Monthly Archives: December 2020

On This Day — Pan Am Flight 103 disintegrates over Lockerbie

“There was a single primary return received (…) 16 seconds before SSR returns were lost. (…) No explanation can be offered for its presence.” Pan Am Flight 103 — AAIB Report December 21 2020 — On December 21 1988, N739PA … Continue reading

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Four Years Ago — Dead Man Diary : Sarkozy 2007 Presidential Election Campaign Funded by Gaddafi [UPDATE : Prosecutors seek 4-years prison term for French President. Gaddafi strong man Abdullah Senussi wanted Sarkozy pardon for UTA. Now, he is in the US cross-hairs for Lockerbie.]

“Sarkozy has to give back the money he accepted from Libya to finance his electoral campaign. We financed his campaign and we have the proof… The first thing we’re demanding is that this clown gives back the money to the … Continue reading

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LOCKERBIE — US DOJ to unseal charges against 3rd Libyan [UPDATE — Blast from the Past]

“In 1991, I made a pledge to you on behalf of the American law-enforcement community: ‘We will not rest until all those responsible are brought to justice.’ That is still our pledge. For me personally, this is still very much … Continue reading

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Spy Glossary — On the Origin of “GLOMAR Response” [UPDATE — John Le Carré’s Lexicon]

“We can neither confirm nor deny the existence of the information requested but, hypothetically, if such data were to exist, the subject matter would be classified, and could not be disclosed.” CIA — March 18 1975 March 18 2020 — … Continue reading

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LOCKERBIE — US DOJ to unseal charges against 3rd Libyan

“In 1991, I made a pledge to you on behalf of the American law-enforcement community: ‘We will not rest until all those responsible are brought to justice.’ That is still our pledge. For me personally, this is still very much … Continue reading

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One Year Ago — Robert A. Levinson Rewards Upped to US $ 25M (November 4 2019) [UPDATE : FBI blames Iran for the presumed death of former FBI agent]

“Today, the Department of State Rewards for Justice Program announced a reward of up to $20 million for information leading to the safe location, recovery, and return of Bob Levinson.” RFJ — November 4 2019 November 4 2020 — On … Continue reading

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On This Day — Adolf Eichmann Sentenced to Death by Hanging (December 15 1961) [2020]

“I will leap into my grave laughing because the feeling that I have five million human beings on my conscience is for me a source of extraordinary satisfaction.” SS officer Adolf Eichmann   On December 15 1961, Adolf Eichmann — one … Continue reading

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John Le Carré Dies Aged 89 — “And how would I like to be remembered?” (30 January 2020)

“Reading and thinking about Palme makes you wonder who you are. And who you might have been, but weren’t. And where your moral courage went when it was needed. You ask yourself what power drove him – golden boy, aristocratic … Continue reading

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On This Day — US Staff in Moscow Warned to Avoid PAN AM 103 (December 13 1988) [2020]

“There was a real push in the embassy community to make sure that everybody was aware that there had been a terrorist threat made, and that people flying Western carriers going through Frankfurt should change their tickets.” Karen Decker — … Continue reading

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35 Years Ago — Remembering Arrow Air Flight 1285 (December 12 1985)

“Hours after the crash the Islamic Jihad – a Shiite Muslim extremist group – claimed it destroyed the plane to prove [its] ability to strike at the Americans anywhere.” UPI — Anonymous caller to a French news agency in Beirut … Continue reading

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