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2. I had no idea he was still alive. Sounds like he was one of the better ones

Sat Aug 9, 2025, 08:45 AM

Aug 9

Certainly a patriot compared to the fascists in charge now. How much was he aware of what happened to this country before he died?

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William H. Webster, Who Ran Both the F.B.I. and the C.I.A., Dies at 101 [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Aug 9 OP

I recall the name bucolic_frolic Aug 9 #1

I wonder that too. yardwork Aug 9 #3

A Christian Scientist living until 101 has got to be hyper-rare Polybius Aug 9 #4