Eugene Poteat is a Professor Emeritus at IWP and Former CIA Scientific Intelligence Officer.
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The Sound of Crickets: New dangers facing U.S. personnel serving abroad and possibly all of us
Those mysterious attacks on our diplomats, national security officials, and their spouses in Havana, Cuba have been repeated, or conducted concomitantly in a new location: this time in Beijing, China.
Read More from The Sound of Crickets: New dangers facing U.S. personnel serving abroad and possibly all of us ›Solving the problem of dictators
We have the means to free North Korea – Kim Jong Un’s starving, gulag-filled nuclear-armed kingdom – from their 1930s time warp.
Read More from Solving the problem of dictators ›The End of Privacy: Lessons Learned by 4-Star Generals, the Intelligence Community, and the Rest of Us
Flings, adultery, hanky-panky, mistresses, private and semi-public liaisons are a common side-effect – some consider it a “reward” – to those who have achieved much, after years of dedication and self-deprivation, and are now – finally – at the top of their game.
Read More from The End of Privacy: Lessons Learned by 4-Star Generals, the Intelligence Community, and the Rest of Us ›Polish air crash: Crime without punishment?
Shortly after the crash, Russia produced an official report, known as the MAK (Interstate Aviation Committee) Report, declaring pilot error the cause of the crash: a consequence of attempting to land in bad weather, with onboard officials urging the pilot to land in spite of the weather.
Read More from Polish air crash: Crime without punishment? ›Prof. Poteat comments on Russian spy swap
Yes, I’m tired hearing about it too. So, this is the last time you’ll read about the quickest spy swap [read: giveaway] of all time. The reason: the media, after incandescing about Anna Chapman & Friends, has moved onto hotter, vacant stories, about celebs and sports figures. It went so fast, if you blinked, you…
Read More from Prof. Poteat comments on Russian spy swap ›Prof. Poteat comments on CIA Predator drones
In a recent Charleston Mercury article, IWP Professor Gene Poteat comments on protests surrounding the use of highly effective CIA Predator drones.
Read More from Prof. Poteat comments on CIA Predator drones ›Prof. Poteat comments on Polish plane crash in Tygodnik Solidarnosc
An article by IWP Professor Gene Poteat on the Polish plane crash has recently appeared in Polish publication Tygodnik Solidarnosc.
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