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Richard G. Fecteau (born 1927) [1] is an American Central Intelligence Agency operative who was captured by the People's Republic of China during a CIA-sponsored flight in the Korean War. [2] News of the capture of Fecteau and John T. Downey reached the United States in November 1954, sparking a nearly two decade battle of wills between the U.S ...
John Thomas Downey or Jack Downey (April 19, 1930 – November 17, 2014) was an American judge and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer. [1] As a CIA operative, he was shot down over China during the Korean War and was held prisoner for over twenty years—the longest-held prisoner of war in United States history.
Richard Fecteau: 1952 1971 19 years China: CIA agent captured along John T. Downey in Manchuria after their plane was shot down by Chinese forces during the Korean War; the mission was part of a failed attempt to establish an anti-Communist guerrilla in mainland China. Released after the thaw of Chinese-American relations.
Amos N. Guiora, professor, S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah [2] Ted Gup, professor of journalism, Emerson College; Kevin G. Nealer, professor, Georgetown School of Business, Fulbright Professor of trade law and policy in the People's Republic of China [3] Suzanne Elise Walsh, 19th president of Bennett College [4]
The Messenger Lectures are a series of talks given by scholars and public figures at Cornell University.They were funded in 1924 by a gift from Hiram Messenger of "a fund to provide a course of lectures on the Evolution of Civilization for the special purpose of raising the moral standard of our political, business, and social life", to be "delivered by the ablest non-resident lecturer or ...
Widening Horizons: The Influence of Comparative Law and International Law on Domestic Law 2010 Alan Paterson Lawyers and the Public Good: Democracy in Action? 2011 Jeremy Waldron: The Rule of Law and the Measure of Property 2012 Jack Straw: Aspects of Law Reform: An Insider's Perspective 2013 Sir John Laws: The Common Law Constitution 2014 Paul ...
(The Center Square) – Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Bruce Cohen has recused himself from Arizona’s ongoing “fake electors” case, following a plea for his dismissal by Sen. Jake ...
Group Captain John "Cats Eyes" Cunningham, RAF officer and ace pilot [65] Air Vice-Marshal John Downey, RAF officer and fighter pilot [66] Bryan Draper, RAF officer and flying ace [67] Captain Alex Eida RHA, army officer, killed in action in Afghanistan, 1 August 2006 [68] Anthony Eyre, RAF officer and flying ace [69]