Donald Trump’s campaign is reaching new heights of racism in the days leading up to the Super Tuesday primaries. Trumps overt racism was on full display during his June 16, 2015 campaign announcement speech when he lashed out at Mexicans. “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They’re […]
James Bond and Downton Abbey have a common connection to the CIA. The fictional worlds of James Bond and Downton Abbey intersect in an unexpected way with the real-life location upon which CIA Headquarters now stands. An American millionaire, Joseph Leiter, owned a large swath of land on the western banks of the Potomac River […]
CIA releases the Simple Sabotage Field Manual to the general public. Since World War II, US intelligence agencies have devised innovative ways to defeat their adversaries. In 1944, CIA’s precursor, the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), created the Simple Sabotage Field Manual. This classified booklet described ways to sabotage the US’ World War II enemies. […]
The Led Zeppelin classic began with Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart performing the song with the original drummer’s son, Jason Bonham, on drums. On Dec. 26 the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors was aired on national television for the first time on CBS. During the event, which took place at the Kennedy Center Opera House, […]
Republicans have a troubling history of meddling with negotiations with deadly results. Talking Points Memo reported yesterday that “An Iranian official said ‘Republican rivals of the current US administration’ attempted to stall last month’s Iranian-U.S. prisoner swap until the eve of the U.S. presidential election, Tasnim News Agency reported.” That official – Ali Shamkhani, the […]