Dead Drop: February 14
WE LOVE YOU, WE REALLY DO: Happy Valentine’s Day to all our Dead Drop readers. THE THREAT OF HEARING ABOUT THREATS: Every year in recent memory, […] More
Dead Drop: February, 2020
Dead Drop: February 7
IT’S A CONSPIRACY, I TELL YA: Noted conspiracy peddler Oliver Stone gave an interview recently in which he declared that ever since 9/11, Hollywood has been […] More
Dead Drop: January 31
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF A LEGAL KIND: The folks at Georgetown University Law School took to twitter recently to post a short video with Professor David Koplow, who is […] More
Dead Drop: January 24
TIMELY TV: With targeted attacks on terrorist leaders much in the news, HBO and Israeli-based entertainment producer Keshet International are developing a limited series about the secret history […] More
Dead Drop: January 17
EXQUISITE INTELLIGENCE: In defending the U.S. attack on Iranian General Qassem Soleimani over the past week or so, various administration officials have described “exquisite intelligence” which prompted the […] More
Dead Drop: January 10
WHOLLY SMOKES: In an effort to explain the U.S. government’s rationale for killing Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, three senior State Department officials conducted a telephonic media […] More
Dead Drop: January 3
ADVISING THE CANDIDATES: In the very first Dead Drop, published almost four and a half years ago in August 2016, we had an item about who […] More
Dead Drop: December 20
A “CIRCUS BEAR” IS BORN: Remember way back on November 1 when The Dead Drop mentioned that recently released (unregistered) Russian agent Maria Butina said she would not […] More
Dead Drop: December 13
MUST MAKE VLAD GLAD: The Reagan Foundation recently released the results of a national survey on a variety of issues. Among the interesting findings is that […] More
Dead Drop: December 6
FOGGY BOTTOM JOBS REPORT: All administrations like to brag that they are creating new jobs. But a story this week in GQ details how lots of job openings […] More
Dead Drop: November 29
LOSING CONFIDENCE: On Sunday, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper told Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer that he had lost confidence in him and would like him to […] More
Dead Drop: November 22
MIKE POMPEO’S VERY BAD NO GOOD WEEK: To say Mike Pompeo is taking a little heat for opting to not defend career State Department officials embroiled […] More
Dead Drop: November 15
FOR WHOM THE WHISTLE BLOWS: Say what you will about the State Department, DOD, NSC staff, and Intelligence Community personnel wrapped up in the ongoing […] More
Dead Drop: November 8
SHHHSH, DON’T TELL WOLF: Reliable sources tell us that former CIA and NSA Director, (and Cipher Brief Expert) General Michael V. Hayden received the William H. Webster […] More
Dead Drop: November 1
AT LEAST HE’S NOT ACTING: CIA’s former Deputy Director for Digital Innovation, Andrew Hallman has been named as ODNI’s Principal Executive. It’s not exactly an […] More
Dead Drop: October 25
THE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN (PART ONE MILLION): Conservatives (long supporters of the Intelligence Community) have seemingly ditched that stance given that some former members […] More
Dead Drop: October 18
OUT OF CHARACTER: The subject of character is a big issue this week (and most weeks) in Washington. Not only did Cipher Brief expert, Admiral […] More
Dead Drop: October 11
THE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN: Here at The Dead Drop we are old enough to remember when Republicans were the most outspoken supporters of the Intelligence […] More