CIA Messenger Dispatch what's wrong with the WSJ and NYT version of Ratcliffe's visit to #Moscow Wall Street Journal, New York Times and some #Russian outlets that follow their lead claim: CIA Director John Ratcliffe flew to Moscow on August 25 to deliver a warning to #Putin — allegedly the White House received data about #Russia preparing for a possible strike against a #NATO country to test the alliance's resolve. The formulation is striking, fits the narrative of