Monthly Archives: October 2020

On This Day — James Bond “From Russia With Love” Premiere in London (October 10 1963) [2020]

Posted on October 10, 2020 by L

“The film is highly immoral in every imaginable way; it is neither uplifting, instructive nor life-enhancing. Neither is it great film-making. But it sure is fun.” Richard Roud — The Guardian  (October 11 1963)     October 10 2020  — From … Continue reading →

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Spy Quotes — James Jesus Angleton [#6]

Posted on October 10, 2020 by L

“Deception is a state of mind and the mind of the State.” “Intelligence Agencies create stories inside stories, each with its carefully constructed trail of evidence, in order to create false trails as diversions.” James Jesus Angleton October 10 2020 … Continue reading →

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5G — Will European Countries Ban Huawei? [UPDATE — Huawei ousted from Brussels as Nokia & Ericsson win Belgian 5G contracts]

Posted on October 9, 2020 by L

“Perhaps, the most puzzling part of the [Belgian Intelligence Services] report is what it does not mention. Although most countries are extremely concerned about China investments in their Telecom infrastructure, the Belgian report is silent on this issue. Why, on … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Che Guevara Is Executed (October 9 1967) [2020]

Posted on October 9, 2020 by L

“The true revolutionary is guided by a great feeling of love. It is impossible to think of a genuine revolutionary lacking this quality.” “The only passion that guides me is for the truth… I look at everything from this point … Continue reading →

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Spy Quotes — Helen Mirren [#5]

Posted on October 9, 2020 by L

“The role of women has always been undervalued in the spy world, always undermined in terms of recognition. Unfairly so. It’s a world that needs women.” Helen Mirren October 9 2020 — Dame Helen Lydia Mirren (born Mironoff on 26 … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — The Fifth Estate : Investigating what made the diplomats sick [Havana Syndrome Documentary]

Posted on October 8, 2020 by L

“Do the results known to me fully support that the signs / symptoms occurring in US embassy personnel were solely due to cholinergic neurotoxicity? No, not completely.” James Giordano PhD — Departments of Neurology and Biochemistry Georgetown University — Email … Continue reading →

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75 Years Ago — Raytheon files US patent application for microwave cooking process (October 8, 1945)

Posted on October 8, 2020 by L

“My grandfather was watching a microwave testing rig, and he realized that the peanut-cluster bar in his pocket started to melt — it got quite warm.” Rod Spencer — Inventor and grandson of Percy Spencer October 8 2020 — The … Continue reading →

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Russia Hoax — Declassified CIA Memo Reveals Clinton Role

Posted on October 8, 2020 by L

“All of this underscores that the great scandal of 2016 wasn’t Russian collusion. It was the unleashing of America’s premier law enforcement agency against a presidential campaign based on Russian disinformation midwifed and financed by the Clinton campaign. The public … Continue reading →

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Spy Quotes — Edward Luttwak [#4]

Posted on October 8, 2020 by L

“There have been only two kinds of CIA secret operations: the ones that are widely known to have failed—usually because of almost unbelievably crude errors—and the ones that are not yet widely known to have failed.” Edward Luttwak October 8 … Continue reading →

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On This Day — The Murder of Anna Politkovskaya (October 7 2006) [2020]

Posted on October 7, 2020 by L

“She was brave, she was bold, and she was beautiful. In her fearless quest to uncover the wrongdoings of the Russian State, Anna Politkovskaya inspired awe in some and fear in countless others. Hers was a lonely voice, yet loud … Continue reading →

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