A few days ago the one of my students at George Washington University sent me this photo with the accompanying joke. She knows how much I enjoy the entire Holmes/Watson phenomenon and thought I would get a good laugh out of it. Which I certainly did. I hope it brightens your day as well. Enjoy!
My friend and fellow historian, Dr. John Fox (the FBI’s Historian), shared with me the following FBI dates of interest over the past century. I’m in turn offering it to you. I hope you enjoy it. 2017 100 Years Ago 01/31/1917 BOI acquires note re German plans to commence unrestricted submarine warfare. The note leads […]
This FBI history article appeared in the March 2017 issues of The Grapevine, published by the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI. The article was written by Greg Stejskal (FBI: 1975-2006). Kidnapping for Ransom: Bad Business Mode (The Grapevine, March 2017) (pdf) It was February, 1980 in Detroit. I was assigned to the FBI surveillance squad. It […]
I spent part of last week at the Hilton Hotel in Baltimore attending the International Studies Association conference. On Thursday afternoon I joined three Intelligence Community professionals for a panel which addressed the timely topic of gathering intelligence in America entitled “Intelligence Collection in a Domestic Environment.” Delivering papers were two FBI representatives, Dr. John […]
The great sleuth’s pithy aphorisms can be useful in conducting investigations as well as in all walks of life. I have always been an avid fan of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s wonderful series of stories recounting the exploits of Sherlock Holmes. The tales of greatest fictional detective in history and his faithful sidekick, Dr. John […]
I was interviewed by Mark Mazzettii of the New York Times regarding the recent expulsion of Russian diplomats from the United States: ~ ‘The Game Will Go On’ as U.S. Expels Russian Diplomats (New York Times, 30 Dec 2016) The spies are not particularly difficult to find. What is difficult is deciding what to do […]
Three FBI history articles concerning the FBI’s activities in Honolulu, Hawaii during World War II were published in the December 2016 issue of The Grapevine, a publication of the the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI, in honor of the 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor: FBI Grapevine December 2016 History Articles (pdf) Our Man of Peace […]
I wrote this FBI history article which appeared in the November 2016 issues of The Grapevine, published by the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI. Below the intro are the actual FBI documents from the case. The Busko Affair How the FBI found the most advanced radio communications equipment in the Nazi arsenal I wonder if any […]
This is a good article in Bloomberg about the Russian Illegal Evgeny Buryakov case that illustrates how Russian espionage and recruiting in the US and how the FBI tracked and ran the case. The Spy Who Added Me on LinkedIn Russia had operatives in New York for years, from Wall Street to the UN. Now one is […]
My wife of forty seven years is a retired early childhood teacher. After working in the Prince Georges County Maryland School System for twenty five years with children from every class, racial and ethnic background she gradually came to one important conclusion. Every decision a person makes in life can trace its origins in one […]
Good article by David Wise in the latest issue of the Smithsonian magazine: The FBI’s Fake Russian Agent Reveals His Secrets In an exclusive interview, a retired FBI agent who posed as a KGB officer finally spills the beans about his greatest sting operations Dimitry Droujinsky is on his third cup of black coffee when […]
Like millions of Americans I have followed with interest over the past few months the steady WikiLeaks release of Hillary Clinton related emails. First came the embarrassing batch of twenty thousand messages last July just days before the Democratic National Convention. A number of them exposed what many had already suspected: that the Democratic National […]
This FBI history article appeared in the September/October 2016 issues of The Grapevine, published by the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI. The article was written by James K. Kallstrom (FBI: 1970-1997). FBI Grapevine TWA Flight 800 (pdf) It was a hot evening in New York City on Tuesday, July 17, 1996. Most of the […]
I spoke at the Marechal Ferdinand Foch Auditorium on the grounds of the Ecole Militaire in Paris for a conference before an audience of seven hundred on the evening of June 23, 2016. In connection with the upcoming fifteenth anniversary of 9/11, I reviewed some of the historical and institutional factors which contributed to the Intelligence Community’s […]
A new video that tells the history of the Chicago FBI Field Office: CHICAGO FBI HISTORY from tim morris on Vimeo.
This FBI history article appeared in the August 2016 issues of The Grapevine, published by the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI. The article was written by L. Carter Cornick, Jr (FBI: 1967-1988). FBI Grapevine – CHILBOM (.pdf) Some 40 years ago on September 21, 1976, the first case of international terrorism in the United States literally exploded […]
Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones reviewed my book, Hoover’s Secret War Against Axis Spies, in the summer 2016 issue of The Historian. published by the Phi Alpha Theta National History Honor Society. The Historian is a distinguished quarterly journal discussing interests in all fields of History and is highly regarded for its extensive Book Review Section. – Numerous […]
This FBI history article appeared in the July2016 issues of The Grapevine, published by the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI. The article was written by Thomas T. Kubic (FBI 1971-2001) and Gregory Meacham (FBI 1978-2002). “Grey Sunset”: Freeh’s men versus the Freemen 20th Anniversary of the Surrender On June 13, 1996, following a dinner with […]
I spoke at the Marechal Ferdinand Foch Auditorium on the grounds of the Ecole Militaire in Paris for a conference before an audience of seven hundred on the evening of June 23, 2016. In connection with the upcoming fifteenth anniversary of 9/11, I reviewed some of the historical and institutional factors which contributed to the […]
Photo of yours truly on the left, Gabriella Barbuto and her Dad, Robert on the right, sitting in a booth at the Occidental Restaurant in the Willard Hotel. This is where Alexander Fomin, the KGB Rezident in Washington, met secretly with ABC journalist John Scali (photo in foreground) at 1:00 pm on October 26, 1962 […]
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