Congress Probes Influence Networks Tied to China, Iran, and Cuba

Congress Probes Influence Networks Tied to China, Iran, and Cuba

Source: FOX News

Summary

Christine Balling, a former advisor to U.S. Special Operations Command South, led a panel discussion on the national security threat posed by Cuba. Olivia DiNucci, a CodePink organizer, disrupted the event with a banner reading “SANCTIONS KILL IN CUBA.” Security removed her, but the incident was later shared on social media by CodePink. Balling and co-panelist Michael Gonzalez criticized CodePink as a group that disrupts American discourse. The event occurred as a House hearing examined foreign influence operations in the U.S.


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As expected, the matter has reached another stage.

Balling and Gonzalez spoke about Cuba, then DiNucci interrupted.

Security removed her, but her message spread online.

CodePink posted the video, tagged her, and offered it to journalists.

Disruption becomes performance, then propaganda, then routine.


Author: Evan Null