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Who was "Constantine E. Zinchenko"? He seems to have been a member of the United Nations "Under-Secretary for Security and Political Affairs", but not a lot of information about him exists.

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Was John F. Kennedy aware of the CIA's drug operations in Laos? If so, how/when was it made known to him, and did he take any actions to stop it?

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What process did America go through to determine which Nazis would be punished and which ones would be given jobs in the intelligence/scientific fields?

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Why did Ronald Reagan say they didn't trade weapons for hostages when they were actually doing that?

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Why did Dan Rather say JFK's head was thrown violently forward when he was describing the Zapruder film?

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What were the repercussions of Prescott Bushs involvement with the Nazis? Were there any other examples of high profile Westerners/Allies who were accused of helping the Nazis but didn't get charged?

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Did Prescott Bushes Nazi connections help his son George H.W Bush advanced in the CIA? Were those Nazi connections ever brought up during either Bush campaign?

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When/how do historians determine that their knowledge of the past was 100% complete?

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Why was the American government so violently protective of their weather balloon that crashed in 1947?

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Were the American Nazis and the European Nazis who lived in America in anyway responsible for the anti-communist hysteria post WW2?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Who was "Constantine E. Zinchenko"? He seems to have been a member of the United Nations "Under-Secretary for Security and Political Affairs", but not a lot of information about him exists.	120
Was John F. Kennedy aware of the CIA's drug operations in Laos? If so, how/when was it made known to him, and did he take any actions to stop it?	78
What process did America go through to determine which Nazis would be punished and which ones would be given jobs in the intelligence/scientific fields?	41
Why did Ronald Reagan say they didn't trade weapons for hostages when they were actually doing that?	40
Why did Dan Rather say JFK's head was thrown violently forward when he was describing the Zapruder film?	26
What were the repercussions of Prescott Bushs involvement with the Nazis? Were there any other examples of high profile Westerners/Allies who were accused of helping the Nazis but didn't get charged?	18
Did Prescott Bushes Nazi connections help his son George H.W Bush advanced in the CIA? Were those Nazi connections ever brought up during either Bush campaign?	14
When/how do historians determine that their knowledge of the past was 100% complete?	9
Why was the American government so violently protective of their weather balloon that crashed in 1947?	7
Were the American Nazis and the European Nazis who lived in America in anyway responsible for the anti-communist hysteria post WW2?	6