Category Archives: Media Commentary
BE AUTHENTIC writes Dr RHONDA GLOVER REESE
EUSTIS FL-Writing recently in LinkedIn, member Dr RHONDA GLOVER REESE tells readers, addressing an audience, foremost among important considerations, a speaker needs to be “authentic.” “Be honest,” she says. Audiences know people are not “perfect.” “Make sure personal anecdotes are
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BAKER REMEMBERS REAGAN ASSAULT
WASHINGTON DC – Writing for the WALL STREET JOURNAL [WSJ], member TOM BAKER provides an interesting account of events surrounding HINCKLEY’s attempt to assassinate President REAGAN, that “not” only spurred major reforms in the U.S. Secret Service [USSS] but might
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BAKER: FISA Justification to Wiretap PAGE Worst Decision by Agency Officials.
WASHINGTON DC – Retired FBI agent/member TOM BAKER writes OPED for the WASHINGTON EXAMINER. Speaking about the FOREIGN SURVEILLANCE COURT [FISC] and the CARTER PAGE wiretap, BAKER asks, “Is JAMES COMEY the worst FBI director in modern history?” He maintains
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FISA Abuse Included Fraudulent Email, Faulty Disclosure & Lack of Corroboration.
WASHINGTON DC – Retired FBI agent/member TOM BAKER writes OPED for DAILY CALLER telling readers the FISA abuse concerning the wiretap on CARTER PAGE’s telephone included alteration of email used to “renew” the application, faulty “disclosure(s)” and a lack of
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BAKER Pens Wall Street Journal OPED: INTEL & FISA Reforms Needed.
WASHINGTON DC — Retired FBI agent … member TOM BAKER … writes Wall Street Journal OPED suggesting America’s Intel agencies and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act [FISA] need to be reformed, as a result of the electronic surveillance and counterintelligence
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CONFESSIONS OF AN FBI AGENT/INVESTIGATOR
Becoming a Private Eye Made Me a Better Investigator. I love the FBI. I love the people at the FBI. I was an FBI Agent for 29 years before I decided to retire. I was fortunate that I was able
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FORMER LEGAT TALKS ABOUT ORLANDO INCIDENT / 2020 TOKYO OLYMPIC GAMES
HOUSTON–The recent terror attack in Orlando, Florida is still being investigated and final conclusions regarding the motivations of the shooter, his likely associations with radical Islamic terrorist groups will not be fully known by the public for days or weeks.
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FORMER LEGAT TALKS ABOUT PRODUCT ENDORSEMENTS IN THE UPCOMING OLYMPIC GAMES
HOUSTON–The world of Japanese sport suffered a serious blow to its chances in the badminton competition at the upcoming Rio de Janeiro Olympics. A top Japanese badminton player was suspended because he had participated in illegal gambling. The player, KENTO
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LARAE QUY SAYS, “WOMEN CAN GRIT-UP AND DO THE RIGHT THING.”
SAN FRANCISCO–You may think that, as a female FBI agent, I manned-up to be accepted as one of the guys. It’s true that there was no place for a delicate prima donna on the squad, but my feminine traits and
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RETIRED FBI AGENT DISCUSSES WHALE WARS AND 2020 TOKYO OLYMPIC GAMES
MOBY DICK MEETS GODZILLA AT THE TOKYO OLYMPIC GAMES: Japan has drawn the ire of many around the world for hunting whales. In fact, a U.S. cable television series called, “Whale Wars,” was devoted to chronicling the attempts of whale
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RETIRED FBI AGENT TALKS ABOUT THE TOKYO OLYMPIC GAMES
TOKYO OLYMPIC GAMES: The Japanese Firearm and Sword Control Law Good News / Bad News The good news: Japan has some of the most severe restrictions on possession of knives and firearms in the world. The bad news: Japan has
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EMBRACING HER INNER OPRAH: Retired FBI Agent JERRI WILLIAMS Is Working Her Dream Job
PHILADELPHIA–I think we need to redefine the word retirement. Instead of retirement meaning the end of one’s job and ceasing to work, I think it should mean finally being able to work longer and harder at what we really want
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