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“Roberto Velasco seems to be a intelligent and well-educated person,” said one veteran Mexican diplomat posted to the United States, who asked to not be named because the person was not authorized to speak.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

The Interior Department, which oversees the National Park Service, said at the time that only the U.S. flag and other specially authorized flags can be flown on the park service’s flagpoles, with limited exceptions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

No such exemptions were authorized in Washington state.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

The downing of the jet, an F-15E, was confirmed to The Times by a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Besides increasing advisors, he had authorized the spraying of highly toxic Agent Orange and other defoliants to destroy enemy cover in the jungle, as well as rice crops in areas controlled by the Viet Cong.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge