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Dead Drop: August 12

Dead Drop: August 12

HBO TAKES ON ISIS: Deadline Hollywood reports that HBO is working on a mini-series based on Washington Post reporter Joby Warrick’s Pulitzer prize winning book, “Black Flags – The Rise of ISIS.” Actor Bradley Cooper is running the project.  No word on whether the star of “American Sniper” and the forthcoming “War Dogs” plans to act in the mini-series or just produce.

HEAVY SNOWDEN: The usually unreliable Sunday Express newspaper in the UK had a story this past week that raised some eyebrows.  The story asked the rhetorical question: Has Edward Snowden been executed? The paper’s rationale for the questionable question was two mysterious tweets from Snowden in Russia.  The first said: “Did you work with me? Have we talked since 2013? Please recontact me securely. It’s time.”  The second was a string of letters and numbers: ffdae96f8dd292374a988ec8b57d9cc680ce1d23cb7072c522efe32a1a7e34b0.

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