Monthly Archives: November 2021

On this Day — US President Richard Nixon : “I am Not a Crook” (November 17 1973) [UPDATE : 50 Years of Deep Throat]

Posted on November 17, 2021 by L

“And in all of my years of public life, I have never obstructed justice. And I think, too, that I could say that in my years of public life, that I welcome this kind of examination, because people have got … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Thatcher Names Blunt as “The Fourth Man” (November 16 1979) [2021]

Posted on November 16, 2021 by L

“I believe Thatcher did it because she didn’t see why the system should cover things up. This was early in her prime ministership. I think she wanted to tell the civil service that the politicians decide policy, not the system. She … Continue reading →

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Two Years Ago — Former Norway Border Inspector Frode Berg Is Released In Spy Swap [November 15 2019]

Posted on November 15, 2021 by L

“The time spent in prison has been a large burden for Frode Berg and his family. We are happy that he can now be reunited with his family.”  Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg November 15 2021 — On November 15 … Continue reading →

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50 Years Ago — Remembering Russian Spy Rudolf Ivanovich Abel (July 11, 1903 – November 15, 1971)

Posted on November 15, 2021 by L

James Donovan — You have been charged with three counts and nineteen overt acts. Conspiracy to transmit United States defence and atomic secrets to the Soviet Union, conspiracy to gather secrets, and failing to register as a foreign agent. Rudolf … Continue reading →

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30 Years Ago — Lockerbie : US & UK indict Libyans Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi and Al Amin Khalifa Fhimah (November 14 1991)

Posted on November 14, 2021 by L

“After writing about the ‘ravers’ who regularly turn up at lectures to claim that President Bush/the CIA/the Pentagon/Mossad etc perpetrated the crimes against humanity of 11 September, I received a letter this week from Marion Irvine, who feared that members … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Remembering the Paris Attacks (November 13 2015)

Posted on November 13, 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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LOCKERBIE — Analysis of the New Indictment [UPDATE II : Unhindered by truth, BBC doubles down on factless allegations]

Posted on November 13, 2021 by L

“I have also determined, from my review of other evidence, and speaking with other investigators from Scotland and the FBI, that MASUD’s confession is corroborated, as laid out in greater detail below, by evidence gathered by Scottish and American investigators … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — COVID-19 : From Mathematical Modelling to Policy Making [UPDATE — Austria imposes Covid lockdown for unvaccinated people] [MEDINT]

Posted on November 12, 2021 by L

“Few scientific fields have a single metric that both insiders and outsiders obsess over as much as infectious disease epidemiology’s basic reproductive number, R0.” Professor Alison Hill — Institute for Computational Medicine and the infectious disease dynamics group at Johns … Continue reading →

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LOCKERBIE — Analysis of the New Indictment [UPDATE : Unhindered by truth, BBC doubles down on factless allegations]

Posted on November 11, 2021 by L

“I have also determined, from my review of other evidence, and speaking with other investigators from Scotland and the FBI, that MASUD’s confession is corroborated, as laid out in greater detail below, by evidence gathered by Scottish and American investigators … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Western Union Cable Announces Armistice to North Americans (November 10 1918)

Posted on November 10, 2021 by L

“There had never been a known leak from the Western Union telegraph office on Court Street before that day, but this news was simply too good to keep quiet. As you might guess, they were overjoyed, so that word very quickly … Continue reading →

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