissampson.com/next-show-saturday-june-5-2010/) - Prof. Amos Guiora, Dahr Jamail, Brig. Gen David Irvine, Larry Siems (ACLU), Coleen Rowley, Jess Levin (MediaMatters), and a audio from a reading of Rachel Corrie's letters and Cindy Corrie. Segment One - Amos Guiora - The Bagram Habeas Decision: Bad Law, Bad Policy Listen Here Segment Two - Dahr Jamail / Brig Gen David
- [Torture Awareness Panel Discussion-Minneapolis, MN](https://chrissampson.com/torture-awareness-panel-discussion-minneapolis-mn/) - Description The June 27th Panel will culminate a number of events for "June is Torture Awareness Month" Sunday, June 27, 2010 3:00pm - 5:00pm Plymouth Congregational Church 1900 Nicollet Ave. S (at Franklin) Minneapolis, MNThis calendar is produced by Tackling Torture At The Top (T3), a committee of W.A.M.M. We are formed to call for
- [Guantanamo Review Task Force Report is out.](https://chrissampson.com/guantanamo-review-task-force-report-is-out/) - Guantanamo Review Task Force - Download Report Guantanamo detainee report is out. It states that 126 detainees should be sent back home or handed over to a third party country. The report states that 36 should be prosecuted and that 48 be detained further under "laws of war". The 30 Yemenis are left in limbo until
- [Saturday, May 22, 2010 show](https://chrissampson.com/saturday-may-22-2010-show/) - Segment One - Jason Leopold discusses BP catastrophe - Atlantis rig safety - Bush DOJ ignored whistleblower Segment 1 - Segment Two-Rep. Luis Gutierrez sends letter to Ken Salazar as part of Ban Permanently campaign Segment 2 - Segment Three-A look at the story of Abu Zubaydah, John Kiriakou and the War on Terror with
- [60 Minutes profiles Deepwater Horizon catastrophe-while lifting some of the work from Jason Leopold](https://chrissampson.com/60-minutes-had-a-strong-profile-on-the-deepwater-horizon-catastrophe/) - This weekend, 60 minutes ran a powerful segment on the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe. At the heart of the segment was the testimony of Mike Williams, one of the survivors of the rig. What you might not have noticed is the second segment had already been reported by Jason Leopold in April, even relinked here at
- [Saturday, May 15, 2010 show - 9pm EST](https://chrissampson.com/saturday-may-15-2010-show-9pm-est/) - ANSWER coaliton SeizeBP campaign - Media Matters on BP/Halliburton spill and Andy Worthington Segment 1 - Matthew Alexander - How To Break A Terrorist Segment 2 - (note: there are portions of the audio which dropped out and were boosted from remaining low volume. They were included to retain as much of what Mr. Alexander
- [Video of Matthew Alexander from Daily Show Dec 2008](https://chrissampson.com/video-of-matthew-alexander-from-daily-show-dec-2008/) - In preparation for our interview with Matthew Alexander, we'll be posting videos and articles to understand the context of his book, "How to break a terrorist". This is Matthew Alexander from Daily Show in December 2008. The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cMatthew Alexanderwww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorTea Party CSPAN.org
- [BP Flouted US Safety Rules](https://chrissampson.com/bp-flouted-us-safety-rules/) - By Jason Leopold May 5, 2010 Editor’s Note: A common thread through recent disasters – the Wall Street financial collapse, the fatal West Virginia coal mine explosion and the huge oil spill from one of BP’s offshore rigs – has been a lack of effective government oversight. Indeed, over the past three decades as Republicans
- [Saturday Night show, May 8, 2010 - 9pmEST 6pmPST](https://chrissampson.com/saturday-night-show-may-8-2010-9pmest-6pmpst/) - Segment 1 - Media Matters Segment 2 - Barking from the Floor - Audio from Wall Street Segment 3 - Audio from CSPAN-Debate on Prosecuting Detainees Segment 4 - Interview with Col. Morris Davis Segment 5 - Interview with Jason Leopold on BP/Halliburton catastrophe Listen NowWe hope you'll join us on our debut show here
- [Col. Morris Davis-Perfecting a More Perfect Union](https://chrissampson.com/col-morris-davis-perfecting-a-more-perfect-union/) - (editors note: I want to thank Col. Morris Davis for letting us reprint his words here for you to share.) My father was a 100 percent disabled veteran of World War II. He left home a healthy man in the prime of life and returned seriously disabled by a broken back during a training accident.
- [All About The Staffers](https://chrissampson.com/all-about-the-staffers/) - Voting isn't the end of a process, but a sort of beginning. So why do so many voters treat it as a finishline instead of a hiring date? Imagine if employers in other fields did this. You start your job after a rigorous process with interviewers, fill out elaborate forms, turn in your resume, buy
- [New CSPAN video library and its impact on blogging and research](https://chrissampson.com/new-cspan-video-library-and-its-impact-on-blogging-and-research/) - I've been recording television news for over a decade. The greatest bulk of recordings are from CSPAN. With hundreds of hours of hearings, press conferences, speeches, and special presentations, CSPAN has kept my VCRs, DVDRs, and computers busy for so long I can't fathom the time. What started as a need to gather actualities from
- [Conservative and Liberal Pillagers Master the Art of Pandering](https://chrissampson.com/conservative-and-liberal-pillagers-master-the-art-of-pandering/) - By Morris Davis Reprinted from AndyWorthington.co.uk If it was a crime to misappropriate a word or phrase — to treat it like you own it and toss it around arbitrarily whenever it suits your purposes — then some prominent conservatives and liberals would be serving hard time. Of course there don’t seem to be any
- [Center for Constitutional Rights- The Torture Team](https://chrissampson.com/center-for-constitutional-rights-the-torture-team/) - This site is a must see for accountability resources. Thanks to the Center for Constitutional Rights for this work.
- [Cheney's best was "go f--- yourself"](https://chrissampson.com/cheneys-best-was-go-f-yourself/) - When Dick Cheney spouted off to Patrick Leahy, he accomplished the best thing he ever did. Who says so? Dick says so. "That's sort of the best thing I ever did.", he exclaimed to Dennis "I lost my principles and backbone on 9/11" Miller. When put into perspective on the entirety of his career, his
- [Worthington: Judge in Slahi case demolished US al-Qaida claims.](https://chrissampson.com/worthington-judge-in-slahi-case-demolished-us-al-qaida-claims/) - Andy Worthington has a new article: Mohamedou Ould Salahi: How a Judge Demolished the US Government’s Al-Qaeda Claims He points out the stack of cards that is the Bush/Cheney administration's detainee terrorism policy. Basically, take in prisoners on bounties, give them no chance to hear what they are accused of, arrange for them to be
- [Mainstream news tortures readers over SCOTUS animal abuse video ruling](https://chrissampson.com/mainstream-news-tortures-readers-over-scotus-animal-abuse-video-ruling/) - To read the many headlines this week on the Supreme Court decision regarding animal abuse videos, you'd think that the justices had personally stopped on little kittens and bunnies for their own sexual amusement. A quick scan of most of the headlines read: -Supreme Court Overturns Animal Cruelty Conviction (NewsReleaseWire.com) (Robert Stevens wasn't convicted of
- [Emptywheel: al-Haramain only on watch list because of illegally tapped conversation](https://chrissampson.com/emptywheel-al-haramain-only-on-watch-list-because-of-illegally-tapped-conversation/) - For those of you who don't know Emptywheel, you should. She's done a stellar job at piecing together information for the last several years in order to help us understand what the government doesn't seem so eager to share. Today she wrote: Full article As al-Haramain has made clear from the beginning, what got the
- [An amazing letter from 2 Iraq war vets to Iraqi citizens](https://chrissampson.com/an-amazing-letter-from-2-iraq-war-vets-to-iraqi-citizens/) - The ongoing mantra from war apologists is still, "war is hell". This phrase sounds as if it is an inevitable part of life or we should simply accept that "war is hell". What seems to be missing in this theme is human accountability for creating hell on earth. In the days following the Wikileaks video
- [Torture, Brain Surgery, Evolution and Pat Robertson](https://chrissampson.com/torture-brain-surgery-evolution-and-pat-robertson/) - I'm reading into intricate details of Haiti and Dominican Republic history. I'm reading on the slave rebellions, the colonial oppression and subsequent "justice" in particular. I'm reading this due to the not so surprising but still amazingly un-Christian like attack by Pat Robertson on the history of Haiti. Robertson said that Haiti was cursed because
- [The Fraud that is Liz Cheney](https://chrissampson.com/the-fraud-that-is-liz-cheney/) - There is little to be surprised about when it comes to the Cheney clique. I always can predict the garbage that will come out of the mouths of Dick Cheney, Liz Cheney, Frank Gaffney, Ron Christie, Mary Matalin, David Rivkin, and others associated with the disgraced former Vice President. These tools are entirely without compunction
- [Eric Holder announces KSM to go on trial](https://chrissampson.com/eric-holder-announces-ksm-to-go-on-trial/) - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has announced that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will be tried in lower Manhattan. Republicans immediately went into their highly predictable panic attack. Below is AG Holder's announcement:
- [Italian Court convicts CIA agents for their role in rendition of cleric](https://chrissampson.com/italian-court-convicts-cia-agents-for-their-role-in-rendition-of-cleric/) - As of today, there are 23 agents who are international fugitives after an Italian court ruled in the abduction of a cleric in Milan. NYTimes Article: An Italian judge sentenced 23 Americans to up to eight years in prison on Wednesday for the abduction of a Muslim cleric, in a symbolic condemnation of the CIA
- [FBI Interview with Dick Cheney- Thank you C.R.E.W. and Melanie Sloan](https://chrissampson.com/fbi-interview-with-dick-cheney-thank-you-c-r-e-w-and-melanie-sloan/) - First, here are the documents that have been released by the FBI detailing the interview with Dick Cheney: Cheney Interview Transcript FBI Outline Notes FBI Interview Notes BIG THANKS: To Melanie Sloan and the hard workers at Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) for their tireless effort to keep accountability and access a
- [Spanish Judge continues investigation into Cheney admin torture](https://chrissampson.com/spanish-judge-continues-investigation-into-cheney-admin-torture/) - Andy Worthington has a good new article on Judge Baltasar Garzon's investigation of John Yoo, Alberto Gonzales, Donald Rumsfeld and others who set up the U.S. Guantanamo interrogations. Read Article The investigation is being defined within the "universal jurisdiction" and whether a judge in Spain has the authority to investigate foreign leaders. Before this notion
- [Cheney gets his wish, sorta](https://chrissampson.com/cheney-gets-his-wish-sorta/) - http://www.cheneywatch.org/documents/torture/cia-ksm-docs08242009.pdf The documents Cheney requested are now released, redacted of course, and they do little to foster his view. Reading over the reports above, its clear to see that normal interrogation techniques were clearly productive. There is no portion of these reports, unredacted portions, that defend Cheney's views on torture as necessary and fruitful. If
- [CIA Inspector Report released](https://chrissampson.com/cia-inspector-report-released/) - http://www.cheneywatch.org/documents/torture/cia_oig_report.pdf Here is the long awaited report. Many new details have been released. We are reading the document and will elaborate the details here. And we will publish the news coverage related to this story. Stay tuned....
- [Documents By Chronology:](https://chrissampson.com/documents-by-chronology/) - Documents By Chronology: The attacks on September 11, 2001 were the catalyst for the "war on terror"– and for a legal revolution in assertions of broad powers for the Commander-in-Chief. In this chronological library of 34 documents, it is possible to chart the decision-making that led to interrogations of prisoners in U.S. custody that were
- [Is Eric Holder going to appoint a special prosecutor?](https://chrissampson.com/is-eric-holder-going-to-appoint-a-special-prosecutor/) - Reports are flying that Eric Holder has read the soon, supposedly, to be released, supposedly, CIA torture report. Will Eric Holder be compelled to investigate the torture program? At the same time we are reading that Dick Cheney instructed the CIA to withhold information to the Congress about a "program" that background talkers saying never
- [Get Active!](https://chrissampson.com/get-active/) - Let your voice be heard. Write: Whitehouse: http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ U.S. Senate: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm U.S. House of Representatives: https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml U.S. Department of Justice: http://www.usdoj.gov/ag/ American Civil Liberties Union: http://www.aclu.org/ Get involved: http://www.aclu.org/safefree/torture/index.html Submit evidence of torture: http://www.aclu.org/accountability/action.html Petitions against torture: http://www.democrats.com/iraq-torture-petition Donate: ACLU: http://action.aclu.org/site/PageServer?pagename=FJ_donationhome Info and activism: www.IndictBushNow.org
- [SCOTUS hates accountability regarding CIA Leak Case](https://chrissampson.com/scotus-hates-accountability-regarding-cia-leak-case/) - Today we learn that the Supreme Court of the United States will not hear the appeal filed by Valerie Plame and Joseph Wilson in their case against Dick Cheney, Scooter Libby, Richard Armitage, and others. The decision marks yet another example of the unaccountable government you live under in the United States. The illusion of
- [Whitehouse Condemns Nation's "Descent into Torture" During Bush Years](https://chrissampson.com/whitehouse-condemns-nations-descent-into-torture-during-bush-years/) - Sheldon Whitehouse laid the truth on the Senate floor the other night: Full text from Sen. Whitehouse site at Senate.gov June 9, 2009 Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I wish to now change the subject and speak about an incident that is not part of anybody's proud heritage and that is the evidence we have recently
- [Remarks of US Senator Carl Levin at the Foreign Policy Association](https://chrissampson.com/remarks-of-us-senator-carl-levin-at-the-foreign-policy-association/) - Thank you, Tim, for that introduction, and my thanks to the Foreign Policy Association for inviting me to be here tonight. It is an honor to speak to the members of an organization who have added so much to our nation’s foreign policy debate over the years. With Video In thinking about how I might
- [Carl Levin shoots down Cheney's Memo memes](https://chrissampson.com/carl-levin-shoots-down-cheneys-memo-memes/) - Remarks of US Senator Carl Levin at the Foreign Policy Association Thank you, Tim, for that introduction, and my thanks to the Foreign Policy Association for inviting me to be here tonight. It is an honor to speak to the members of an organization who have added so much to our nation’s foreign policy
- [Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzon continues inquiry](https://chrissampson.com/spanish-judge-baltasar-garzon-continues-inquiry/) - Reuters is reporting that Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzon is going to continue with investigation of the Cheney/Bush Administration officials involved with torture at Guantanamo. Earlier in the day, the Spanish Attorney General moved to dismiss the charges. This is on the heels of the Obama Administration's grand failure to keep the promise of accountability and
- [Secret Torture Memos released](https://chrissampson.com/secret-torture-memos-released/) - Secret Torture Memos have been released by the Obama Administration. These memos show the administration did willfully violate U.S. law and international laws and treaties by seeking to give legal cover for interrogation techniques that clearly cross the line into illegal treatment of detainees. Here are the memos by Jay Bybee and Steven G. Bradbury
- [Red Cross report now available - Danner on Maddow](https://chrissampson.com/93-2/) - Mark Danner appeared on Rachel Maddow to discuss the now released report from the International Red Cross Available here Danner's journalism is top notch. Thanks Mark.
- [Larry Wilkerson on Rachel Maddow covering the Cheney Administration](https://chrissampson.com/larry-wilkerson-on-rachel-maddow-covering-the-cheney-administration/) - Larry Wilkerson appeared on Rachel Maddow with up close insight to the Bush/Cheney administration:
- [Mark Danner's appearance on Washington Journal](https://chrissampson.com/mark-danners-appearance-on-washington-journal/) - Mark Danner appeared on Washington Journal. Unfortunately I didn't know until he was about half way through. He's a solid reporter and knows his beat. But one of the key sections was responding to a caller who rattled off the pablum of the Bush apologists regarding the Geneva Conventions. Here's Mark Danner's recent article and
- [Will Canada arrest George Bush when he visits today?](https://chrissampson.com/will-canada-arrest-george-bush-when-he-visits-today/) - Will Canada arrest George Bush when he visits Calgary today? Canada has laws regarding people suspected of war crimes visiting their country. Stay tuned to see if they'll act on them with war criminal suspect George W Bush.
- [Ari Fleischer prolongs Cheney Bush lies about war](https://chrissampson.com/ari-fleischer-prolongs-cheney-bush-lies-about-war/) - Former White House spokesmodel Ari Fleischer has continued his duty as lying mouthpiece for the Cheney Bush administration's campaign to launch war on Iraq. Fleischer has been making the rounds to revise history and spit shine the turd legacy of the Cheney Bush administration. But this week he visited Chris Matthews and tried to pull
- [Shoe Throwing Journalist gets 3 year prison sentence](https://chrissampson.com/shoe-throwing-journalist-gets-3-year-prison-sentence/) - The Iraqi journalist who fired away 2 shoe shots at disgraced former president George W Bush has been sentenced to 3 years in Iraqi prison. Muntadar al-Zaidi has become a folk hero for his actions which clearly tell us what many think of the Cheney Bush war on their country. So much for "greeted as
- [Italian Court Dismisses Evidence in CIA Rendition Trial citing "State Secrets"](https://chrissampson.com/italian-court-dismisses-evidence-in-cia-rendition-trial-citing-state-secrets/) - The Italian Constitutional Court has ruled that prosecutors violated "state secrecy laws" in building their case against Italian and U.S. agents who are accused of extraordinary rendition of Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr, aka Abu Omar. Though the case has not been thrown out it has set back the case which resumes hearing on March 18,
- [Seymour Hersh: The Bush Administration ran "Executive Assassination Ring"](https://chrissampson.com/seymour-hersh-the-bush-administration-ran-executive-assassination-ring/) - Seymour Hersh is reporting that the Cheney Bush Administration were operating an "Executive Assassination Ring" under the "Joint Special Operations Command" which reported directly to the White House. Hersh is planning on writing an article on the revelation and spoke of it Tuesday night at the University of Minnesota. Hersh: Bush Admin Ran “Executive Assassination
- [Follow Up With Your Local D.A. Now That They Have The Bugliosi Book On Prosecuting Dick & W](https://chrissampson.com/follow-up-with-your-local-da-now-that-they-have-the-bugliosi-book-on-prosecuting-dick-w/) - From http://www.peaceteam.net From We want you to know that we are gearing up for actions on many critical and substantive issues, health care, mass media issues, real food safety and more, and we will have much more on all these soon. However, this week there is a special priority. We told you that another activist
- [Truth and Consequences hearing](https://chrissampson.com/truth-and-consequences-hearing/) - On Wednesday, March 4, 2009, Patrick Leahy convened a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee to discuss the creation of a "Truth and Consequences Commission" to hear the abuses and remedies of the George Bush and Dick Cheney administration. Joining this panel were Thomas Pickering, Ret. Vice Admiral Lee Gunn, John Farmer, F.A.O. Schwarz, David
- [Richard Perle says...There are no NeoCons](https://chrissampson.com/richard-perle-saysthere-are-no-neocons/) - Well blow me down...there are no such things as neoconservatives. That seems to be the invention of those loony leftist commie pinkos....or so Richard Perle wants you to believe: Particularly interesting in this discussion video is that Perle has some of his detractors in the audience who have documented his comments and positions and he
- [Domestic Wiretaps on US citizens](https://chrissampson.com/domestic-wiretaps-on-us-citizens/) - Will we see a change in the policies of the Bush Administration regarding wiretapping U.S. citizens? In this video clip, AG Eric Holder addresses FISA law and wiretapping. But note FISA still requires the government come to them and state who, what, where, they are searching. But that isn't what we heard about under Bush
- [Karl Rove Deposition Still On for Monday, Feb. 23](https://chrissampson.com/karl-rove-deposition-still-on-for-monday-feb-23/) - A staff member for the U.S. House Judiciary Committee said today that the deposition hearing scheduled for Monday, Feb. 23, for Karl Rove, the infamous former political adviser to President George W. Bush, is still on at this point. The Obama administration had sought a two week delay to weigh in on whether former Bush
- [Karl Rove's never ending hubris](https://chrissampson.com/karl-roves-never-ending-hubris/) - Even with a pending subpoena and the chance that he could face prosecution for his involvement in the politicization of the Department of Justice, Karl Rove never stops. His arrogance and contempt for others is truly jaw dropping sometimes. On the O'Really show Friday, Feb 13, 2009, Rove gloats about the "witch hunt". What Rove
- [The Legalities and Immunity](https://chrissampson.com/the-legalities-and-immunity/) - During the Cheney/Bush Administration we saw many examples of judicial manipulation. From the Department of Justice attorney firings to the commutation of Scooter Libby's sentence, the Bush Administration repeatedly flaunted its power to protect its own backside. The questions of legality of torture were obfuscated by ideologues who favored any actions the CheneyBush Admin wished
- [Majority of Americans believe Cheney and Bush must face investigation](https://chrissampson.com/majority-of-americans-believe-cheney-and-bush-must-face-investigation/) - While the Obama administration keeps talking about 'looking forward' and not 'looking back', a vast majority of Americans support investigation, including criminal investigation, for Dick Cheney and George Bush. A new Gallop Poll shows a majority of Americans want to have an investigation into the wrong doings of the Bush administration, with more showing interest
- [The Case for Prosecution of Dick Cheney, George Bush and Co.](https://chrissampson.com/hello-world-2/) - There is rarely joy to be found in prosecution. This process of holding someone accountable is loaded with frustration from the get go. But without holding people accountable for their actions, we might as well scrap any pretense of justice or rule of law. In the past 8 years we have seen violations of the

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- [The Works](https://chrissampson.com/the-works/) - Chris Sampson – Complete Works (Selected Major Publications & Media) This page consolidates major publications, investigations, media appearances, and documentary projects by journalist and analyst Chris Sampson, with a focus on Ukraine, Russian aggression, terrorism, disinformation, and culture in wartime. I. War Crimes / Strikes / Atrocities (Ukraine) 2025 2025-08-28 – Kyiv Post Kyiv Endures
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- [THE UKRAINE ARTICLES](https://chrissampson.com/the-ukraine-articles/) - As part of the work with NatSecMedia, here are the articles produced since June 2022 launch of NatSecMedia: To cover the war in the Ukraine, the following media products were created to inform the world audience:NATSECMEDIA FEATURE STORIES: INFORMATION SITES Beyond NatSecMedia are some site projects that present the research on related topics including UA
- [Recommended Reading](https://chrissampson.com/recommended-reading/) - ALWAYS BE COLLECTING Here are a few of the books in my collection that I recommend for your library. RUSSIA KGB AND RU INTEL RU MILITARY Inside the Soviet Military Intelligence – Viktor Suvorov Spetznaz – Viktor Suvorov Special Tasks – Pavel Sudoplatov Passport to Assassination – Col Oleg Maximovich Nechiporenko The KGB’s Poison Factory
- [TV Interviews](https://chrissampson.com/tv-interviews/) - As an analyst of world conflict, information warfare and related policies, Chris Sampson has been present to provide insight on the topics for news media outlets around the world. Here are a few of the highlighted segments. London based journalist Soumik Saha interviewed Chris Sampson about the airstrike in Lviv, Ukraine. “Day 54- Lviv was
- [Radio Interviews](https://chrissampson.com/radio-interviews/) - ThinkWing radio interview-Las Vegas shooting Interview with Mike Honig about the Las Vegas shooting by Stephen Paddock on KPFT 90.1 focuses on the reasons for the massacre, myths for stopping Read More » October 2, 2017 ISIS and social media-BBC interview Interview with BBC on ISIS social media and how these platforms can and should
- [The Crisis in Ukraine](https://chrissampson.com/the-crisis-in-ukraine/) - About: In this series, I will share some personal observations about the war against Ukraine. I will look at the history leading up to the Russian invasion on several pathways, what I personally learned from my travel to Ukraine, and several large picture issues that I believe the world should consider when thinking about the
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- [About VR](https://chrissampson.com/about-2/) - Veracity Radio is a blog and online radio station devoted to find the truth behind the headlines. News outlets today range in their quality of coverage, but predominantly the focus is on gaining readers and viewers and not on producing time tested news you can use supported by verifiable sources with critical analysis instead of
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