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Aldrich Ames, the Cold War’s Darkest Turncoat

For nearly a decade, Aldrich Ames operated inside the CIA’s counterintelligence core while feeding Moscow the identities of American human sources. His death in federal custody closes the final chapter on a betrayal that reshaped U.S. intelligence. by Jose Campos He didn’t die in a firefight or under interrogation lights. …

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Berlin Blackout: Militant ‘Volcano Group’ Knocks Out Power to Homes and Hospitals

The far-left Vulkangruppe‘s latest attack left tens of thousands without electricity in freezing winter temperatures. by A.R. Fomenko VIENNA BUREAU – The Volcano has erupted again in Germany – wreaking havoc without shaking the Earth. This is not a geologic event, but a militant one, attacking the power grid in Berlin. …

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Guns, Drugs, and Oil: How Close is Venezuela to Boiling Over?

ANALYSIS by Austin Lee Editor’s note: This analysis originally was published on November 9. As Austin asked then: “Could we actually invade? Of course we could.” As it turns out, we did. Stand on any hill in Caracas at night and you can see the glow of the flares from Lake …

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Inside the ‘Barrio 18’ Street Gang, Where Members Cannot Leave

It started as a small-time street gang in 1950’s Los Angeles, and took its name from where it was based: 18th Street, in the city’s Rampart District. It evolved over the years, until the 18th Street Gang – also known as “Barrio 18” – became one of the largest youth gangs …

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The Teenaged ‘Perfumed Burglar’ Deserted the Navy, Robbed Half the State, and Escaped San Quentin

Perfume, purloined jewelry and a millionaire’s son form the complex story of Herbert Repsold, a Navy deserter who also was known as the Perfumed Burglar. In the early 1900s, Repsold was a troublesome youth. Growing tired of his son’s antics, the elder Repsold cut off his son’s cash and forced …

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Brown University Police Chief Rodney Chatman Fostered a Cover-Up Culture, His Own Cops Said

by Susan Katz Keating Police union issued a unanimous vote of no confidence in Chatman, who leads the Brown University segment of investigating a Dec. 13 mass shooting on campus. Brown University’s campus police department operates inside a culture of secrecy, retaliation, and institutional cover-up, their own sergeants charged. The …

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Drug Mules and Submarines: An Order They Can’t Refuse

Just making contact with a submarine carries an extra measure of danger for a smuggler. by Susan Katz Keating Smugglers for the Chapitos branch of the Sinaloa Cartel balk when ordered to pull “submarine duty” along the group’s fentanyl trafficking routes, a security official told Soldier of Fortune. “They hate …

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Threatening Skies: Countering the Drone Swarm Apocalypse

by Austin Lee Picture this: A swarm of cheap drones, hundreds strong, blotting out the Texas sun like a biblical plague of locusts. Each carries enough explosive to ruin your day, buzzing low over a sleepy border town. No radar pings, no warning; just chaos. This isn’t a Hollywood blockbuster. …

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WATCH: US Forces Capture Oil Tanker Off Coast of Venezuela

The United States seized a sanctioned Venezuelan oil tanker off the country’s coast, President Donald Trump said Wednesday. “We’ve just taken control of a tanker off Venezuela – huge, the largest one ever – and there are other developments unfolding,” said Trump. Watch the vessel being seized, below. Attorney General …

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The Dangers of Being a Cartel Prison Snitch: ‘There’s Nothing Worse Than a Rat’

There are only two inmates that everyone wants to kill: protected witnesses and child rapists, reveals a U.S. Marshal interviewed by the author. The list seems endless. All of them high-level members of the Sinaloa Cartel, who after having every imaginable luxury and in almost all cases, great power, were …

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