The Biden-Harris agency review teams are heavily represented by personnel from corporate board rooms, the professional managerial class & Beltway think tanks. It's a recipe for Obama 2.0

A quick thread on a few foreign policy apparatchiks who stood out. https://buildbackbetter.com/the-transition/agency-review-teams/

Paula Garcia Tufro is listed on the NSC team. As a member of Obama's NSC, Tufro presided over listing Venezuela as a "national security threat."

She's since been seen w/ Guaido's DC team.

When I challenged her on VZLA sanctions, she had no answer. https://twitter.com/aaronjmate/status/1163967571550494720?s=20

Dana Stroul of the neocon WINEP, is listed on Biden's State Dept team.

Stroul helped oversee a congressional panel on Syria that urged US military occupation, crushing sanctions, and preventing rebuilding.

She said the US military "owned" 1/3 of Syria https://twitter.com/BenjaminNorton/status/1191808201177604096

Kelly Magsamen, VP of natsec at CAP, is listed on the Biden NSC team.

Magsamen rushed to the defense of her former boss, Elliot Abrams, after Ilhan Omar roasted him in 2019.

She claimed Abrams is a "fierce advocate for human rights" and that they "share goals" on Venezuela.

Farooq Mitha is listed on the Biden Pentagon team. A board member of the pro-Israel Muslim group, Emgage, Mitha served as a "Muslim outreach advisor" to Biden.

He allegedly joined AIPAC and has defended Biden's pro-Israel politics. (HT @AliAbunimah) https://electronicintifada.net/content/meet-emgage-pro-israel-muslims-backing-joe-biden/31146