{"id":64905,"date":"2026-08-03T11:36:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T15:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=64905"},"modified":"2026-08-05T12:10:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T16:10:17","slug":"sad-news-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=64905","title":{"rendered":"Sad News"},"content":{"rendered":"

On July 29, The Center for Security Policy<\/a> posted an article remembering Sam Faddis. I first became aware of Sam Faddis through an online course on the history of the American intelligence community posted by Hillsdale College. He was a true patriot.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

Charles \u201cSam\u201d Faddis, retired CIA operations officer, author, national security commentator, and senior editor of AND Magazine, passed away quietly on the evening of July 25, 2026, at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) in Philadelphia. He was 68 years old.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Born on May 23, 1958, at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland, Sam was the son of career U.S. Navy officer James Morris Faddis and Violet Knighton Tucker Faddis. He graduated from The Johns Hopkins University with a degree in political science and earned his law degree from the University of Maryland School of Law. He later served as a U.S. Army Armor and Judge Advocate General\u2019s Corps officer, rising to the rank of Captain, and worked as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Washington before joining the Central Intelligence Agency.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sam spent approximately twenty years as a clandestine operations officer with the CIA\u2019s Directorate of Operations. His assignments took him across the Middle East, South Asia, and Europe. In 2002, he led the first CIA team into northern Iraq nearly nine months ahead of the 2003 invasion, working with Kurdish forces under extremely difficult conditions. He later served as chief of the Counterterrorism Center\u2019s Weapons of Mass Destruction unit, responsible for tracking terrorist efforts to acquire nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons. He ran sources, conducted covert action, and operated at the highest levels of the Intelligence Community and Department of Defense.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The article concludes:<\/p>\n

Sam Faddis dedicated his life to the defense of the United States \u2014 first in uniform, then in the shadows of the clandestine service, and finally as a public advocate for truth and accountability. He will be deeply missed.<\/strong><\/p>\n

AND Magazine<\/a> (which he was the senior editor of) posted:<\/p>\n

In his post-government years, Sam continued to render invaluable service to America, notably through his intrepid and fearless reporting at AND Magazine, speeches and countless appearances on programs like \u201cWar Room\u201d and \u201cSecuring America.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

He pulled no punches and lit the way for constructive-course corrections on national security policy, election integrity and accountability for those responsible for often treacherous deviations.<\/strong><\/p>\n

America needs Sam Faddis now more than ever, and the CPDC is resolved to carry on his legacy of steadfast love of country and resolute determination to defeat its enemies.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sam Faddis wrote the book BEYOND REPAIR about the problems within the American intelligence community. I highly recommend reading it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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