Officials Were Droning On

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Officials Were Droning On

Media and public speculations regarding unidentified drones spotted in the United States within recent months have ranged from aliens to foreign governments. The story built often on sensationalism was manipulated by some in politics to further incite the matter and present themselves as if they were doing something about it. Yet this was despite that no politician or media personality complaining had portrayed the matter as beyond the control of American officials. Consider that if a foreign government or otherworldly presence desired to infiltrate America they might turn off the lights on a drone to prevent detection. It would make little sense for a military enemy or anyone intent on nefarious deeds to advertise there presence. Yet the many drones, that also include misidentified commercial aircraft, were not seeking to conceal themselves but in several instances were there precisely to be observed. Why did these drones garner significant media attention and what did they distract public attention from?

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The Menace of Malice

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The Menace of Malice

The targeting of a major American political figure by lethal violence based upon history and the confluence of modern events was a proposition of not if but when. Until recently close inspection of historical political assassinations were usually limited to the realm of historians, researchers, and small parts of the public. However, after a recent failed attack sought to eliminate Donald Trump huge swaths of the public, media, and political figures have begun to learn the use of understanding such events. The rising tide of violence dates back over decades with unforeseen environmental challenges, some media figures, and special interest groups contributing to increasing public illegality. If history and increasing modern rates of violence serve as our guide, I fear this is not the end but the start of another pattern of political malice in the United States. Until serious public introspection occurs and the basic humanity of political opponents is respected those most inclined will potentially use criminal violence…

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Anxiety and Fear of the Unknown

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Anxiety and Fear of the Unknown

C.A.A. Savastano joins Mike Swanson on the Wall Street Window Podcast to address some of the many scientific, economic, and political unknowns that exist among ongoing health crisis. They further address disinformation and myths being spread by some who seek to benefit from the resulting public anxiety.

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Crisis Propaganda and Historical Discussion

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Crisis Propaganda and Historical Discussion

C.A.A. Savastano joins Larry Hancock and Chuck Ochelli on The Ochelli Effect to discuss ongoing disinformation, both foreign and domestic, within ongoing health crisis and the attempt of government to frame their responses. Then Doug Campbell, Rob Clark, and Savastano offer discussion regarding aspects of the JFK case evidence, modern developments, and evolving myths.

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History and Biology Double Feature

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C.A.A. Savastano returns to the Ochelli Effect and to discuss some of the Cold War’s history of using fear against domestic populations while employing violence through proxy wars. They also briefly discuss the defined meanings of pure capitalism and pure socialism and some modern misconceptions about these economic systems.

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The Wall Street Window Podcast is joined by C.A.A. Savastano to review the ongoing effects of fear and disgust on modern reactions to the Chinese coronavirus and reasonable strategies to mitigate both overblown fears and those ignoring the problem.

New Book Faces Human Violence and Aggression

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New Book Faces Human Violence and Aggression

Violence has always been with us since the beginning of the human species because aggressive behavior is both a danger and defense that can allow humans to oppress their competitors or prevent such tyranny. With the growing hyperbole of national politics fueled by obsessive internet usage and the drastic reduction of human interaction, some are becoming emotionally detached and violently lashing out. Outrage dominates public discourse as factions demand censorship and some are too engrossed in unimportant conflict or entertainment to observe the ongoing calamity. Perhaps some just do not care anymore and that apathy is a dire problem for everyone. "Human Time Bomb: The Violence Within Our Nature" by C.A.A. Savastano poses important questions, offers substantial evidence, considers how violence has shaped the path of human history, and presents ideas about what might be done to reduce it ongoing effects.

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Human Time Bomb: The Violence Within Our Nature

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Human Time Bomb: The Violence Within Our Nature

“Human Time Bomb: The Violence Within Our Nature” reviews the past and modern effects of violence within humanity's nature and environment. It dissects our common aggression, propensity for nepotism, and inherent self-interest that guide our decision-making and inspects a combination of factors will overcome some people in a natural desire to judge others and enrich themselves. A marked loss of useful competition in favor of more destructive social conflict that some technology assists has further created a growing detachment among several people. The book seeks to identify some of the connections between all these growing problems and offer some ideas how to counteract them.

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Hoover's Special Intelligence Service

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The Special Intelligence Service is a little known predecessor of the most infamous and renowned later groups that still remain in the public consciousness. This largely forgotten American entity was under the command of J. Edgar Hoover and despite his earliest lukewarm desires to manage the group, in time he would desire to use this organization as a launching point for shared control of worldwide intelligence operations with the military.

A Look at CIA Director Walter Bedell Smith

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The Past American Century has a look at the important historical policies of Director of Central Intelligence Walter Bedell Smith who restructured the Agency with a military bent during a period of uncertainty to secure its future eminence.

The Bi-Partisan American War Machine

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An increasing expansive budget, repeated calls for military escalation, bipartisan love of political pork, and expansive benefits have fueled an expanding war machine. This supports there will be no end to government-authored violence without public demands for reason.

Who controls Covert Action?

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The Past American Century podcast is back featuring a discussion with author C.A.A. Savastano and historian Mike Swanson. They review US covert action operations while considering if decades of official and public debate and restructuring have diffused responsibility so much that no official or government agency completely does.

Killing the Wrong Revolutionary

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Killing the Wrong Revolutionary

During the Cold War the United States government spent tens perhaps hundreds of millions of dollars seeking the death of their greatest perceived communist nemesis in the Western hemisphere, Fidel Castro. He was everything business interests and corporations feared, a formerly rich person who embraced violent populism, nationalization of industry, and overturning the established order of Cuban society for communal doctrine. Years passed and the foretold implosion of the Castro regime failed to materialize due in part to widespread internal popularity and the brutal repression of dissident voices. This left a stark enemy camped just less than one hundred miles from the United States and Cuba began to dominate the imagination of several anti-Communist leaders. Yet what if Fidel Castro was not the true communist influence but instead just the dominant ego of the regime, what if all those failed plots were not just a costly series of failures but failed targeting the right Castro…

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Cuban Relations

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Cuban Relations

In the Central Intelligence Agency files regarding Cuba under the Batista regime, Fidel Castro "manages to get himself involved in many things that do not concern him." "Beginning in 1948, the activities of Fidel Castro came to be of increasing concern to the Central Intelligence Agency and the United States Government (USG)." Despite the allegations of some officials, no direct link to Communism was established in Castro's history until after hostilities with the United States. "In fact, Agency support for the peaceful transfer of power from Batista to a democratically elected successor and amnesty for Castro and his followers...was proposed in a memorandum from the Inspector General in November 1957...

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