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IrishBubbaLiberal

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46. My father was extremely 'tight lipped'...
Wed Apr 9, 2025, 05:55 PM
Apr 2025

I never really knew what my father did,

We knew he was someone that went to countries all across the globe,
As we were children—- that’s all we knew was…Dad ‘built’ communication
systems, and he was a senior executive for a BIG CORPORATION

Dad was in Iran, Dad was in Saudi Arabia, Dad was in Spain,
…..Dad was in Turkey,… Dad was in Syria, …Ethiopia, …Egypt,
Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Cuba, Brazil,

Later we realized it was a LOT MORE than what we were led to believe.

I remember the shock after he died of seeing some of his old Calendars
from 1960s ….all the entries for WashDC, WashDC, WashDC…..

Dozens and dozens entries/dates for WashDC…….and we never knew of that.

After the fact we surmised….. NSA and CIA, and Senate Intelligence Committee members ‘meetings’

Dad was formally invited to EVERY US Presidential Inauguration from
JFK thru Clinton…….Republican and Democratic both.

Only President that didn’t was BushSR,,,,, think it was personal reason.
BushSR was CIA too.

Also think my father ‘got out’ of the spook business just prior to all
the crap in Reagan era.

Dad ‘knew’ ,,, I’m fairly sure of this,,, ‘knew’ what was going on way BEFORE
Reagan’s IRAN/CONTRA crap became public.

Way too many connections, and ties to Vietnam, Thailand, CIA NSA, AND
of course IRAN.

Dad was in IRAN all the time for decades,

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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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