This Time We’re Smarter: The Most Dangerous Lie Every Generation Tells Itself

Every few generations, a fresh batch of true believers shows up convinced they’ve cracked the code that baffled every civilization before them. Not tweaked it. Not improved it. Solved it. Permanently. The pitch is always the same—just with better branding, cleaner fonts, and a heavy dose of moral certainty.

The Infamous Zapruder Film And The Issue Of Its Veracity: Why Did The Government Employ Intelligence Resources In A Secret Squirrel Operation To Evaluate The Film? Part 3

Consider the Warren Commission being advised by former CIA Director Allen Dulles, with then current CIA Director John McCone at the ready if needed. Two leading figures of the time, prominent government civilian servants at the helm of our government: and yet nobody knew about the Zapruder Film analysis at NPIC for decades.

Oil Down as Trump Awaits Iran’s Response to Peace Plan

Oil fell as a diplomatic push by the US to try to end the war with Iran gathered pace despite the Strait of Hormuz remaining largely shut and news of more US troops being sent to the region. Oil remains on track for a substantial monthly surge after a volatile run of trading as investors tracked the fallout from the war. Bloomberg’s Anthony di Paola reports.

How Do We Hold Them Accountable?

If a criminal-loving, police-hating prosecutor lets a rapist go, and he then rapes another woman, how can we hold that ‘prosecutor’ accountable? One would have thought that Abdimahat Bille Mohamed would have been in a heap o’ trouble when he was arrested on charges of having raped a child and sexually assaulted another woman in …

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The Infamous Zapruder Film And The Issue Of Its Veracity: Why Did The Government Employ Intelligence Resources In A Secret Squirrel Operation To Evaluate The Film? Part 2

The elephant in the room was obvious: somebody-in theory the SS-went to a lot of trouble and intrigue to redo the work that Brugioni did early that Sunday morning 24 November 1963. Using different people and a different film to build a different product without apparently notifying any of the NPIC senior staff except the Military Deputy.