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							<title><![CDATA[As a Former DNI, I&rsquo;m Alarmed by the Lapse of Section 702]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Dennis Blair</author>
							<description><![CDATA[I spent four decades in national security and served as Director of National Intelligence under President Obama. In that role, I was responsible for overseeing the entire United States intelligence community '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' sixteen agencies, thousands of professionals, and the collection programs...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[America Can Reopen the Strait &ndash; Here&rsquo;s How]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Dennis Blair</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Strait of Hormuz is at the center of the world'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s attention, and you may be wondering what exactly the U.S. military is doing to reopen it and ratchet up the pressure on the Iranian regime. Let me fill in some gaps.
I am a No Labels board member who spent 34 years in the U.S....]]></description>
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