As editor of the JFK Facts blog, I often heard the theory that the late President Bush was somehow complicit in JFK’s death. In the comments section of site, it was a hardy perennial. Exactly how Bush was involved was rarely explained. To me it seemed that JFK conspiracy theories about Bush persisted mainly as a way...
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Declassified Records Show Bush’s Oil Business Was Probably a CIA Front
Some may wonder at the outpouring of affection from the CIA for the late President George H. W. Bush. Bush is not merely admired at the spy service. He is, in the words of one his successors, John Brennan, “revered.” As a former Director of CIA, President George H.W. Bush is a revered figure among...
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RIP George H.W. Bush: The Prudent Statesman as Ruthless Spy
Among his many accomplishments in life, the late George H. W. Bush was a secret intelligence professional. The statesman, who will lie in state in the Capitol through Wednesday, was a covert operator par excellence. As the first and only CIA director to ever occupy the White House, Bush could be called America’s most successful...
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Ignatius’ Tale: Has the CIA Turned on MBS?
Washington Post columnist David Ignatius gets a hard time for his CIA sources. In January 2017 he broke the story that Trump’s National Security Adviser Michael Flynn lied about his pre-inauguration contacts with the Russian ambassador. The story, attributed to a “senior U.S. government official,” proved to be accurate. Flynn lost his job. Glenn Greenwald...
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Russian Spy Chief Dies: Hacked the 2016 Election and Bungled an Assassination Plot
Perhaps it was true, as Russian Defense Ministry said, that Russian spymaster Igor Korobov died “after a lengthy and grave illness.” Korobov, 63, had served as chief of Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate GRU for since 2016. When last seen in public he displayed the fit figure of a career military man. It would be equally accurate...