Monthly Archives: January 2021

On This Day — Argentina Prosecutor Alberto Nisman Is Suicided (December 5 1963 – January 18 2015) [2021]

Posted on January 18, 2021 by L

“Over the next few weeks, every Argentine seemed to have an opinion about how Nisman had died; the case became the Latin-American equivalent of the J.F.K. assassination, grist for conspiracy theories involving spies and foreign governments and conniving politicians. Posters … Continue reading →

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Lockerbie Third Appeal — Judges uphold guilty verdict [UPDATE : Errare humanum est, perseverare diabolicum]

Posted on January 18, 2021 by L

“On March 11 2020, the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission [SCCRC] decided to refer the Lockerbie case back to the High Court of Justiciary for determination. As a result of the Commission’s decision, Mr. Megrahi’s family was therefore entitled to … Continue reading →

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60 Years Ago — Patrice Lumumba is assassinated (January 17 1961)

Posted on January 17, 2021 by L

“Classified U.S. government documents, including a chronology of covert actions approved by a National Security Council (NSC) subgroup, reveal U.S. involvement in — and significant responsibility for — the death of Lumumba.” Stephen R. Weissman — Staff director of the … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Reagan Approves Covert Arms Sales to Iran (January 17, 1986) [2021]

Posted on January 17, 2021 by L

“My purpose was… to send a signal that the United States was prepared to replace the animosity between the U.S. and Iran with a new relationship… At the same time we undertook this initiative, we made clear that Iran must … Continue reading →

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Internet of Things — Hacker Demands Bitcoin Ransom to Unlock Chastity Cage

Posted on January 17, 2021 by L

“The only way to get out is to cut through the steel. Given where it’s at, it’s going to be quite hard to get out of.” Ken Munro — Pen Test Partners January 17 2021 — The COVID lockdown is … Continue reading →

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RUMINT — DCIA Gina Haspel to Step Down After Election. Who will run Biden’s CIA? [UPDATE — David Cohen returns as CIA deputy director]

Posted on January 16, 2021 by L

“A couple of people at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence would have to go, absolutely. Probably Gina Haspel would have to go, too. Gina is a good woman, but she would have to go.” Michael Hayden — … Continue reading →

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On This Day — The Zimmermann Telegram Is Intercepted (January 16 1917) [2021]

Posted on January 16, 2021 by L

“No account of the stirring episodes leading up to our entry into the World War can be considered complete without at least a reference to the one in which the Zimmermann telegram played the leading role.”   War Department Office … Continue reading →

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Lockerbie Third Appeal — Judges uphold guilty verdict

Posted on January 15, 2021 by L

“The Court of Criminal Appeal in Scotland has upheld the verdict of the trial court and rejected both grounds of appeal and therefore the appeal against conviction is refused.” Aamer Anwar — The lawyer for the Megrahi family January 15 … Continue reading →

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20 Years Ago — Wikipedia Is Born. And The Spooks Love It! (January 15 2001)

Posted on January 15, 2021 by L

“People that I would say are trolls sort of took over Wikipedia. The inmates started running the asylum.” Larry Sanger — Wikipedia co-founder   January 15 2021 — On January 15 2001, Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger launched Wikipedia. This … Continue reading →

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Four Years Ago — Radio Pyongyang Resurrects its NUMBERS STATION. How does it work anyway?

Posted on January 14, 2021 by L

“Some are worried it signals that North Korean might be planning some type of operation, alerting its spies by sending the coded broadcast. But for that to be true, North Korean agents would have had to have been listening at … Continue reading →

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