Dead Drop: July 9
THERE IS A WORD FOR THAT, CONGRESSMAN: Representative Thomas Massie (R, KY) created a bit of a stir on the eve of the 4th of July by […] More
Dead Drop: July, 2021
Dead Drop: July 2
CAN’T WE ALL GET ALONG? The Dead Drop is old enough to remember when conservative politicians and media were the biggest defenders of the national defense […] More
Dead Drop: June 25
DONG GONE? There was an interesting story floating around this week – about whether a senior Chinese counterintelligence official may have defected to the United States […] More
Dead Drop June 18
MORE THAN YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE GITMO DETAINEES: The New York Times recently updated their interactive database telling you tons of information about the 780 or […] More
Dead Drop: June 11
WAYNE’S WORLD: Long-time readers of The Dead Drop will remember items from 2015 about Wayne Simmons who earned a decade-long stint as a talking head on Fox News […] More
Dead Drop: June 4
WISE MOVE: As part of their Memorial Day weekend coverage, ABC News’ “This Week” featured a segment about the Wise family who lost two brothers in combat as […] More
Dead Drop: May 28
SPOKESMODEL CANIDATE FOR PROFESSIONAL LIBILITY INSURANCE: Did you ever notice that almost every insurance company has a mascot or gimmicky spokesperson to represent their brand? […] More
Dead Drop: May 21
FINAL FILM FRONTIER: Among the things we learned this week, is that there is a cinematic space race going on. According to The Hill, the Russian space […] More
Dead Drop: May 14
LEAD THE NAVY, SEE THE WORLD: On July 31, 2015 – the very first edition of The Dead Drop was published. Among the items that day was a […] More
Dead Drop: May 8
LAW & DISORDER: Netflix has purchased eight episodes of a new TV series about a fledgling CIA lawyer who somehow gets tied up with a former […] More
Dead Drop: April 30
“WAGING THE TRUTH”: Politico reported this week that last year, nine active duty U.S. four-star officers wrote to the then acting Director of National Intelligence asking that the […] More
Dead Drop: April 23
ONE OF THESE THINGS IS NOT LIKE THE OTHER: Late last week, the United States announced that it would expel ten Russian “diplomats” as a result of the […] More
Dead Drop: April 16
SOUNDS FAMILIAR: The White House announced on April 12th that the President will nominate Christine S. Abizaid to be the director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC.) If […] More
Dead Drop: April 9
(Updated 4/13) WHITE HOUSE VICTORY — Cipher Brief Expert and former NSA Deputy Director Chris Inglis is expected to be nominated as the White House’s […] More
Dead Drop: April 2
TOO SOON? Last week, C-Span promoted a segment that was set to air on March 26th in which they covered Former Secretary of State and CIA Director Mike Pompeo […] More
Dead Drop: March 26
BACK STABBERS: Former Navy civilian intelligence analyst Jonathan Pollard has spoken out for the first time since emigrating to Israel late last year after serving 30 years for […] More
Dead Drop: March 19
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE: Both Democratic and Republican leaders of the House Armed Services Committee think it is time for National Guard members to start packing up […] More
Dead Drop: March 12
CRUZ TO NOWHERE: Last week’s Dead Drop noted that the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence unanimously approved Ambassador Bill Burns’ nomination to be the next Director of […] More