Epstein Secrets

the imag- ery of crucifixion suggested that like Jesus Christ he was willing to sacrifice himself for th

by immediately nailing me to the cross rather than trying to protect me as a source.” His choice of the imag- ery of crucifixion suggested that like Jesus Christ he was willing to sacrifice himself for the sake of others. In keeping with their operational security arrangement, Snowden said that he would first

ct, Snowden had stolen a great deal more than documents relating to domestic surveillance. He had also stolen secret documents from the NSA, the CIA, the Department of Defense, and the British cipher service revealing the sources and methods they employed in their monitoring of adversaries, which was their job. By the time

ference from the judge — who did, however, intercede to question the relevance of belt buckles. In addition to his veterinarian, Panetti subpoenaed Jesus, John F. Kennedy, and the pope, and issued a stream-of-consciousness description of the crime: Sarge is gone. No more Sarge. Sonja and Birdie. Bird

on defense. His defeat by Ronald Reagan in 1980 inaugurated 12 years of dominance by Republican presidents that opened the financial floodgates for the Department of Defense. That taught Bill Clinton and the Democratic Leadership Council a lesson when it came to the wisdom of wrapping the national security state in a we

y specialized corporate “head- hunters,” as James Jesus Angleton described the process to me during the C

, the other intelligence services, and the Department of Defense deemed what was relevant for national security. Even though the NSA remained part of the Department of Defense, its job went far beyond providing military intelligence. It also acted as a service agency to other American intelligence services. They pre- pared

res that sprung from the “paranoid mind” of James Jesus Angleton. When I then cited the signature line fr

of foreign governments. This latter mandate included the governments of allies as well as enemies. The President, the other intelligence services and the Department of Defense deemed what was relevant for national security. Even though the NSA remained part of the Department of Defense, its job went far beyond providing mil