Monthly Archives: July 2025

2016 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE JUAN MANUEL SANTOS — Does Anyone Remember ‘Los Falsos Positivos’? [UPDATE : ‘El Narco 82’ Convicted — Former President Uribe’s Fall and the Echoes of ‘False Positives’]

Posted on July 29, 2025 by L

“We can call them ‘false positives’ or ‘extrajudicial executions’, but really these were cold-blooded murders. They were meticulously planned and carried by all ranks.” Blind Obedience in Fictitious Battlefields October 8 2016 — Juan Manuel Santos was appointed Minister of … Continue reading →

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Parody –“Party In The CIA” by Weird Al Yankovic [UPDATE — Tribute to American Satirist Tom Lehrer]

Posted on July 28, 2025 by L

“Yeah, we’ve got our black ops all over the world,from Kazakhstan to Bombay; (…)Need a country destabilized?Look no further, we’re your guys!” “Weird Al” Yankovic “Party In The CIA” March 27 2022 — Thank God, It’s [Parody] Sunday! Time to have … Continue reading →

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On This Day (July 26, 2007): The Day I Exposed CIA Edits on Wikipedia [Inside the first skirmishes of the disinformation age — and the fight for digital truth.]

Posted on July 26, 2025 by L

“This story is demented and broken on so many levels (…) An excellent Wikipedia administrator [Linda Mack] has been victimized by lunatic conspiracy theorists.” Jimmy Wales Wikipedia co-founder (July 26 2007) July 26, 2025 — On July 26, 2007, I … Continue reading →

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Remembering French Investigative Journalist Pierre Péan (March 5 1938 – July 25 2019) [UPDATE : Libya, Lies, and Geopolitics: Pierre Péan’s Fight for the Truth]

Posted on July 25, 2025 by L

“It is striking to note the similarity of the ‘scientific’ evidence discovered by the FBI’s Tom Thurman in both the Lockerbie and UTA cases. Of the tens of thousands of pieces of debris collected at each disaster site, one lone … Continue reading →

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2025: The Year of Intelligence 2.0 ? [50 Years from the Church Committee to Russiagate Investigation]

Posted on July 24, 2025 by L

“There would be no place to hide. If this government ever became a tyranny… the technological capacity that the intelligence community has given the government could enable it to impose total tyranny, and there would be no way to fight … Continue reading →

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Revisiting Havana Syndrome: Moscow Death Ray vs. CIA Hoax [UPDATE : The Case Against John Brennan]

Posted on July 20, 2025 by L

“Agency heads at the time created a politically charged environment that triggered an atypical analytic process around an issue essential to our democracy.”CIA Director John Ratcliffe (July 2, 2025) July 6, 2025 — This week, the CIA concluded a critical … Continue reading →

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CIA Memorial Wall — STAR 67 : Barry S. Castiglione (El Salvador – July 19, 1992)

Posted on July 19, 2025 by L

“His story is a reminder of the sheer sweep of our global mission, and his experiences exemplify the risks inherent to intelligence work, as well as the bravery and integrity of those like Barry who heed the call to serve … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Remembering Nelson Mandela (July 18, 1918 – Dec. 5, 2013) [Mandela and Lockerbie]

Posted on July 18, 2025 by L

“There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (July 18, 1918 – Dec. 5, 2013) July 18, 2025 — … Continue reading →

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On this Day — Remembering the crash of TWA 800 (July 17, 1996) [The Striking Similarities of Pan Am 103 and TWA 800 — and a Warning About Air India Flight 171]

Posted on July 17, 2025 by L

“The FBI didn’t want to hear about anything but a missile or a bomb, because otherwise there was no FBI case. Their conduct was disturbing from the very beginning.” Senator Chuck Grassley Chairman of the Judiciary subcommittee on administrative oversight … Continue reading →

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CIA Memorial Wall — Three Stars, No Answers: Revisiting the 1978 CIA Plane Crash in Candor, North Carolina

Posted on July 13, 2025 by L

“I have become so jaded about our government since all this happened. I have become very skeptical. They tell you what they want you to know whether there’s a grain of truth or not. A lot of times, they don’t … Continue reading →

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