William J.

William J. is a key figure in bolstering the Biden administration's support for Ukraine and has amassed significant influence beyond most previous spy chiefs. He has been a major actor on the American foreign policy stage for decades, having served every Democratic and Republican president since Ronald Reagan, with the exception of Donald J. Trump. As C.I.A director, he acknowledged past intelligence failures but emphasized that lessons have been learned and applied to current situations such as Ukraine's defense against Russia's plans to invade. His role in intelligence sharing with Ukraine is widely credited with improving Kyiv's ability to anticipate maneuvers by Russia's military.

Biography:  https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/09/us/politics/william-burns-cia-biden.html

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Conflicts of Interest

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Contradictions

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  • . Anglerfish are a diverse family of vertebrates in the ocean's lightless zone with over 300 species.
  • In some species of anglerfish, males bite the females and then release after mating. In others, the male and female are fused.
  • Obligate parasitism is when the male's head dissolves into the female and their circulatory systems merge. He transforms into a permanent sperm-producing sexual organ.
  • Researchers found that a cascade of traits, including those required for sexual parasitism, allowed anglerfishes to invade the deep sea during a period of extreme global warming when the planet's oceans were in ecological upheaval.
  • Sexual parasitism arose during a time of major global warming and rapid transition for anglerfish from the ocean floor to the deep, open sea.
  • The most expansive ecosystem on the planet is the deep sea, making it tough to find a mate. Some deep-sea anglerfish have developed a remarkable reproductive strategy ensuring that once they find a partner in the vast waters, they stay connected for life.
  • To mate, tiny males clamp onto larger females using sharp teeth and some permanently fuse into them.

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