Dead Drop: August 11
FULL OF SOUND AND FURY: Like you – and the rest of the world – we have been trying to figure out the significance of […] More
Dead Drop: August, 2017
Dead Drop: August 4
WHITE HOUSE WATCH: A fascinating tidbit in an Associated Press story this week about John Kelly’s assumption of the duties of White House Chief of […] More
Dead Drop: July 28
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US: This week marks the second anniversary of The Dead Drop. They said it wouldn’t last. Or maybe, shouldn’t. In any case, since […] More
Dead Drop: July 21
NEXT SHOE TO DROP – GIVING U.S. SPIES THE BOOT? Back in December, when the Obama administration threw 35 alleged Russian intelligence officials out of […] More
Dead Drop: July 14
ANALOGY GENERATOR: President Trump’s Sunday morning tweet that he and Vladimir Putin “discussed forming an impenetrable Cyber Security unit so that election hacking & many […] More
Dead Drop: July 7
GET OUT OF JAIL FREE TEXT: Raymond Davis, the CIA contractor who landed in a heap of trouble after shooting two Pakistani robbers in Lahore […] More
Dead Drop: June 30
HUGE: HUGH HEWITT HALF HOUR: MSNBC has given a Saturday morning TV show to conservative talk show host Hugh Hewitt. A lot of left-leaning outfits […] More
Dead Drop: June 23
OPEN SECRETS: Don’t schedule any meetings with top Brazilian officials if you have anything to hide. The New York Times this week reported on a […] More
Dead Drop: June 16
SAD SIGN OF THE TIMES: The USMC is reportedly in the process of installing bullet proof cubicles at Marine Corps Recruiting Stations around the country […] More
Dead Drop: June 9
THE NAME GAME: The New York Times made some folks at the CIA unhappy with them (again) last Friday – with a story which purported […] More
Dead Drop: June 2
JARED-GATE: Former Acting CIA Director Michael Morell explained earlier this week in The Cipher Brief why we should not “Over Connect the Dots on Jared […] More
Dead Drop: May 26
MORE STARS ON THE WALL: On Monday, the Central Intelligence Agency held its annual memorial ceremony where it honors CIA officers who have died in […] More
Dead Drop: May 19
DON’T TELL THE PRESIDENT: You’ve probably heard the rumors about President Trump thinking about shaking up the White House Communications team. If reports are correct, […] More
Dead Drop: May 12
COMEY SOON? The Dead Drop understands that multiple literary agents and publishing insiders are desperately trying to get through to just-fired Jim Comey to convince […] More
Dead Drop: May 5
PDDNI 2B? The Dead Drop is hearing that Sue Gordon, currently the Deputy Director at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is the leading candidate to […] More
Dead Drop: April 28
STAGING A COO AT CIA: Last week we told you that CIA Executive Director Meroe Park is planning to retire. This week we can report […] More
Dead Drop: April 21
PARK SPOT VACANT: We hear Meroe Park, the long-serving Executive Director of the CIA, told Agency staff last week that she plans to retire. Park […] More
Dead Drop: April 14
THE PASSING OF A LEGEND: Ambassador Hugh Montgomery died last week at the age of 93. The Washington Post describe him as “one of the […] More