Epstein Secrets

he Vietnam War, when the Pentagon tested unmanned aerial vehicles for what the military called ISR: intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. "Vietnam was decisive to the development of drones as the perfect tools to perform dangerous missions without the risk of losing a pilot," says aviation his

mer CIA official put it: "The NSC decides when the president needs to be involved — and what fingerprints to leave, if any." The 72-year-old man, a Fulbright scholar who spent 11 years living in New Mexico and Minnesota, had been expecting the news of his son's death. After all, it had already been false

ressional role should pay closer attention to how two legislative giants changed the course of American foreign policy. On the left, the famed 1966 Vietnam hearings of Sen. William Fulbright (D-Ark.) awakened the nation to the tragedy of that war. Less known were Fulbright hearings on China that estab

cy. On the left, the famed 1966 Vietnam hearings of Sen. William Fulbright (D-Ark.) awakened the nation to the tragedy of that war. Less known were Fulbright hearings on China that established the intellectual foundation for the subsequent reconciliation between Washington and Beijing. No arms control ag

e an example of the former; but to challenge under the same circumstances Senator J. William Fulbright for his opposition to Administration policy in Vietnam is considered by insiders to be a frightening instance of the latter. The more Jacqueline Kennedy has tried to erase the crudeness of her husband's s

ting various trial balloons. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015106 John Mitchell would get thoroughly briefed on whatever the issue was—Haiphong Harbor or Senator Fulbright or the need for increased spending—and then, without ever letting Martha know that he expected her to give a scoop to some lucky reporter that evenin

these ties differs from other European countries where for the most part the Left has been critical of US policy in Asia and supportive of China and Vietnam. In France’s case, it was the Right, under Charles de Gaulle, which recognized China in January 1964 and criticized US policy during the Vietnam War.

pendent Chinese-language media, the US government should consider doing more to help such independent outlets survive, including using grants via the Fulbright program or other vehicles, such as the State Department International Visitors or Speakers’ Bureau. Domestically, the US government could also consid