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Monthly Archives: March 2013
Bailing out Putin’s Lieutenant?
Cyprus winners and losers. Winner: Russian oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev is the largest shareholder in the Bank of Cyprus, with a 9.9% stake in the company. Other Winners: Russian oligarchs who had ample time and warning to move money out of … Continue reading
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The Sater Sanction
By Douglas J. Brown Yesterday the US Supreme Court ruled in favor of criminals’ rights and safety vs the American public’s rights and safety when they refused to review the gag order on an attorney who attempted to force open … Continue reading
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Tagged Felix Sater, Felix Satter, Putin, Russian Mafia, Russian oligarchs, Sechin, Skigin
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Putin’s “Godfather” is Romaned Off
Boris ‘Not Good Enough’ Berezovsky is Dead. The Russian oligarch, who once somewhat foolishly boasted to have been the one who ‘made’ Vladimir Putin is reported to have committed suicide in his English home. He had recently lost a high profile … Continue reading
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The Real Spy Games, Not Frank Wolf’s Phony Games
A spymaster-turned-lawmaker has met with a U.S. senator who co-authored the Magnitsky list to discuss tracking the undeclared property of Russian senators abroad, Izvestia reported Thursday, citing a State Duma source. Nikolai Kovalyov, a former Federal Security Service chief who … Continue reading
Be Very Quiet! Frank Wolf is Hunting Chinese Spies!
You think so Congressman? I’m glad Congressman Wolf is finally paying attention to some whistleblowers who have risked their careers to protect some of the scraps which are left of the American Dream and genius of its ingenuity and labor. … Continue reading
Putin’s White Swan Event With Steven Seagul
In what is becoming a routine and thoroughly predictable media event, Vladimir Putin embraces the good old ways of Uncle Joe Stalin with the resurrection of a Stalinist era work out program. And of course, what would be Stalinist nostalgia without … Continue reading
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Tagged Putin, Putin's Chaika, Seagull, Stalin, Stevel Seagul, Steven Seagal, White Swan Event
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Did Mike Maxwell, and Congress, Expose a Classified Program in 2006?
By Douglas J. Brown Excerpt from Mike Maxwell’s July 27, 2006 testimony Another adjudication system identified during the same review that uncovered the auto-adjudication system is even more troubling. Staff at the National Benefits Center in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, acknowledged … Continue reading
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Tagged FBI, Michael Maxwell, NBC, Robert Cowan, Rogue IT Program, USCIS
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Brennan’s Pledge
Amidst the nonsense that surrounded the recent nomination of John Brennan as Director of the CIA, as usual the press and the pundits missed the most important statement the nominee made for insight into his thinking and the standard by … Continue reading
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Immigration Reform, 2005-2007.
By Douglas J. Brown The Good: The Whistleblowers who risked careers, livelihoods, health and, in some cases, their lives to expose the corruption and criminal activities of a small group of Bureaucrats, and their accomplices in the private sector, who … Continue reading
Escape From Kappert Isle 