9:30 AM 18 August 2026
BOOKS YOU SHOULD READ
Unger, Craig (2024) Den of Spies: Reagan, Carter, and the Secret History of the Treason That Stole the White House. Boston and New York: Mariner Books.
“I’ve undertaken the task of telling what happened, how and why a spy story from real life that played an enormous role in a contemporary American history. It’s the story of how master spy William Casey and his associates put together a secret network of arms dealers, corrupt bankers, and rogue intelligence operatives for a covert. Patient that sabotaged the presidential election. How it was kept a secret for so long, even when the facts were staring us in the face. How journalists at Newsweek, The New Republic and other publications, unwittingly or otherwise, in effect, disseminated disinformation to cover up the October Surprise. And finally, how like a master illusionist employing a vast arsenal. Full of trickery and deception, Casey was able to execute a magnificently successful sleight of hand that fooled the entire country.” (6) “
NEWS NOTES
LIFE AND NEWS NOTES
· Florida is running a primary on a new map pushed through by the Republican-controlled legislature which could leave the state with a House delegation of 24 Republicans and only four Democrats.
· Russia is providing Iran with valuable drone and intelligence support to Iran (Washington Post)
· Russians are withdrawing billions from banks in fear that the Kremlin could start seizing deposits to finance its war (Wasington Post).
· Israeli elections October 27. 120 Member Knesset. Netanyahu’s main rival is Gadi Eisenkot. Among the top vote getters in the primary is Yariv Levin, the current justice minister and champion of a judicial overhaul that sparked mass protest in early 2023 (Le Monde).
· Ukraine staged one of teir biggest drone attacks onRussia since Moscow’s invasion more than four years ago (AP News).
· The Justice Department finalized a rule that will pave the way for people who’ve been barred from owning firearms because of criminal convictions to apply to have their gun rights reinstated (AP News).
· Israel’s national debt is soaring, over $100 billion has been spent on wars between 2023 and 2026, and an extra $12 billion on the war against Iran. Top earners are leaving the country, the ultra-Orthodox households receive money from the state, about half of the Haredi men are employed. Private defense contactors are owed (Aljazeera).
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