Chip Gibbons
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Nov 3, 2026
Kevin GosztolaGUEST
It wasn't as talked about, but my newsletter, The Dissenter, we spent some time covering it.
Kevin GosztolaGUEST
I actually had Chip Gibbons do a lot of the reporting on it in Washington, D.C., or in Alexandria.
Kevin GosztolaGUEST
And there was a case involving CIA analyst Asif Rahman.
Kevin GosztolaGUEST
And you may recall this vaguely, that there was, way before this war on Iran, there was instance where there was a strike on Iran from Israel.
Scott HortonHOST
It wasn't as talked about, but my newsletter, The Dissenter, we spent some time covering it.
Scott HortonHOST
Actually had Chip Gibbons, uh, do a lot of the reporting on it in, uh, Washington, DC, or in Alexandria.
Scott HortonHOST
And, um, there was a case involving CIA analyst Asif Rahman
Kevin GosztolaGUEST
RahmanAnd you may recall this vaguely that there was, way before this war on Iran, there was an instan- instance where there was a strike on Iran from Israel, and it, uh, ended up making big news, and there was, there was a leak of, um, intelligence-related information on this strike that came from Asif Rahman to, uh, this telegram called the Middle East Spectator.
Chuck MertzHOST
Specifically, the Trump administration has likened them to the digital arm of Al-Qaeda, and in an unprecedented move, just added them to the list of global terrorist organizations, accusing them of providing digital services used by, among others, violent far-left American activists like Antifa, Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Hamas, and Hezbollah.
Chuck MertzHOST
Chip Gibbons, director of the American organization Defending Rights and Dissent and a longtime observer of the US government's war on press and internet freedom, is quoted by Stefania saying, "The decision to sanction this group, this collective, as terrorists using the same scheme as applied to Al-Qaeda is deeply troubling.
Chuck MertzHOST
First and foremost, the Trump administration has made clear that it-- that it is looking to tar the left as terrorists, and it seems clear this group was singled out for their left-wing political views.
Chuck MertzHOST
Moreover, there is nothing unlawful about providing tech tools to political groups.