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According to a BBC interview with Colonel Rich Graham, the titanium used for to build the SR 71 Blackbird was no available in the US, so the CIA used shell companies to source it from the USSR. How exactly was this done?

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I'm looking for more information on this photo of the Hindenburg Explosion that my great-grandfather kept

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Why did Texas, known for its independent mentality, join the Confederacy?

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If the US had not supported the Mujahideen in the Afghan War, would ISIS exist in the way it does today?

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According to a BBC interview with Colonel Rich Graham, the titanium used for to build the SR 71 Blackbird was no available in the US, so the CIA used shell companies to source it from the USSR. How exactly was this done?	304
I'm looking for more information on this photo of the Hindenburg Explosion that my great-grandfather kept	2
Why did Texas, known for its independent mentality, join the Confederacy?	1
If the US had not supported the Mujahideen in the Afghan War, would ISIS exist in the way it does today?	1