Monthly Archives: July 2018

One Year Ago — Bad Science & Bad Scientists : IRA suspect Issues Apology for the Birmingham Pub Bombings

Posted on July 12, 2018 by L

“Exactly the same forensic scientists who produced the wrongful conviction of Guiseppe Conlon, the Maguire family and of Danny McNamee, and had been stood down for the role they played. Yet here they were. Without them, there wouldn’t have been … Continue reading →

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The Rise of the CFC — An Atmospheric Spy Thriller [UPDATE: Shame on China]

Posted on July 11, 2018 by L

“It appears that emissions of CFC-11 have increased in recent years, which is quite a surprise given the fact that production has been phased out — reportedly.  I think it’s the most surprising thing I’ve seen in my 27 years … Continue reading →

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On This Day — French Spooks Sink the Rainbow Warrior — July 10 1985

Posted on July 10, 2018 by L

“The truth is cruel. Agents of the French secret service sank this boat. They were acting on orders.” Prime Minister Laurent Fabius — September 22 1985 “I think all military people who serve their countries can find themselves in situations … Continue reading →

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People’s Mujahedin of Iran : From Terrorist Group to US Best Friends

Posted on July 9, 2018 by L

“There is a viable opposition to the rule of the ayatollahs, and that opposition is centred in this room today. The behaviour and objectives of the regime are not going to change, and therefore the only solution is to change … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — Sir John Chilcot: “Tony Blair Not Straight With UK Over Iraq”

Posted on July 8, 2018 by L

“When I briefed Tony Blair, it was quite clear that he felt this was a necessity, that there was a just cause, that we had to do something about this. How he portrayed that politically… I do not think he … Continue reading →

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Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson : “On Iran, Trump Follows the Iraq War Playbook”

Posted on July 7, 2018 by L

“When we had made a judgment that we have to sort of decimate the top of the Baath leadership, none of us understood that this was going … to go down to every last schoolteacher. Every one of them had … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — LOCKERBIE : SCCRC Press Release on Megrahi Application

Posted on July 6, 2018 by L

“The Lockerbie trial is “the most disgraceful miscarriage of justice in Scotland for 100 years. Every lawyer who has read the judgment says ‘this is nonsense’. It is nonsense.” Robert Black QC FRSE –Professor Emeritus of Scots Law in the … Continue reading →

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James Bond [D. Craig] Visits CIA Headquarters (June 25 2018)

Posted on July 5, 2018 by L

“I would regularly bump into a parade of Hollywood types, including Harrison Ford and Ben Affleck. I often wondered why these actors were allowed to walk around a top-secret facility. Because he’s going to be playing a CIA guy in a … Continue reading →

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Lockerbie — The Eyewitness Evidence Against Megrahi : Exclusive Q&A with Professor Tim Valentine

Posted on July 4, 2018 by L

“Al-Megrahi was released from prison in 2009 and sent back to Libya on compassionate grounds because of advancing cancer. Public outrage was sparked. Al-Megrahi lived with his cancer for a few years (…) One cannot help but wonder whether the outrage … Continue reading →

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Remembering Iran Flight 655 (July 3 1988)

Posted on July 3, 2018 by L

“I will never apologize for the United States — I don’t care what the facts are… I’m not an apologize-for-America kind of guy.” George H. W. Bush — August 7 1988 On July 3 1988, Iran Air Flight 655 was shot down by a … Continue reading →

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