American Tragedies Unrecognized to most Americans are the victims of the corruption in their government, made possible by the cover-ups of almost every government and non-government checks and balances. These matters are detailed and documented in the various books written by former federal agent Rodney Stich in collaboration with dozens of other insiders, and especially in the books, Defrauding America; Drugging America; Unfriendly Skies: 20th & 21st Centuries; and FBI, CIA, the Mob, and Treachery. A sampling of the many victims among the public of the corrupt acts of people in key government positions include the following: Victims in Airline Disasters Related to Fraud During the period 1955 to 1980, airline disasters occurred regularly, due to the corruption in certain segments of the FAA that is susceptible to outside interests. Thousands of people were killed in the vicious manners associated with airline disasters, all due to the corruption that was repeatedly reported and documented. After that period, certain changes occurred, despite the corruption in certain areas of the FAA, that resulted in a greatly decreased number of airline disasters. But nevertheless, certain major air disasters did occur, due to the deep-seated culture in that government aviation safety office. The most detailed and documented book on this relationship is Unfriendly Skies: 20th and 21st Centuries, written by former federal aviation safety agent Rodney Stich. Among the crashes and deaths that he describes were several occurring in his immediate area of federal air safety responsibilities. The 3,000 deaths arising from the hijackings of four airliners on 9/11. Every government hearing avoided addressing the area and the people primarily responsible for preventing airliners from being hijacked: the people in the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA). If this had not been done, the danger existed that the American public would discover (a) years of arrogance and corruption related to a series of airline disasters; (b) the repeated cover-ups of the air safety corruption by members of Congress for which there were judicial records and many letters; (c) the cover-ups and retaliation by DOJ personnel against the FAA agent seeking to report the deadly corruption; (d) the repeated cover-ups by federal judges of the federal crimes underlying several major airline disasters, for which there are numerous judicial records; (e) the extent of this corruption that enabled terrorists to hijack four airliners and kill 3,000 people. This relationship is detailed and documented in the books written by insiders, Blowback, 9/11, and Cover-Ups; and Unfriendly Skies: 20th and 21st Centuries. Victims of Drug Smuggling by Government Personnel The many people killed or injured in drug-related crimes. The thousands of people imprisoned on drug-related charges. The thousands of people imprisoned on false drug-related charges. Details and documentation especially in the books, Defrauding America and Drugging America. Innocent Victims of Department of Justice Prosecutors The thousands of people imprisoned on false charges, often through the use of perjured testimony demanded by prosecutors. The seizure of people's life assets without being charged of any crime, or having been found innocent, with no return of assets. The imprisonment of people on various sham charges. Details and documentation in almost all of the books, but especially in Drugging America; Defrauding America; Disavow; FBI, CIA, the Mob, and Treachery. Endemic Corruption Involving Bankruptcy Courts Misuse of the bankruptcy courts by the CIA as they force targeted companies or individuals into bankruptcy and then unlawfully seize and liquidate the victim's assts. The seizure and liquidation of people's assets who naively exercise the statutory protection of Chapter 11 to have time to pay debts that came due during a momentary shortage of funds. This area is detailed and documented in the books, Defrauding America, and Unfriendly Skies: 20th and 21st Centuries. Harm Arising from a Host of Corrupt Activities The books detail and document a host of corrupt activities that directly and indirectly harmed people in the United States, as well as national security. A few of these matters are briefly mentioned here, and the cost of many of these frauds has yet to be paid by the younger generation: Savings and loan fraud, implicating many people and groups. HUD fraud, implicating many people and groups. October Surprise, which included manipulating the presidential elections, and involved secret funding and arming of Iran during the 1980s. Secret funding and arming of Iraq during the 1980s. It was the reporting of these matters by FBI Special Agent Richard Taus that resulted in sham charges filed against him by DOJ prosecutors to silence and discredit him. Operation Tailwind, the operation to murder defecting GIs during the U.S. invasion of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. Inslaw, one of the criminal acts by DOJ officials. Involvement of Bank of Lavoro in the secret arming and funding of Iraq during the 1980s. The CIA's secret funding and arming of rebels seeking to overthrow the Afghan government, which led to the Afghan government's request for Soviet military aid, which then led to years of wars in Afghanistan and the harboring of the al Qaeda. Standard practice of retaliating against government personnel who attempt to perform their government duties, with this culture mutating throughout government, to the detriment of government conduct. Thousands of Deaths Resulting from Serial Lying of U.S. Politicians A history of serial lying by U.S. politicians had resulted in tens of thousands of Americans being killed and hundreds of thousands injured and maimed. Younger generations, ignorant of the past, continue to be victimized in this manner. A few examples as given by a former Navy pilot who started his military service in 1940: 38,000 dead Americans and over 100,000 injured and maimed, from the serial lying leading to the U.S. invasion of Korea. 58,000 dead Americans and over 200,000 injured and maimed, from the serial lying leading to the U.S. invasion of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. Escalating dead and wounded Americans resulting from the serial lying leading to the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Harm Upon Real American Heroes to Obstruct Justice The books describe the many Americans who courageously sought to protect national interests, and American lives, by attempting to report and expose corruption in government, only to pay the standard price as the awesome powers of the government was misused to si9lence and discredit them. Not only were they hurt, but the corruption continues to mutate throughout government and throughout society.