The deep waters of the spy network The Pond.

Gangster "Lucky" Luciano,
whom The Pond attempted
to enlist to kill Mussolini

On the site I Found It in the National Archives, Associated Press reporters Randy Herschaft and Cristian Salazar discuss their work in the archives to shed light on the activities of the US military intelligence network The Pond, rivals of Wild Bill Donovan's OSS. Go here for another piece by Herschaft and Salazar on The Pond and here for a piece on The Pond by Mark Stout on the CIA Web site.