The Off The X Podcast

Jim Minor, Retired DSS Supervisory Special Agent and VP for Retirees of the DSSAA

The Off The X Podcast

Show Notes

Listen in as I speak to retired DSS Special Agent Jim Minor about his time serving as a DS Special Agent. In this episode Jim takes us through his career and his role in a number of critical and historical events. This includes his time serving in Mogadishu, Somalia, investigating Ramzi Yousef, the East Africa Bombings of our US Embassies, USS Cole, 9/11, Boston Marathon Bomber and Benghazi.

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