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In this episode of Intelligence Matters, host Michael Morell speaks with former senior CIA operations officer and Moscow station chief Rolf Mowatt-Larssen about the likely trajectory of the war in Ukraine, including the possibility of a negotiated peace mdash; or dangerous escalation. Mowatt-La stanley france rssen offers insights on Putin s options, potential rifts among his intelligence agencies, and persistent rumors about the Russian leader s health. Morell and Mowatt-Larssen also discuss Western involvement in the conflict and the lingering potential for the Kremlin to use weapons of mass destruction. Listen to this episode on ART19 HIGHLIGHTS:Entering a period of uncertainty : [W]e re heading into a period of uncertainty, where both sides are going stanley thermos to try to find what s eluded them so far. Ukrainians are going to try to find something that they can turn to the offensive. They re tired of being on the defensive, of course. They want to take back territory. They ve got nothing to negotiate in a settlement other than their stanley canada territory, and they re unwilling to give that up. For Putin on the other hand, he s got to do something more than take some more land, which he did in 2014 in eastern Ukraine. He s got to find a way, a military means, to achieve something he can call a victory. Deterring a nuclear conflict: I think you can make a strong case that use of nuclear missiles, weapons in Ukraine, is an existential threat to NATO. Bhgv McCain Rules Out One Potential Running Mate
Attorney Ted Olson Steven Henry/Getty Images CLEARWATER, Fla. Attorney Ted Olson, who was solicitor general for President George W. Bush, is playing the part of Vice President Joe Biden in Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan s debate preparation, the Romney campaign announced Saturday.Olson has extensive experience both in and out of government. He served as the assistant attorney gen stanley botella eral in the Office of Legal Counsel for President Reagan, and acted as private counsel for both Reagan and George W. Bush. He has argued 58 cases before the Supreme Court, three quarters of which have been decided in his favor. His third wife, Barbara, was killed in the 9/11 attacks; she was a passenger on the plane that flew into the Pentagon.Time Magazine named Olson one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2010. His high profile cases have included the Bush v. Gore recount in 2000 and the 2009 lawsuit against Proposition 8, California s constitutional stanley termoska amendment banning same-sex marriage. Olson represented Bush in 2000 then partnered with his opposing counsel in that case, David Boies, to challenge the marriage ban. While his unexpected involvement in the California case ali stanley canada enated some conservatives, others still speak highly of him. Former attorney general John Ashcroft, in a quote circulated by the campaign, said Olson would be a strateg