Mike Benz
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He knew the people on the ground. They trusted him. And so he's the way you get access. I mean, you see this story not infrequently in movies. And I think not for the wrong reason.
He knew the people on the ground. They trusted him. And so he's the way you get access. I mean, you see this story not infrequently in movies. And I think not for the wrong reason.
He knew the people on the ground. They trusted him. And so he's the way you get access. I mean, you see this story not infrequently in movies. And I think not for the wrong reason.
Well, I think it gets back to the fact that no one could quite make out who he really was. You know, I come back to that quote from like the New Yorker or whatever it was where they said no one can tell if he's a real estate broker, you know, a CIA agent, a concert pianist, you know, or a massage. It's.
Well, I think it gets back to the fact that no one could quite make out who he really was. You know, I come back to that quote from like the New Yorker or whatever it was where they said no one can tell if he's a real estate broker, you know, a CIA agent, a concert pianist, you know, or a massage. It's.
Well, I think it gets back to the fact that no one could quite make out who he really was. You know, I come back to that quote from like the New Yorker or whatever it was where they said no one can tell if he's a real estate broker, you know, a CIA agent, a concert pianist, you know, or a massage. It's.
you have a guy who's got a very very strange backstory getting into this ridiculous position of power and privilege someone who you know would was only on on wall street for a couple years before he basically inherits this massive portfolio and is able to
you have a guy who's got a very very strange backstory getting into this ridiculous position of power and privilege someone who you know would was only on on wall street for a couple years before he basically inherits this massive portfolio and is able to
you have a guy who's got a very very strange backstory getting into this ridiculous position of power and privilege someone who you know would was only on on wall street for a couple years before he basically inherits this massive portfolio and is able to
You know, get access to like I come back to the how do you how if I tried to negotiate the sale of a CIA proprietary airline, you know, as a regular civilian would make no sense. How do you even get the access? How would you even get in position to do that? But.
You know, get access to like I come back to the how do you how if I tried to negotiate the sale of a CIA proprietary airline, you know, as a regular civilian would make no sense. How do you even get the access? How would you even get in position to do that? But.
You know, get access to like I come back to the how do you how if I tried to negotiate the sale of a CIA proprietary airline, you know, as a regular civilian would make no sense. How do you even get the access? How would you even get in position to do that? But.
You know, there was a very strange backstory even to that, because you had this, you know, this Iran-Contra situation in the early 80s, and then you had this network in Columbus, Ohio, that was under investigation, and then the main attorney representing that Columbus network, this guy Arthur Shapiro, everyone can look up this mysterious 1985
You know, there was a very strange backstory even to that, because you had this, you know, this Iran-Contra situation in the early 80s, and then you had this network in Columbus, Ohio, that was under investigation, and then the main attorney representing that Columbus network, this guy Arthur Shapiro, everyone can look up this mysterious 1985
You know, there was a very strange backstory even to that, because you had this, you know, this Iran-Contra situation in the early 80s, and then you had this network in Columbus, Ohio, that was under investigation, and then the main attorney representing that Columbus network, this guy Arthur Shapiro, everyone can look up this mysterious 1985
assassination of Arthur Shapiro, which was in the middle of this Iran-Contra scandal. He was the guy who was handling the he represented the law firm that was handling the accounts for this Ohio network. He had not filed taxes for something like seven years. It's another one of these Hunter Biden type situations. So he was under the gun of an IRS investigation.
assassination of Arthur Shapiro, which was in the middle of this Iran-Contra scandal. He was the guy who was handling the he represented the law firm that was handling the accounts for this Ohio network. He had not filed taxes for something like seven years. It's another one of these Hunter Biden type situations. So he was under the gun of an IRS investigation.
assassination of Arthur Shapiro, which was in the middle of this Iran-Contra scandal. He was the guy who was handling the he represented the law firm that was handling the accounts for this Ohio network. He had not filed taxes for something like seven years. It's another one of these Hunter Biden type situations. So he was under the gun of an IRS investigation.
He was murdered the day before he was set to testify to the grand jury in the IRS case. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
He was murdered the day before he was set to testify to the grand jury in the IRS case. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.