Monthly Archives: April 2021

Robert Levinson — Forensic Analysis of Audio File Could Reveal Clues [UPDATE : Is there a second video?]

“I need the help of the United States Government to answer the requests of the group that has held me for three and a half years. And please help me at home. Thirty three years of services to the United … Continue reading

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25 Years Ago — FBI agents arrest Ted Kaczynski [Ethics & The Trolley Thought Experiment]

“Crowding, rapid change and the breakdown of communities have been widely recognized as sources of social problems. But we do not believe they are enough to account for the extent of the problems that are seen today. If the system … Continue reading

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GCHQ — Play the TURING Challenge! [Answer to Puzzle #2 & Clue to Puzzle #3]

“We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done.” Alan Turing (23 June 1912 – 7 June 1954) APRIL 3 2021 — To celebrate Alan Turing featuring on the new … Continue reading

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John Le Carré Dies Aged 89 — “And how would I like to be remembered?” [UPDATE — John le Carré died an Irishman]

“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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April Fool — Beware: FBI has no sense of humor…

“You would think those [FBI] idiots would understand that [April Fool] letter. They are really nuts.” William M. Kunstler — US most famous civil‐rights attorney April 1 2021 — In its 1970 April Fool’s issue, The Spectator — Columbia University’s … Continue reading

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