The Unwanted Unknowns

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The Unwanted Unknowns

In just over a few months we have experienced two confirmed political attacks targeting a presidential candidate. Each of those events has gained some clarity but also inspired some officials to predict the next potential occurrence to avoid repeating past security failures. Yet investigators should never presume they cannot be mistaken or a public accusation is warranted lacking the necessary evidence. We are in the early stages of official investigations but some desire to name the next potential attacker precipitously. This has in past cases lead to more public confusion and officials misinforming the very people who employ them. Unwanted questions and unknown motivations can linger despite the best attempts or intentions of law enforcement to close a case…

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A Public Review of the Secret Service pt. 2

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A Public Review of the Secret Service pt. 2

The seeming culture of entitlement and several failures of the United States Secret Service has been apparent for decades to many people. Repeated failures span from the attack on president John F. Kennedy to Congressional investigations regarding corruption within the same agency five decades later. Kennedy’s death is the most infamous dereliction that resulted in the firing of no one in particular. Neither the Secret Service’s leader or any person in the Kennedy detail was publicly held to serious account or fired. That precedent would extend for decades as the Service racked up hundreds of complaints, dozens of charges, and several performance failures. A noticeable minority of its members would neglect to adequately guard sitting presidents. By two thousand-thirteen US Secret Service had accumulated great notice for its spiraling mistakes. The administrations failed range both political parties and negligence would occur during several occasions...

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Historical Intelligence and Modern Political Assassination

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Join researchers Rob Clark, Joe Borelli, and their guest author Carmine Savastano to discuss historical intelligence and the attempted Trump assassination. They inspect security lapses, the shooter, several missed opportunities to foil the plot, and the future political landscape.

Meet The Jacobs (The Couple That Befriended Marina Oswald)

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Meet The Jacobs (The Couple That Befriended Marina Oswald)

The Unites States Information Agency (USIA) is a former intelligence group organized to conduct “foreign opinion research, media reaction reporting, and special evaluations and analysis” during the Cold War.i This group first emerged as part of the Coordinator of Information’s (COI) office led by General William Donovan amid WWII. Similar to the Central Intelligence Agency it was reconstituted from minor groups once within that COI’s office but USIA was not created until nineteen fifty-three. They administrated some foreign cultural and educational programs run by the Department of State, used press outlets such as the Voice of America, and gathered worldwide intelligence. Among the projects USIA supported was the American National Exhibition in Russia held in the course of nineteen fifty-nine. The display was presented to demonstrate several aspects of American life to the Russian public and focused on western cultural and technological innovations. Millions of people over the course of months reportedly filled a park in Moscow to observe the gathered displays. Following the exhibition’s successful conclusion one of the USIA’s press officer’s and his family were still present in Russia’s capital until the end of October. That employee’s name was John Jacobs…

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A Public Review of the Secret Service

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A Public Review of the Secret Service

The Secret Service of the United States is shrouded in legend and discerning its past often involves separating the untenable claims of officials and detractors. Many officials and critics of conspiracy seek to mold these men as unimpeachable. Conversely, some conspiracy advocates have often predetermined most had a nefarious role in President Kennedy's death. Unconsidered by these groups are incompetence and repeated disregard of protocols. Yet it does not require elevating or denouncing these men based on speculation, the primary evidence offers insights that speculations cannot...

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