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    The tests were conducted off hours by only need-to-know individuals. The results were frightening. After only a few short years out in the elements, the inflators were compromised. As a consequence more covert actions were taken, mainly the design of remedies and/or replacements. However, due to liability, all of the R&D (research and development) and evidence against plausible deniability was scrapped and erased. A big factor in the whole ordeal was demand, Takata Corporation had grown… substantially; in 1995 they were making about 650 million a year by 1999 they were projected to make a Billion annually despite being involved in a lesser recall. This was before their big break through, aluminum nitrate, which allowed them to undercut other producers. During the time in question they were supplying a fifth of all cars made with airbags. The Japanese company was struggling to keep up with demand. Major automakers had started a policy of just-in-time production, to maximize profits by minimizing waste. This means that the deadlines are solid. If any one part is late the production line shuts down completely. Automakers…

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    her fundraising and her slandering of half of America when she is crawling with disease, you crazy nuts. You know, the Hillary Body Double theory is pretty hilarious, but admit it – who would actually be surprised if it turns out she has a body double? Secretly, even the liberals are thinking to themselves, “You know, I can totally see that.” Hillary was a terrible senator, a terrible Secretary of State, and now she’s a terrible candidate, surfing from sinecure to sinecure on a tsunami of…

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    strategies to provide a chance for the nation to invoke plausible deniability when a mission becomes compromised. However, covert operations in the past, such as the Iran-Contra Affair have been subject to exposure,…

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    cooperative. In 1974, Nixon resigned and Gerald Ford, the new president, pardoned him for all crimes. These controversial issues made many US citizens question their trust in the government. After this scandal, it was discovered that the CIA was planning the assassination of Fidel Castro, the leader from Cuba. From this occurrence emerges the term “plausible deniability” which is the “power to deny knowledge of or responsibility for any damnable actions committed by others because of lack of…

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    Ronald Reagan Conservatism

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    rally Americans under the banner of patriotism and instill a sense of hope in the hearts of the public led to his success and virtually uncontested admiration. Dubbed the “Great Communicator,” President Reagan was revered as a trustworthy, Christian man with high morals. He then backed this reputation by advocating against abortions and for in-school prayer. The first event to jeopardize America’s trust of Reagan was the Iran Contra scandal. “For six years, President Reagan floated in a…

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    Early Operations and Effects The coup and overthrow of Diem was the first major instance of U.S. covert involvement as the United States backed the coup but tried to maintain plausible deniability. This deception and desire for deniability would only grow as the U.S. began more covert operations in hopes of securing a safe future for Saigon. Early Operations in Vietnam The earliest covert operations in Vietnam had very broad goals and definitions. One simple definition describes covert action…

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    human-associated risk rather intentionally or not. Ensuring that this data is safeguarded consist of maintaining the confidentially, integrity and availability, this is the foundation of the C.I.A trio. The goal of information security is to handle all different ways that data can be disclosed, the current security stages do not take into account the various aspects in the information technology field. This the paper presents a layered trust information security architecture (TISA) and its…

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    In The Death of King Arthur, the outing of Lancelot’s affair with the queen caused the demise of King Arthur’s Round Table. Many in King Arthur’s court knew of the affair between Lancelot and Queen Guinevere, including Arthur himself. However, none chose to make the information public for this would cause Lancelot to be accused of treachery and sentenced to death leading to the end of King Arthur’s valiant court. Bors, Lancelot’s cousin, encouraged Guinevere to continue seeing Lancelot when…

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    assassination. When Jack Ruby murdered Lee Harvey Oswald on live television, it raised suspicions because of the ties Ruby had to the mafia. Many people believe the CIA was responsible for having President Kennedy killed. The CIA is the United States main intelligence agency and work directly for the President. Some Americans believe the CIA was responsible for the murder of JFK. Evan Thomas and Patrick Rogers are authors for Newsweek, and wrote an article called “Who Shot JFK?” and it says…

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    During the cold war, the US intelligence largely recurred to covert actions against the Soviet Union. These actions were carried out within the Soviet Union, in its satellite and allied states, but also in those countries that were at a risk of infiltration of the USSR, through Communist political parties or trade unions, such as the case of Italy and France. Authorized exclusively by the President of the United States (as Kissinger involuntary had revealed), covert actions in the Cold War have…

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