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A Reality Check on the Middle East from America's Spy Chief
(Washington Post) David Ignatius - National Intelligence Director James Clapper, America's top spymaster offered contrarian assessments of some key issues: warning against "hyping" the threat posed by the Syrian al-Qaeda affiliate (terrorist group) Jabhat al-Nusra, cautioning against Obama administration plans to share intelligence with Russia on Syrian targets, and questioning Turkish claims that last Friday's coup attempt was organized by a cleric living in the United States.