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Italian Job: The KGB, Mafia & Red Brigades

Leonid Sergeevich Kolosov (1926-2008) was a Soviet international correspondent for Izvestia and also attained the rank of lieutenant colonel in the KGB First Chief Directorate (FCD). Kolosov was stationed in Italy, his country of specialization, in the 1960s and 1970s under journalistic cover. In this interview he recounts his work with Sicilian mafia boss Nicola … Continue reading Italian Job: The KGB, Mafia & Red Brigades →

Confessions of a KGB Agent

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This is a condensed (and demonetized) version of a shockingly accurate talk given by Yuri Bezmenov in 1983. The full version is quite long (over an hour) and you can find it on youtube pretty easily by searching his name. I just wanted to boil it down to the most important points and put it in a shareable package because I know most people wont watch the full talk. Bezmenov defected in 1970 and knew what he was talking about. The slow boil has been going on a long time.

Porkins Policy Radio episode 136 Homeland Season 7 Russiagate Redux with Tom Secker

Tom Secker joins e today for our mid season breakdown of Homeland Season 7. We start off by discussing the first major arc of the season, the Ruby Ridge/Waco standoff between O’Keefe and and the FBI. Tom and I discuss the surprisingly balanced approach Homeland has taken to this topic. We discuss the idea that this is a clever attempt at portraying the CIA as the adults in the room willing to negotiate, as opposed to the psychotic gun totting FBI. We also explore the historical events Homeland is touching on: Ruby Ridge and Waco.

Did Russia Hack the Election?

Did Russian intelligence sway the outcome of the 2016 United States presidential race? Ask the CIA and mainstream Western media organs, and they’ll have you believe that yes, it was none other than Moscow’s shadowy operatives who managed to infiltrate Donald Trump into the newly gold-bedecked Oval Office. Blame the Russians, our betters declare, rather … Continue reading Did Russia Hack the Election? →