Monthly Archives: October 2023

007 Years Ago — Suspicious Aviation Tragedies [Don’t Forget the Past. Learn from It!]

Posted on October 31, 2023 by L

“Governments lie. They do it all the time. And, much as we’d like to believe otherwise, the US government is no exception.” Ted Koppel“The USS Vincennes: Public War, Secret War.” ABC News July 1, 1992 October 31 2023 — Time … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Hemingway Wins Nobel Prize (October 28 1954) — Hemingway was pushed to suicide by the FBI. Is Elon Musk next?

Posted on October 28, 2023 by L

“Hemingway may have said ‘yes’ to the Soviet recruitment pitch, but unless there is some additional trove of material in the NKVD archives that argues otherwise, it is clear Hemingway was never a productive Soviet agent.” Intelligence in Literature and … Continue reading →

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20 Years Ago — The CIA Book of Honor — Stars 82 & 83 : Christopher Glenn Mueller and William “Chief” Carlson [KIA October 25 2003]

Posted on October 27, 2023 by L

“The bravery of these two men cannot be overstated. Chris and Chief put the lives of others ahead of their own. That is heroism defined.” George J. Tenet Director of Central Intelligence(May 2004) October 27 2023 — Mueller and Carlson … Continue reading →

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35 Years Ago — Operation Autumn Leaves (Germany — October 26 1988) [The legend of the 5th device]

Posted on October 26, 2023 by L

“What became of the fifth device is not known.” Wikipedia “I was aware that during the ‘Autumn Leaves’ operation, the Police in Germany had recovered four fully constructed improvised explosive devices and a partially constructed improvised explosive device.” Inspector John McGowan … Continue reading →

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Do you believe in Free Will? [Poll]

Posted on October 24, 2023 by L

“The world is really screwed up and made much, much more unfair by the fact that we reward people and punish people for things they have no control over. We’ve got no free will. Stop attributing stuff to us that … Continue reading →

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40 Years Ago — The Beirut Barracks Bombings (October 23, 1983) [Hezbollah or Islamic Jihad?]

Posted on October 23, 2023 by L

“Though he never said so explicitly, President Ronald Reagan ended America’s military commitment to a strategic mistake that was peripheral to America’s interests. Three-and-a-half months after the bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut that killed 241 U.S. military personnel … Continue reading →

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CIA Honors its Fallen in Annual Memorial Ceremony — May 22 2017 [UPDATE]

Posted on October 22, 2023 by L

“There are now 125 stars on our Memorial Wall, each representing a life that is dear to us, and will be for all time. We remain forever devoted to them, as they were to us. And we will strive to … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Pablo Neruda Awarded Literature Nobel Prize (October 21 1971) — Was Neruda a KGB Agent? [UPDATE : Forensic probe confirms Neruda was poisoned]

Posted on October 21, 2023 by L

“And you’ll ask: why doesn’t his poetry speak of dreams and leavesand the great volcanoes of his native land?Come and see the blood in the streets.” I explain a few thingsPablo Neruda October 21 2023 — Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes … Continue reading →

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The CIA Book of Honor — Star 121 : Mark S. Rausenberger (November 7, 1967 – May 23, 2016) [UPDATE : CIA Team Alpha’s iconic photo]

Posted on October 19, 2023 by L

“There are now 125 stars on our Memorial Wall, each representing a life that is dear to us, and will be for all time. We remain forever devoted to them, as they were to us. And we will strive to … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Richard Sorge “The spy who changed the world” is arrested in Tokyo (October 18, 1941) [UPDATE : A Fresh Look at a Legendary Spy (New Japanese Translation of Richard Sorge’s Reports from Tokyo)]

Posted on October 18, 2023 by L

“Richard Sorge’s brilliant espionage work saved Stalin and the Soviet Union from defeat in the fall of 1941, probably prevented a Nazi victory in World War II and thereby assured the dimensions of the world we live in today.” American … Continue reading →

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