My single mom was raising four of us. We lived in the “Projects,” and mostly hung out with our friends from the projects. We didn’t understand we were poor or “different.” None of us had fathers. I remember thinking that dads moved on after the kids were born. Like it was a natural process. But …
My expertise and experience provide me a perspective that may escape the observations of medical professionals, virologists, government administrators, basement-based self-proclaimed polymaths, and entertainers posing as journalists. This is what I see when I examine the CoVid-19 global infectious plague. I have come to know that coincidences are extremely rare. And that when significant events …
I’ve heard it said that there are only two conditions under which most people will make a decision. The first case is when they are totally convinced that they have all of the available information and have received everybody’s input. The second case is when the individual has no idea about any of it and …
Max and I were on an operation that required deep cover. The government even had special gear designed and built specifically for what we were tasked with accomplishing. You may have heard the saying we have in the military, “We aren’t fighting to kill the enemy as much as we are fighting to protect our …
As a ClanOps (Clandestine Operations) Officer, I knew one thing for sure. I knew that I was going to be sent overseas to places and situations that were not tourist destinations. There are a myriad of medical clearances that you have to obtain before and during the certification process. But, in my case, some of …
The news is full of commentary and analysis on the Mueller Report. One of the fundamental and most critical aspects of this unprecedented “investigation” is of the origins of law enforcement and intelligence agencies “spying” on Donald Trump, members of his campaign and family members. The entire investigation was founded on intelligence collected through the …
We all have those emergencies that just come up in life. Most people have a close family member (spouse, parent, sibling, etc.) or best friend that they can call upon for assistance in times of crises. But ask yourself this, if you called them at 3 a.m. for help, would they answer the call and …
The CIA, NSA and the DIA trained us to develop a vast array of highly specialized skills that required intense, structured training by experienced, success-proven operatives. But there are essential spy skills that we had to master that you can develop within yourself – without attending a top-secret government training facility. Moving rapidly through crowds …
It was early one afternoon on a chilly day in the late fall and I was running a training (evaluation) exercise for our new candidates for the Hard Targets team in Directorate of Operations. They were from a few different agencies within the Intelligence Community’s Operations Directorates (and one was even from an outside agency). …
Who ever said spies don’t know how to party? The largest, global Spy-mixer of the year is happening in New York City. I have had the glorious privilege of attending and participating at these gatherings and I can tell you first hand that they are incredibly well attended by men and women who specialize in …