Rebekah Koffler
About the Author
Rebekah Koffler is managing editor of an e-mail newsletter for independent thinkers, CutToTheNews.com. She is a former senior intelligence analyst with the US Defense Intelligence Agency and the author of a best-selling book, "Putin's Playbook: Russia's Secret Plan to Defeat America."
The Archive
Biden is running out of time — and ideas — for Ukraine
January 13, 2024 | 10:00amNearly two years into Ukraine's war with Russia, the Biden Administration has failed to deliver a winning strategy.
Russia and China are no friends to Islam as they bash Israel
November 4, 2023 | 12:00pmMoscow and Beijing may be cozying up to Hamas and the Islamic world, but they have a long history of repressing their Muslim minorities.
Blame the BRICS for the end of the dollar's global domination
September 23, 2023 | 1:30pmNearly 15 years after the BRICS coalition of major emerging economies was established in 2009, the group has yet to achieve its ambition of ousting the US dollar as the...
Forget the threats overseas, America is at risk in its own backyard
July 15, 2023 | 12:00pmLeft untended, America's backyard has become increasingly occupied by hostile squatters as China, Russia, and Iran descend upon Latin America and the Caribbean to spread their autocratic ideologies.
Meet the man who may succeed Putin
June 3, 2023 | 2:00pmYevgeny Prigozhin, head of the elusive Wagner Group, has emerged as a potential successor to Putin and a possible candidate during next year's presidential election.
How Biden is being bamboozled by Xi regarding Russia-Ukraine war
May 13, 2023 | 12:00pmChinese leader Xi Jinping is positioning himself as a worthy peace-broker in the war in Ukraine.
China targeting US satellite program in quest for military supremacy
April 29, 2023 | 2:00pmAs they gear up for what could very likely be an attack on Taiwan, China has set its sights on the US's vulnerable satellite programs
Why China appears ready to go to war with the US over Taiwan
March 18, 2023 | 10:30amLast Friday, Chinese leader Xi JinPing won his third five-year term as president in a unanimous vote by the National People’s Congress. Having secured his grip on power quite possibly...
Why the COVID lab leak cover-up is reminiscent of Chernobyl
March 4, 2023 | 3:00pmThe effort to control the narrative about the origins of the coronavirus leak are reminiscent of efforts to cover up the Chernobyl disaster.
What to expect from Russia and Putin in the Ukraine War in 2023
January 21, 2023 | 12:30pmOn Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared that Russia intends to end hostilities in Ukraine. Don’t buy it, Putin is all spin and the war is almost certain to continue....
America's spy agencies failed to protect us from China’s bio-warfare program
January 7, 2023 | 11:00amTasked with determining the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic, organizations such as the CIA have yet deliver a final verdict—or properly protect American lives.
3 reasons why the CIA will not order Putin’s assassination
December 17, 2022 | 8:15amFor many, getting rid of Putin seems like an easy fix. But while the US maintains a doctrine — albeit a secret one — that permits, in exceptional cases, targeted...
The New York Times plays into Putin’s hands yet again
November 5, 2022 | 10:24amThe New York Times unwittingly played right into Putin’s hands just days before the midterm elections. And it’s not the first time.
Eight reasons Putin may not be bluffing about using nuclear weapons
October 8, 2022 | 8:00amOn Sept. 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared that he could resort to “all available means of destruction” in his war against Ukraine, pointedly adding, “It’s not a bluff.” Here are eight...
How Putin’s ‘Doctrine of Chaos’ aims to tear Americans apart
September 24, 2022 | 12:14pmVladimir Putin has no political preference. He targets both Democrats and Republicans equally, trying to discredit both sides, pit voters against one another, and undermine Americans’ confidence in our system....
Two shocking deaths are right out of Putin’s assassination playbook
August 27, 2022 | 12:04pmThe world of Russian espionage is even more bizarre than fiction.
Meet Putin's inner circle of evil, from Nikolai Patrushev to Ramzan Kadyrov
August 13, 2022 | 10:30amA look at the power players who form the Russian leader's inner circle, including his former hockey bros turned oligarch henchmen.
Putin’s propaganda minister posts sexy video of herself fondling strawberries
July 5, 2022 | 6:46pmIn the three-minute video, she caresses the fruit with her mouth and tongue, pursing her lips and gazing into the camera as the song gets faster and faster, finally climaxing...
Joe Biden’s ‘ultra-MAGA’ comments are right out of Putin’s playbook
May 21, 2022 | 8:01amAs someone who was raised in the USSR, Rebekah Koffler is all too familiar with the tactic of divisive, inflammatory rhetoric and scapegoating.
Putin’s right-hand man Nikolai Patrushev is more barbaric than his master
May 7, 2022 | 10:15amFor years, the US security establishment has been wishing for Russian President Vladimir Putin to get served a cup of tea with a touch of poison.