Dead Drop: December 1
RUSSIAN ARMY RECRUITING PROBLEM BEGINS TO BITE: As Vladmir Putin’s planned 3-day invasion of Ukraine approaches its two-year anniversary, (or if you count from the […] More
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Dead Drop: November 24
GET OUT OF (RUSSIAN) JAIL FREE CARD: Long ago, when Moscow’s planned three-day invasion of Ukraine had dragged on for several months – the Kremlin’s military […] More
Dead Drop: November 17
HIRE A VET: Just before Veterans Day, The Wall Street Journal noted that “the unemployment rate for former service members is 2.9%, a full point lower than […] More
Dead Drop: November 10
DANISH GRAYMAIL? Two top former Danish officials who had been facing trial for leaking classified information got good news last week, when officials in Copenhagen dropped […] More
Dead Drop: November 3
KREMLIN NOT PUTIN’ UP WITH RUMORS ABOUT VLAD: There is a school of thought that you should not believe any news coming out of Russia until […] More
Dead Drop: October 27
RT, PHONE HOME: According to The New Voice of Ukraine, Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate recently convinced 19 Russian soldiers to surrender […] More
Dead Drop: October 20
NEXT YEAR HOLD IT AT CAPITAL ONE ARENA? A year ago, The Dead Drop reported that the CIA Officers Memorial Foundation had just held its annual Richard Helms […] More
Dead Drop: October 13
DEAD DROP DROPS DEAD: This edition of The Dead Drop comes on the heels of The Cipher Brief’s just concluded annual Threat Conference in Sea Island, […] More
Dead Drop: October 6
TANKS FOR THE HELP, BORIS: In addition to being courageous, Ukrainian military officers have proven themselves to be incredibly innovative on the battlefield. So, when a […] More
Dead Drop: September 29
GWOT MEMORIAL: Plans are underway to build a memorial on the National Mall in Washington dedicated to Americans who participated in the Global War on Terror. […] More
Dead Drop: September 22
SPY VS SPY: The New York Times carried a lengthy story recently about the ongoing espionage efforts of the United States and China. Our Reader’s Digest summary: there’s a […] More
Dead Drop: September 15
MEXICAN SPACE MUMMY MESS: Members of Mexico’s Congress heard from some interesting “experts” recently who claimed to have “evidence” of mummified “non-human” life forms found in […] More
Dead Drop: September 8
WHERE’D THEY PUT PUTIN? Ukrainian military intelligence chief Major General Kyrylo Budanov likes to play with the heads of Russians – so we are not entirely […] More
Dead Drop: September 1
WITH ALL DUE RESPECT: The news/opinion site The Intercept apparently has intercepted a recent internal policy directive from the head of the National Security Agency, General Paul Nakasone, […] More
Dead Drop: August 25
PRIGOZHIN’S BIG SURPRISE: It seemed the only person surprised by Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin’s untimely death in a plane crash in Russia this week, […] More
Dead Drop: August 18
WATCHING WHAT YOU WATCH: The MI5 Director General, Ken McCallum, revealed in a recent speech that his outfit has developed AI tools to help British intelligence […] More
Dead Drop: August 11
THE TUBERVILLE FOLLY: Senator (Call me “Coach”) Tommy Tuberville is continuing to hold the line against allowing promotions and assignments of flag or general officers to […] More
Dead Drop: August 4
COACH TUBERVILLE IS SHOCKED: Shocked to find politics in Washington. Shortly after the Senate adjourned for about a five week summer break, the Pentagon announced that President Joe […] More