Monthly Archives: November 2018

One Year Ago — Top US Nuclear Commander: “I wouldn’t carry out illegal nuclear strike order from Trump”

Posted on November 20, 2018 by L

“I think some people think we’re stupid. We’re not stupid people. We think about these things a lot. When you have this responsibility, how do you not think about it?” Air Force General John Hyten — Commander of the US … Continue reading →

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On This Day — James Bond “Die Another Day” Premiere in London (November 18 2002) [How Jamaica inspired James Bond]

Posted on November 20, 2018 by L

Colonel Moon: You will not live to see the day all Korea is ruled by the North. James Bond: Then you and I have something in common. James Bond — Die Another Day (2002) “Die Another Day is the wrong … Continue reading →

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RussiaGate — Adam Carter : “My Turn to Speak”

Posted on November 20, 2018 by L

“A British IT manager and former hacker launched and ran an international disinformation campaign that has provided US President Donald Trump with fake evidence and false arguments to deny that Russia interfered to help him win the election.” Duncan Campbell … Continue reading →

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POLINT — Michael Bloomberg : “Alternate Realities Threaten Democracy”

Posted on November 20, 2018 by L

“How did we go from a president who could not tell a lie to politicians who cannot tell the truth?” Michael Bloomberg — Rice University (May 12 2018) November 20 2018 — Michael Bloomberg has just donating $1.8 billion to … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — Khan Shaykhun : UN Report Paradoxical; Real Experts Needed

Posted on November 19, 2018 by L

So, if it becomes clear that Al Qaeda tricked President Trump not only would he be responsible for violating international law and killing innocent people, but he and virtually the entire Western political establishment along with the major news media … Continue reading →

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Two Years Ago — SNOWDEN : “CIA Director Wants Dissidents Like Me Put to Death”

Posted on November 19, 2018 by L

“Under the new president, as the news today says, the new CIA director [Mike Pompeo] is an individual who believes that dissidents such as myself should be put to death, they believe that it is the appropriate solution to disagreeing … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Whitey Bulger Sentenced to Two Terms of Life Imprisonment. (November 14, 2013) So, why the death sentence? [UPDATE: “Indiana Jones of art” Strikes Again]

Posted on November 19, 2018 by L

“Prison officials dropped the ball by transferring him to the notoriously violent Hazelton facility and mixing him with the general population. It’s like sending somebody to death row. (…)We all know that you can’t put somebody high-profile like Whitey Bulger … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Terry Waite Is Released by “Islamic Jihad” (November 18 1991)

Posted on November 18, 2018 by L

“I was taken out, blindfolded again, put into the boot of a car, then another car, and when they took the blindfold off I was with a Syrian intelligence operative, who drove me to the Syrian intelligence headquarters.” Terry Waite … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — Former Double Agent : “Self-destruction of humankind has been put back on the agenda”

Posted on November 18, 2018 by L

“I believe that you will serve our common cause selflessly and courageously. I believe in the final victory over the treacherous enemy. This belief has given me strength. [The men and women of the SVR] must save the world in … Continue reading →

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On this Day — FBI : No Evidence of Foul Play in 1996 TWA 800 Crash (November 18 1997)

Posted on November 18, 2018 by L

“Aviation investigations are replete with accident scenarios that couldn’t happen. And given the lack of bomb evidence so far, neither scenario has been ruled out, officials said. First is the possibility that the doomed plane’s front section, which has a … Continue reading →

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