Monthly Archives: March 2022

10 Years Ago — Lockerbie : What the SCCRC should have asked the FBI

Posted on March 21, 2022 by L

“The Lockerbie investigation was supposedly driven by old-fashioned detective work, but, as we have learned over the years, behind the scenes the CIA played a key role. We now know that the timer fragment was not from one of the … Continue reading →

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Sunday Jokes — The Cultural Differences among US Intel Agencies [Unclassified Summary of Assessment on COVID-19 Origin]

Posted on March 20, 2022 by L

“Variations in analytic views largely stem from differences in how agencies weigh intelligence reporting and scientific publications, and intelligence and scientific gaps.” Unclassified Summary of Assessment on COVID-19 Origin — ODNI (August 27 2021) March 20 2022 — Thank God, … Continue reading →

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Two Years Ago — Wikipedia : A Disinformation Operation?

Posted on March 19, 2022 by L

“A nuclear scientist and reporter Ludwig De Braeckeleer suggested that intelligence agents may have infiltrated Wikipedia to remove undesirable information from Wikipedia articles. The design and application of WikiScanner technology proved such suspicions to be well founded.” Internet Brigades in … Continue reading →

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Spy Glossary — On the Origin of “GLOMAR Response” [March 18 1975]

Posted on March 18, 2022 by L

“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 2022 — … Continue reading →

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On This Day — The Great Gardner Museum Heist (March 18 1990)

Posted on March 18, 2022 by L

“I have spoken to former IRA members who say it was common knowledge these paintings were probably in hands of the organization.” Arthur Brand — Dutch investigator and art adviser based in Amsterdam March 18 2022 — On March 18 … Continue reading →

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Spy Quotes — Leon Theremin & “The Thing” [UPDATE : FBI Report released after 70 years!]

Posted on March 17, 2022 by L

“Theremin did some of his best scientific work while imprisoned by one of the most repressive regimes of the 20th century. This brilliant scientist crossed path with the CIA more than once — to our detriment.” Benjamin R. Fisher — … Continue reading →

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On This Day — CIA William Francis Buckley is Kidnapped in Beirut (March 16 1984)

Posted on March 16, 2022 by L

“Less than a month after Buckley’s kidnapping, then-US president Ronald Reagan signed an order that put in motion what would become known as the Iran Contra Affair. Justified as a program to barter the release of American hostages held by … Continue reading →

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On This Day — The Dugway Sheep Incident (March 13 1968) [Porton Down 1953, Skull Valley 1968, Salisbury 2018, Wuhan 2019]

Posted on March 13, 2022 by L

“There had been three open-air nerve agent events on March 13 (1968), one of which was a test involving an F-4 fighter airplane operating two TMU-28B spray tanks, each holding 160 gallons of VX — a persistent nerve agent.” Al … Continue reading →

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CIA : “Our failures are known. Our successes are not.” Really?

Posted on March 12, 2022 by L

“There have been only two kinds of CIA secret operations: the ones that are widely known to have failed — usually because of almost unbelievably crude errors — and the ones that are not yet widely known to have failed.”Edward … Continue reading →

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Two Years Ago — Lockerbie : SCCRC Refers Case Back to Court [March 11 2020]

Posted on March 11, 2022 by L

“Oliver Cromwell died in 1658. His body was exhumed in 1661 to be hanged in chains. Later, he was decapitated and his head was displayed on a pole outside Westminster Hall until 1685. There is a pole waiting for Megrahi’s … Continue reading →

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