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James Clapper: “The frequency with which they are occurring, tells me that they're kind of in - they realize they're kind of in a jam.”

On the recordApril 26, 2022
The frequency with which they are occurring, tells me that they're kind of in - they realize they're kind of in a jam.
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James Clapper
District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Clapper interprets the frequency of Russian threats as a sign of their precarious situation.

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