Monthly Archives: September 2021

101 Years Ago — The Wall Street Bombing (September 16 1920)

Posted on September 16, 2021 by L

“Almost in front of the steps leading up to the Morgan bank was the mutilated body of a man. Other bodies, most of them silent in death, lay nearby. As I gazed horror stricken at the site, one of these … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Swiss Lockerbie Witness Admits Perjury (September 15 2007) [UPDATE : MEBO Engineer Ulrich Lumpert Dies in Zurich]

Posted on September 15, 2021 by L

“Cretton [Real name : Swiss Inspector Hans Knaus] expressed his concerns (…) The first was that the CIA had planted the chip [PT/35(b)] in the wreckage found at Lockerbie. [Detective Superintendant (SIO) Stuart] Henderson and I told him this thought … Continue reading →

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The CIA Book of Honor — Star 122 : Nathan Ross Chapman

Posted on September 14, 2021 by L

“For as long as this Agency endures, we will never shy away from the risks that must be taken to protect America and to further freedom’s cause. Today, we pay tribute to our heroes who accepted those risks and placed … Continue reading →

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Three Years Ago — Havana Syndrome : Neuro-Weapons Behind Cuba Attacks? U.S. Intel Agencies Suspect Russia [UPDATE : Quick note on the BBC pseudo-investigation]

Posted on September 13, 2021 by L

“I got a call from the State Department in February of 2017, and literally, the call was, ‘This is the State Department, we have a problem.’ They spoke to me about individuals who began experiencing symptoms late in 2016 with … Continue reading →

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MEDINT — Whisky of Mass Destruction

Posted on September 12, 2021 by L

“In the post-Cold War environment, a unified, consistent approach to deterring, reducing and countering weapons of mass destruction is essential to maintaining our national security.” Defence Threat Reduction Agency September 12 2021 — In the aftermath of 9/11, the US … Continue reading →

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20 Years Ago — 9/11 and the Rumsfeld Test

Posted on September 11, 2021 by L

“Are we capturing, killing or deterring and dissuading more terrorists every day than the madrassas and the radical clerics are recruiting, training and deploying against us? Does the US need to fashion a broad, integrated plan to stop the next … Continue reading →

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On This Day — 1,000 Boeing 747 Jumbo Plane Produced (September 10 1993) [Update : Why I ruled out the Lockerbie bomb theory]

Posted on September 10, 2021 by L

“There was a single primary return received (…) 16 seconds before SSR returns were lost. […] No explanation can be offered for its presence.” Pan AM 103 AAIB September 10 2020 — Boeing has delivered more than 1,500 of these … Continue reading →

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Crypto AG — Was Boris Hagelin Jr. Murdered by the CIA? [UPDATE : The Scandalous History of the Last Rotor Cipher Machine]

Posted on September 9, 2021 by L

“Even the vice president of the BND assumed that Boris Hagelin Jr. was not the victim of an accident. It was an intelligence murder.” Intelligence expert Erich Schmidt-Eenboom February 15 2020 — A decade ago, I argued that Crypto AG … Continue reading →

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Five Years Ago — The Paris Attacks (November 13 2015) [UPDATE : At long last, the trial begins.]

Posted on September 8, 2021 by L

“A jihadi loves a vacuum, as Syria demonstrates. Belgium as a state, and Belgium as the heart of the European Union are as close to a vacuum as Europe offers these days. (…) There is a vacuum. Vacuums are dangerous.” … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Golda Meir Orders Operation Wrath of God (September 7 1972) [2021]

Posted on September 7, 2021 by L

“There’s no difference between one’s killing and making decisions that will send others to kill. It’s exactly the same thing, or even worse.” Golda Meir September 7 2020 — On September 7 1972, two days after the Munich massacre at … Continue reading →

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