As with ordinary djinn, an Ifrit may be either a believer or an unbeliever, good or evil, but it is most often depicted as a wicked, ruthless and evil being; a powerful Shaitan. Ifrits are believed to inhabit the layers of the underworld or desolated places on the surface, such as in ruins or caves.
Here are a few things you might not know about the United States Secret Service. President Abraham Lincoln established the United States Secret Service on April 14, 1865. It is a sad historical irony that later that day, Lincoln was assassinated. When it was commissioned the following July, the âSecret Service Division of the Department of the Treasuryâ was responsible for tracking down counterfeiters.
For the first time in U.S. history, the nation had in the OSS a single intelligence service engaged in all basic secret activities: espionage, covert action, propaganda, and counterintelligence. The following article is the first in a series that will explore the different branches of the Office of Strategic Services. This article focuses on the Secret Intelligence Branch. When the OSS was created in 1942, its leader Gen. William J. Donovan had not intended for it to be an organization of spies.