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Murtaza Hussain is a journalist who has extensively investigated and reported on Jeffrey Epstein's political activities, intelligence ties, and relationships with foreign governments, as documented in [1], [2], and [3]. Hussain has specifically analyzed Epstein's connections to Israeli intelligence and figures like Ehud Barak, as noted in [4], [5], and [6].

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Series of Reports Ignored by Media Show Jeffrey Epstein's ... commondreams.org Common Dreams 13 facts
quoteMurtaza Hussain, a reporter for Drop Site News, stated on November 12, 2025: "It looked like Mossad was working for Epstein instead of Epstein working for Mossad."
perspectiveMurtaza Hussain and Ryan Grim expressed bewilderment at the lack of media attention paid to publicly available files that reveal Jeffrey Epstein's role as a semi-official node in Israel's intelligence apparatus.
quoteMurtaza Hussain and Ryan Grim stated: "We’re left wondering why the rest of the media, which has demonstrated no lack of excitement when it comes to the saga of Jeffrey Epstein, has all of a sudden lost its reporting capacity, in the face of reams of publicly available newsworthy documents. A question for editors reading this newsletter: What are you doing?"
claimMurtaza Hussain stated that he and Ryan Grim intend to continue investigating the political implications of Jeffrey Epstein's activities.
perspectiveMurtaza Hussain, a reporter for Drop Site, stated that while focus on Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking crimes is justifiable, media coverage has neglected his relations with foreign governments, the US government, and foreign intelligence agencies.
quoteMurtaza Hussain stated: “it’s not Epstein chasing Barak—it’s Barak chasing Epstein,” and that at times, “it looked like Mossad was working for Epstein instead of Epstein working for Mossad.”
perspectiveMurtaza Hussain and Ryan Grim expressed confusion regarding the lack of media coverage by major outlets like the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal concerning publicly available documents about Jeffrey Epstein's role in Israel's intelligence apparatus.
quoteMurtaza Hussain and Ryan Grim asked: "We’re left wondering why the rest of the media, which has demonstrated no lack of excitement when it comes to the saga of Jeffrey Epstein, has all of a sudden lost its reporting capacity, in the face of reams of publicly available newsworthy documents. A question for editors reading this newsletter: What are you doing?"
claimMurtaza Hussain observed that in the relationship between Jeffrey Epstein and Ehud Barak, it appeared that Ehud Barak was pursuing Jeffrey Epstein, and at times, it looked like Mossad was working for Jeffrey Epstein.
claimMurtaza Hussain and Ryan Grim intend to continue investigating the political implications of Jeffrey Epstein's activities.
accountMurtaza Hussain and Ryan Grim stated they intend to continue investigating Jeffrey Epstein and will not avoid exploring the political implications of his activities.
perspectiveMurtaza Hussain, a reporter for Drop Site News, stated that while focus on Donald Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein is important, it has diverted attention from Jeffrey Epstein's relations to foreign governments and foreign intelligence agencies.
claimMurtaza Hussain stated that evidence suggests Jeffrey Epstein was not a formal Mossad agent, but rather an asset working to advance the agency's hawkish foreign policy goals.
Emails Reveal Epstein's Ties to Mossad—But Corporate ... - FAIR.org fair.org FAIR 2 facts
perspectiveMurtaza Hussain stated that US corporate media is "deliberately ignoring" the story of the Handala hack because they have spent significant time framing Epstein's intelligence ties as a conspiracy theory and find it difficult to conceive that contravening evidence is emerging.
claimDrop Site News reporters Murtaza Hussain and Ryan Grim detailed how Jeffrey Epstein used his influence to expand Israel's cyber warfare industry into Mongolia.
Why Epstein's Links to the CIA Are So Important | The Nation thenation.com The Nation 1 fact
claimJournalists Ryan Grim and Murtaza Hussain (reporting for Drop Site News) and Matthew Petti (reporting for Reason) documented Jeffrey Epstein's extensive work on behalf of Israel, often in collaboration with former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak.