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CHILBOM – First case of international terrorism in US
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 […]
Book Review in “The Historian”
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 […]
20th Anniversary of GREY SUNSET
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 […]
15th Anniversary of 9/11 Talk in Paris
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 […]
The Scali Booth
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 […]
The Paul Rico Case
Article written by Joe Wolfinger and Chris Kerr, retired FBI Special Agents. They are the co-authors of RICO—How Politicians, Prosecutors, and the Mob Destroyed One of the FBI’s finest Special Agents. H. Paul Rico was a good man, an outstanding public servant and an unsung American hero. He was the FBI agent who destroyed the […]
Lake Ronkonkoma’s Double Agent
A photo taken at Flannigan’s Restaurant in Lake Ronkonkoma, New York. The occasion was a joint presentation on June 4 at the Sachem Library in Sachem, New York on the role Lake Ronkonkoma, New York played in the Duquesne espionage investigation. I’m on the left next to Evelyn Volkgraff, the Director of Lake Ronkonkoma Historical Society […]
The Pizza Connection
This FBI history article appeared in the May 2016 issues of The Grapevine, published by the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI. The article was written by Charles J. Rooney (FBI 1970-2006) and Lewis D. Schiliro (FBI 1975-2000). The Pizza Connection (pdf) The FBI received concurrent jurisdiction to investigate Title 21 (narcotics violations) in 1982. This […]
Remembering FBI SA Jack Coler and SA Ron Williams
I would like to share with you this video produced for the Society of Former Agents of the FBI by James Hoyer Law Firm and Media Productions. It’s a video in memory of FBI Special Agents Jack Coler and Ron Williams, who were killed in the line of duty on the Oglala Sioux Indian Reservation in Pine […]
The Marcos Affair
The history article written by Gilbert M. Pieper (FBI 1967-1997), from the March 2016 issue of The Grapevine published by the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI: The Marcos Affair (pdf) Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos, Sr., who was born on September 11, 1917 and died on September 28, 1989, was a Filipino politician who served as President of […]
The Patty Hearst/SLA Case
The history article written by Larry Langberg (FBI 1969-1999), from the January/February 2016 issue of The Grapevine published by the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI. In this article, Larry presents his recollections of the case as well as the recollections of SA Steven Ducker. The Patty Hearst/SLA Case (pdf) February 4, 1974, was just another […]
The El Rukn Libyan Terrorist Conspiracy
The history article written by Bill Dyson (FBI 1967-1998) from the April 2016 issue of The Grapevine published by the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI: The El Rukn Libyan Terrorist Conspiracy (pdf) On the surface, the idea that a hostile foreign nation would employ a street gang located in a city in the middle of […]
American Terrorism
Over the past several years the lives of all American have been dominated by the threat of foreign inspired terrorism. Today it sits at the top of our government’s national security agenda and remains an intractable problem for US policy makers. We do not have look far for the reasons behind these fears. Last […]
Hypocrites
Intelligence Community professionals should be outraged. And American men and women loyally and honorably serving in the military at all levels should be both furious and saddened. I’m referring to “How Petraeus avoided felony charges, prison,” a front page article written by reporter Adam Goldman which appeared in the January 26, 2016 edition of The […]
Big Paul’s Christmas Gift
From the latest issue of The Grapevine, published by the Society of Former Agents of the FBI, an article from the Historical Committee written by George Gabriel (FBI fro m 1979 to 2006): Big Paul’s Christmas Gift Thirtieth anniversary of the murder of Paul Castellano. George Gabriel was the John Gotti Case Agent. The Cardinal Rule […]
Speed, Social Media Shape Counterterrorism Probes
I was recently interviewed by Voice of America: (Voice of America) In the aftermath of the Paris attacks, officials carried out waves of raids and arrests to try to break up terror cells across Europe. As in any criminal investigation, the crime scene provides key evidence that leads investigators to suspects still at large. But […]
Fascinating tale of CIA mole Karel Koecher
There is a new documentary film out on Karel Koecher, a KGB mole who worked in the CIA. The spy who spoke on camera (Radio Prague) One of the hottest tickets at this year’s Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival was main competition film RINO, a fascinating portrait of the only Communist mole known to have […]
Looking back at a previous refugee crisis
I was interviewed by Glenn Garvin of the Miami Herald who wrote an article about a previous time the US refused to let refugees in: 1939 ‘Voyage of the Damned’ raises questions about treatment of Syrian refugees (Miami Herald) It would become known, with heartbreak and infamy, as the Voyage of the Damned. Seventy-six years […]
Crosby’s Luck
It was a great pleasure writing about my dear friend Ken Crosby, FBI SIS, in the latest issue of the Grapevine, published by the Society of Former Agents of the FBI: Crosby’s Luck (pdf) A wide grin would have crossed his face over the Cuban and U.S governments’ reestablishment of embassies in Havana and Washington. After all, he had lived in […]
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