Monthly Archives: March 2024

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

Posted on March 18, 2024 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 March 18 2024 — On March 18 1990, two men posing … Continue reading →

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Two Years Ago — Leon Theremin & “The Thing” [UPDATE : FBI Report released after 70 years!]

Posted on March 17, 2024 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 CIA … Continue reading →

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40 Years Ago — CIA William Francis Buckley is Kidnapped in Beirut (March 16 1984)

Posted on March 16, 2024 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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Havana Syndrome: The Cost of Ignorance [Proximus demoted from BEL20]

Posted on March 11, 2024 by L

“No one in this world, so far as I know … has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people.”H. L. Mencken Notes on Journalism (September 19, 1926) March 11 2024 — Many … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Remembering CIA Jacqueline K. Van Landingham (1962 – March 8 1995) [Why was Gary Durrell not honored with a Star?] UPDATE : NETFLIX “American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders”

Posted on March 8, 2024 by L

“An attack in Karachi, Pakistan, during which another NSA employee Gary C. Durrell was shot in March 1995  is believed to be related to Crypto AG.” MINERVA — A History [Released Feb. 11 2020] March 8 2024 — Jacqueline K. … Continue reading →

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On the necessary evil of secrecy

Posted on March 5, 2024 by L

“The very word ‘secrecy’ is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths and to secret proceedings.”President John F. KennedyWaldorf-Astoria Hotel New York CityApril 27, … Continue reading →

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007 Years Ago — Suspicious Aviation Tragedies : Don’t Forget the Past. Learn from It! [UPDATE : US and UK accused of obstructing Hammarskjöld inquiry]

Posted on March 2, 2024 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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One Year Ago — Havana Syndrome : The Haiku Master, the Cicadas and the CIA [UPDATE : DNI Statement on the Intelligence Community Assessment (March 1, 2023)]

Posted on March 1, 2024 by L

“One is reminded of Montaigne’s acerbic comment: ‘Men under stress are fools, and fool themselves.’ ” Michael Crichton The Andromeda Strain March 1st 2024 — On March 1st 2023, the Director of National Intelligence Avril D. Haines announced that US … Continue reading →

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