The connection between the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and Craft International stems from a prominent internet conspiracy theory claiming that the private military contractor carried out the attack as a "false flag" operation. In reality, official investigations confirmed that Craft International personnel were present at the marathon as hired security, and they had no involvement in the bombings. [1, 2, 3, 4]

Who was Craft International?
Craft International was a tactical training and private security firm founded in 2009 by legendary U.S. Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle. The company provided tactical weapons training, corporate risk assessment, and specialized security services. Its employees frequently wore distinctive gear, including black shirts, tan tactical pants, and baseball caps featuring a skull logo—an image heavily adapted from the Navy SEALs and Marvel's Punisher character. [1, 2]

Why did they become part of a conspiracy theory?
Immediately following the April 15, 2013 bombings, amateur sleuths on platforms like Reddit, Twitter, and 4chan began analyzing crowdsourced photos from the finish line. They noticed several heavily built men wearing uniform tactical clothing, earpieces, and black backpacks. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

• The Visuals: Photos captured these men standing near the f

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About Dave Emory

David Emory is a political researcher and broadcaster whose California-based radio programs are heard on a regular basis in the United States, Canada and Europe.

Mr. Emory’s broadcasts focus on the U.S. military and intelligence community’s historical involvement with international fascism. Researching such national security establishment abuses as domestic and foreign political assassinations, and governmental complicity with organized crime and drug smuggling syndicates, Mr. Emory has distilled his academic research into an archival documentary format. These “archive” programs consist of excerpts from printed sources read during his broadcasts.

Mr. Emory’s programs have been featured on a regular basis on Pacifica stations KPFK (Los Angeles) and WBAI (New York), and many smaller stations. He has appeared as guest on major commercial stations including KGO-AM (San Francisco) and WLUP-AM (Chicago) and as an expert commentator on broadcast outlets in three continents. Audio cassette copies of the archive programs are also circulated internationally.

Mr. Emory began his work during the Watergate era when he noted numerous connections between that scandal and the assassination of President Kennedy. Pursuing his work on the JFK assassination, Mr. Emory discovered Nazi General Reinhard Gehlen’s Eastern front spy apparatus, and its incorporation into the CIA after World War II. This led Mr. Emory to study the origins of fascism and its influence on the contemporary world.

Mr. Emory graduated from Amherst College with a B.A. in psychology.


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Ed Opperman did indeed run with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain. 

Before building his career as a prominent digital forensic investigator, private investigator and host of The Opperman Report, Opperman lived a highly adventurous and varied early life. According to his official IMDb Biography, traveling to Spain to participate in the famous Running of the Bulls (Encierro) during the San Fermín festival is one of his notable personal milestones, alongside competing in marathons, owning a NYC Nightclub, and working with a gospel tent ministry. 

In This eppisode Ed Shares some of the funnier moments of this trip including a tale he oten shares called "Carry My Shoes" 


The Event: Pamplona's Running of the Bulls

If you are researching the event he took part in, the Pamplona Bull Run is a historic Spanish tradition that includes the following elements:

• Timing: It takes place every year from July 7th to July 14th.
• The Route: Runners rush through an 846-meter stretch of nar

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Morning Star Gali Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women

Morning Star Gali (Ajumawi band of the Pit River Tribe) is a prominent Indigenous rights activist and Executive Director of Indigenous Justice, who leads grassroots advocacy for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Peoples (MMIWP) crisis. [1, 2]
She works to combat the epidemic of violence, trafficking, and systemic neglect affecting Native communities. Her advocacy focuses on several key pillars: [1, 2, 3]

• Direct Family Support: Gali works closely with the families of victims to push for full investigations into cases that are often dismissed or inadequately handled by local police and the FBI. [1, 2]
• Addressing Systemic Inequities: She actively exposes the stark contrast in media coverage and law enforcement response, highlighting how missing Indigenous women frequently receive little to no support compared to non-Native cases. [1]
• Historical Intersections: She draws attention to the connections between historical colonization, modern extractive industries (like fossil fuel and mining companies near Native lands), and increased rates of gender and sexual violence

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Joseph E. Green is the researcher, author, and playwright behind the book Tinfoil Hat Not Included: Conspiracy Theories in Art and Practice and the website joegreenjfk.com. He is an independent political researcher who specializes in alternative deep-politics history, political assassinations, and media narratives. 

• Books: Aside from Tinfoil Hat Not Included, he wrote the multi-volume series Dissenting Views I & II, which explores historical conspiracies, cinema, and culture. He also authored zines like Introduction to the Jonestown Conspiracy. 
• Film: He served as the writer and co-producer for the documentary King Kill 63, an exploration of the JFK assassination featuring prominent figures like filmmaker Oliver Stone and activist Dick Gregory. 
• Media: He hosts The JoeGreenJFK Podcast, which focuses on historical skepticism, philosophy, literature, and deep political research. 
• Theater: He is an accomplished playwright, having written productions like Clowntime is Over and Einstein's Wrong About Everything. 

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Journalist and filmmaker Rocco Castoro gives a glimpse into his journey from former editor-in-chief of VICE Media who followed John McAfee on the lam to, a decade later,  a target of a self-proclaimed QAnon rehabilitation group called the Thinkin Project that isn't what it seems to be.

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Murders, Myths and Suicides - Gary Webb, Seth Rich, Virginia Guiffre, Cassolaro & Weiner

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