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IrishBubbaLiberal

(2,561 posts)
41. My late father knew Sadat and his wife.
Wed Apr 9, 2025, 03:26 PM
Apr 2025

Well…..not to exaggerate at all

Mmmm, Let’s put it this way…

A LOT of leaders in the Middle East knew my late father
back in the 1950s 1960s 1970s, and a ‘little’ in later years 80s.

Knew, him, and they still would remember him even years later.

For instance….
Sadat’s widow, Jehan Sadat, greeted my father by name at a chance meeting
in late 1988.in the states, at an exclusive fine dining Italian restaurant she welcomed him by his first name,
She instantly gestured to her security to allow him,,,,
(But her security also kept away another person who she didn’t know who started to approach)

ADD THIS…

There are a few cables on line in the National Archives that reference my late father,
For example: Kissinger sent cables, a few cables to US Embassies,
Iran, Brazil, Egypt, etc
even one cable about my father I found from Kissinger to Moscow US Embassy if you can believe that! (I knew nothing about that until I saw hat cable)

But overall, the info in those cables was disappointing, not
really much of anything.

ALL what I want to know is still classified,
And when they so-called released the declassified stuff “the CIA Family Jewels”
It failed to include almost EVERYTHING I wanted to see.

The National Security Archives at George Washington University has told me
Multiple times to me… It’s really unlikely they, the CIA NSA will ever declassify what my father did.

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And he'll stand there smirking and rocking side to side in delight, tanyev Apr 2025 #1
Beyooooooond Bad Optics NCDem47 Apr 2025 #2
Who would dare inform him? LiberalArkie Apr 2025 #13
But he does care about crowd size vapor2 Apr 2025 #34
..there was a big parade for Anwar Sadat thomski64 Apr 2025 #3
Made me look it up... "Assassination of Anwar Sadat" erronis Apr 2025 #12
My late father knew Sadat and his wife. IrishBubbaLiberal Apr 2025 #41
Fascinating. And I'm impressed by so many on DU and their personal knowledge and experiences. erronis Apr 2025 #42
My father was extremely 'tight lipped'... IrishBubbaLiberal Apr 2025 #46
Wow. What a (untold) history. erronis Apr 2025 #47
A lot of NSA types were very glad the books by James Bamford were published IrishBubbaLiberal Apr 2025 #53
I did read The Puzzle Palace and could grasp a lot of what it talked about. erronis Apr 2025 #55
What my sister told me....re Jordon IrishBubbaLiberal Apr 2025 #58
Dad was summed to testify to Congressional Committees,, BUT ALWAYS.... IrishBubbaLiberal Apr 2025 #48
That had to have felt very threatening. And that was probably the intent. erronis Apr 2025 #49
One of my sisters, her father n law was FDR's confidant IrishBubbaLiberal Apr 2025 #56
Ouch! calimary Apr 2025 #33
Why would we expect any better, at this point? Paladin Apr 2025 #4
Some of us can't disassociate from mwmisses4289 Apr 2025 #5
I feel for those who have to put up with it for whatever reason. Katinfl Apr 2025 #9
That's what I do BonnieJW Apr 2025 #18
Will the SlobFather be wearing his JCPenney suit or one more militaryesque in design? NoMoreRepugs Apr 2025 #6
whatever he is wearing i suspect he'll be giving himself a medal orleans Apr 2025 #25
Everyone needs to boycott his parade MLWR Apr 2025 #7
I was thinking that. birdographer Apr 2025 #17
Maybe not BonnieJW Apr 2025 #20
I already have a sign mercuryblues Apr 2025 #32
When we he start giving himself military medals? LR3 Apr 2025 #8
You've probably seen that photo of him as a teenager at the military academy. Lonestarblue Apr 2025 #38
No Mercy bmichaelh Apr 2025 #10
Millions for golf as well, which DOGE doesn't seem to notice. travelingthrulife Apr 2025 #11
Military honors for the G.O.P.'s 5-time draft-dodging casino hustler BoRaGard Apr 2025 #14
How about the $100M going to Veterans, and Veterans Ars Longa Apr 2025 #15
Such a fine alternative... RobertDevereaux Apr 2025 #16
I absolutely love that idea! birdographer Apr 2025 #23
The visuals alone would get coverage. calimary Apr 2025 #35
Not in the current M$M. No coverage in the WSJ, WaPo, NYT, LATimes, etc. erronis Apr 2025 #54
it was always bought. corp news been brainwashing the rubes for decades to keep the top 10% where they are Nimble_Idea Apr 2025 #60
Holy fuck why doesn't he die? Orrex Apr 2025 #19
I'm not sure he is human birdographer Apr 2025 #24
That runs through my mind every hour. Diamond_Dog Apr 2025 #28
Every Single Time He Goes to Mar-a-Lago DENVERPOPS Apr 2025 #21
Massive, Unarchivable Datasets of Cancer, Covid, and Alzheimer's Research Could Be Lost Forever MayReasonRule Apr 2025 #22
This is horrible. But web scrapers can usually bypass any restrictions on access. erronis Apr 2025 #57
LET THEM EAT EGGLESS CAKE eShirl Apr 2025 #26
Beyond disgusting!! InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2025 #27
Third world dictator with millions of idiots supporting and cheering him on IronLionZion Apr 2025 #29
How very North Korean. sinkingfeeling Apr 2025 #30
Just so Rebl2 Apr 2025 #31
Sadly enough, that kind of thing is the only way to reach some people. calimary Apr 2025 #36
You are Rebl2 Apr 2025 #37
Every time he shows his ugly mug in public is an opportunity. ECL213 Apr 2025 #39
Must stroke that ego. republianmushroom Apr 2025 #40
Let's hope this will be his last birthday! red dog 1 Apr 2025 #43
tRump should have been dumped the moment he mocked that disabled reporter Blue Owl Apr 2025 #44
It's beyond Disgusting.. it's Crimally Insane. Cha Apr 2025 #45
Don't worry. I'm sure DOGE will be coming along to cut this waste any second now. After all, it's not very Karasu Apr 2025 #50
Yes... sickening for sure Meowmee Apr 2025 #51
This shit likely costs more money than they've "saved" in over two months of indiscriminately firing people. Karasu Apr 2025 #52
Let's hope this just another misdirection and nothing Klarkashton Apr 2025 #59
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