Tag: National Security Act of 1947
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This is Your CIA: “And Ye Shall Know the Truth…”
by Tom Arnold, ©2023 (Jul. 5, 2023) — The National Security Act of 1947 established the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as an INDEPENDENT, CIVILIAN INTELLIGENCE AGENCY within the Executive Branch (tell me how that works!). The Director of the CIA serves as its head and reports to the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). Unlike the…
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Should James “Mad Dog” Mattis Become DOD Secretary?
INELIGIBLE BY CURRENT LAW; CONVENING AUTHORITY FOR “PENDLETON 8” by Sharon Rondeau (Jan. 2, 2017) — President-Elect Donald Trump has announced that his choice for Secretary of the Department of Defense (DOD) is Marine Gen. James “Mad Dog” Mattis (Ret), a four-star general who oversaw the prosecutions of the “Pendleton 8” following the death of…