After we revealed #ICE will be at the #OlympicsParalympics #Milan, #Meloni govt denied-admitted
To my colleagues Vincenzo Bisbiglia and Giacomo Salvini, the president of the Italian Senate has stated that our govt cannot object to who #Trump sends to Italy
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https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/in-edicola/articoli/2026/01/29/ice-alle-olimpiadi-la-russa-su-questo-non-si-possono-sindacare-gli-usa/8272641/
I want to clarify a key point about our scoop on #ICE at the #WinterOlympicsParalympics #MilanoCortina2026
#ICE presence was NOT revealed to me by “an anonymous spokesperson for #ICE” as many are reporting
I discovered the role of #ICE in the security machine of major global sporting events thanks to the #WikiLeaks cables, and when I asked #ICE about their presence at the #OlympicsParalympics #MilanoCortina2026 #ICE confirmed it
As I explained to #LeMonde journalist, Allan Kaval - the only one in the world who asked me what happened behind the scenes- I would NEVER have expected confirmation from #ICE, because I know that usually security agencies created after 9/11 rely on NCND
https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2026/01/27/en-italie-une-polemique-autour-de-la-participation-de-l-agence-ice-aux-jo-de-milan-et-cortina_6664318_3210.html
I know from twenty years of experience that security agencies created after 9/11, when asked specific questions on sensitive issues by journalists who are NOT their friends,rely on:"neither confirm nor deny" (NCND)
The fact that #ICE confirmed what the #WikiLeaks cables reveal - #ICE is a key part of the security machine of major sporting events -and the fact that #ICE did so WITHOUT, most likely, consulting with #Meloni govt is a significant political development
