High-ranking U.S. intelligence officials directed agencies to gather information on Greenland last week as part of President Trump’s determined effort to acquire the mineral-rich Arctic island.
Several high-ranking officials under Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard issued a classified “collection emphasis message” to intelligence agency heads last week, instructing them to acquire intel regarding Greenland’s independence movement and identify people supportive of U.S. objectives, top officials told The Wall Street Journal.
A “collection emphasis message” indicates a high priority objective for intelligence agencies, whose collection resources include surveillance satellites, intercepting electronic communications, and even agents on the ground.
Gabbard gave tacit confirmation of the directive’s existence in a statement admonishing the WSJ, writing: “The Wall…
