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2022-11-12 Government Corruption

The FBI's Transformation, from National Police to Domestic Spy Agency. Part One:

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Posted by Besoeker 2022-11-12 04:58|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 Just started reading Dream Room: Tales of the Dixie Mafia. A reminder that once upon a time the FBI went after actual bad people.

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-11-12 07:48|| 2022-11-12 07:48|| Front Page Top

Just finished Thom Nicholson's 15 Months in SOG: A Warrior's Tour

"When we cross the border: no ID, and it's kiss yourself good-bye if Charlie gets ahold of you."

In Vietnam, the Military Assistance Command's Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG) fielded small recon teams in areas infested with VC and NVA. Because SOG operations suffered extraordinary casualties, they required extraordinary soldiers. So when Capt. Thom Nicholson arrived at Command and Control North (CCN) in Da Nang, SOG's northernmost base camp, he knew he was going to be working with the cream of the crop.

As commander of Company B, CCN's Raider Company, Nicholson commanded four platoons, comprising nearly two hundred men, in some of the war's most deadly missions, including ready-reaction missions for patrols in contact with the enemy, patrol extractions under fire, and top-secret expeditions "over the fence" into Laos, Cambodia, and North Vietnam. Colonel Nicholson spares no one, including himself, as he provides a rare glimpse into the workings of one of the military's most carefully concealed reconnaissance campaigns.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-11-12 08:38|| 2022-11-12 08:38|| Front Page Top

#3 It’s probably been said here before, but Jocko’s podcast has amazing interviews with former SOG vets.

Posted by Jefe101 2022-11-12 11:19|| 2022-11-12 11:19|| Front Page Top

#4 It wasn’t just Cambodia, Laos, and North Vietnam

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2022-11-12 11:44|| 2022-11-12 11:44|| Front Page Top

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