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'''David Ignatius''' is a reporter for the ''[[Washington Post]]''.  His call sign is 'Deep State Mouthpiece'.<ref>[https://thefederalist.com/2021/04/22/deep-state-mouthpiece-retaliates-against-staffer-who-uncovered-russia-collusion-hoax/ Deep State Mouthpiece Retaliates Against Staffer Who Uncovered Russia Collusion Hoax], BY: MOLLIE HEMINGWAY, ''The Federalist'', APRIL 22, 2021</ref>

'''David Ignatius''' is a reporter for the ''[[Washington Post]]''.  His call sign is 'Deep State Mouthpiece'.<ref>[https://thefederalist.com/2021/04/22/deep-state-mouthpiece-retaliates-against-staffer-who-uncovered-russia-collusion-hoax/ Deep State Mouthpiece Retaliates Against Staffer Who Uncovered Russia Collusion Hoax], BY: MOLLIE HEMINGWAY, ''The Federalist'', APRIL 22, 2021</ref>

In early January 2017 former [[NSA]] official John Schindler tweeted, "When @IgnatiusPost speaks, Langley's 7th floor lips are moving."<ref>https://mobile.twitter.com/20committee/status/819764059096678402?lang=en </ref> "Langley's 7th floor" is a reference to [[CIA]] headquarters.  

 

In early January 2017 former [[NSA]] official John Schindler tweeted, "When @IgnatiusPost speaks, Langley's 7th floor lips are moving."<ref>https://mobile.twitter.com/20committee/status/819764059096678402?lang=en </ref> "Langley's 7th floor" is a  

reference to [[CIA]] headquarters.  

 

 

In 2012 Ambassador [[Christopher Stevens]] was put in charge of a covert operation to locate and buy back unaccounted MANPADS at the time of the [[Benghazi massacre]]. That was his mission there.  While [[Libyan War|efforts by US-backed rebels]] to oust US [[War on Terror]] [[ally]],<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-libya-usa-order-idustre72t6h220110331</ref> [[Libya]]n leader [[Muammar Gaddafi]], more than 20,000 Soviet-era [[MANPADS]] fell into the hands of radical [[Islam]]ic [[terrorist]] groups and remain unaccounted for, according to Ignatius.<ref> https://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/nightmare-libya-20000-surface-air-missiles-missing/story?id=14610199#.UZ4nrYdwrng

In 2012 Ambassador [[Christopher Stevens]] was put in charge of a covert operation to locate and buy back unaccounted MANPADS at the time of the [[Benghazi massacre]]. That was his mission there.  While [[Libyan War|efforts by US-backed rebels]] to oust US [[War on Terror]] [[ally]],<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-libya-usa-order-idustre72t6h220110331</ref> [[Libya]]n leader [[Muammar Gaddafi]], more than 20,000 Soviet-era [[MANPADS]] fell into the hands of radical [[Islam]]ic [[terrorist]] groups and remain unaccounted for, according to Ignatius.<ref> https://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/nightmare-libya-20000-surface-air-missiles-missing/story?id=14610199#.UZ4nrYdwrng

  Morrissey, Ed (May 8, 2014). Did Hillary refuse to designate Boko Haram as a terrorist organization? Hot Air website.</ref>  

  Morrissey, Ed (May 8, 2014). Did Hillary refuse to designate Boko Haram as a terrorist organization? Hot Air website.</ref>  

In early February 2017 Ignatius came under [[FBI]] investigation in relation to leaks of classified information that led to the resignation of Gen. [[Michael Flynn]], President [[Donald Trump]]'s first appointment as [[National Security Advisor]].<ref>https://www.superstation95.com/index.php/world/3216 </ref> Steven Schrage suggests [[Stefan Halper]] may be the source of the leak to Ignatius of the [[Michael Flynn]]/[[Sergei Kislyak]] phone call.<ref>[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/08/10/steven_schrage_real_smoking_gun_is_why_stefan_halper_and_christopher_steele_are_being_protected.html Steven Schrage: Real "Smoking Gun" Is Why Stefan Halper and Christopher Steele Are Being Protected], By Ian Schwartz, August 10, 2020. www.realclearpolitics.com</ref>

==NATO war in Ukraine==

At the start of [[2023 Ukraine counteroffensive|Ukraine's failed counteroffensive]] Ignatius wrote on June 6, 2023,  “This assault could turn the tide of the battle for [[Ukraine]], just as the [[Operation Overlord|Allied assault on the Normandy beaches]] altered the trajectory of [[World War II]]”.<ref>[https://archive.ph/4asYN#selection-419.0-475.13 D-Day dawns for Ukraine], By David Ignatius, Op-ed ''Washington Post'', June 6, 2023 </ref> The [[Armed Forces of Ukraine]] lost over 70,000 troops and gained absolutely no territory back. [[NATO]] equipment and [[tactic]]s proved faulty and disastrous, being soundly defeated in the field.<ref>https://globaleuronews.com/2023/08/03/nyt-western-hopes-dashed-ukrainian-armed-forces-abandon-american-tactics-of-fighting/</ref>

At the start of [[2023 Ukraine counteroffensive|Ukraine's failed counteroffensive]] Ignatius wrote on June 6, 2023,  “This assault could turn the tide of the battle for [[Ukraine]], just as the [[Operation Overlord|Allied assault on the Normandy beaches]] altered the trajectory of [[World War II]]”.<ref>[https://archive.ph/4asYN#selection-419.0-475.13 D-Day dawns for Ukraine], By David Ignatius, Op-ed ''Washington Post'', June 6, 2023 </ref> The [[Armed Forces of Ukraine]] lost over 70,000 troops and gained absolutely no territory back. [[NATO]] equipment and [[tactic]]s proved faulty and disastrous, being soundly defeated in the field.<ref>https://globaleuronews.com/2023/08/03/nyt-western-hopes-dashed-ukrainian-armed-forces-abandon-american-tactics-of-fighting/</ref>