Monthly Archives: July 2026

The CIA Memorial Wall — Book of Honor Star 81 : Gregg Wenzel [Numbers Don’t Lie: The Evolution of Eligibility for the CIA Memorial Wall]

“Gregg was born on the 18th, this event in his honor is on the 18th and the number of his star on the Memorial Wall at the CIA in Langley is 81, which, in reverse, is also Chai. Gregg lived … Continue reading

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10 Years Ago Today — PT35B, Lockerbie, and a Kafkaesque Metamorphosis

“Ludwig is probably the most experienced person I ever dealt with on the Lockerbie case. He is a nuclear scientist, and for years he has run a successful blog, IntelToday. I think that you should meet him.”Email to Masud’s Defense … Continue reading

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The Holy Grail — The CIA Wall, The KRYPTOS Sculpture, & The Lockerbie Tragedy — Part II : President Bill Clinton visits the CIA (January 4, 1994)

“The 56 stars carved into the wall here in this lobby remind each who passes by this place of the ultimate risks of intelligence work.” President Bill Clinton CIA Headquarters(January 4, 1994) July 6, 2026 — Over the last three … Continue reading

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On This Day — Remembering Iran Flight 655 (July 3 1988) [UPDATE : FBI Feared Iranian Retaliation After Flight 655 — But Found No Evidence]

“I will never apologize for the United States — I don’t care what the facts are…I’m not an apologize-for-America kind of guy.” George H. W. Bush August 7 1988 July 3, 2026 — On July 3 1988, Iran Air Flight … Continue reading

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65 Years Ago — Hounded by the FBI, Nobel Prize Ernest Hemingway Ends His Life (July 2, 1961)

“The FBI’s surveillance substantially contributed to his anguish and his suicide.” A. E. Hotchner — Hemingway’s friend and collaborator over the last 13 years of his life July 2 2021 — On October 28 1954, the Nobel Prize in Literature … Continue reading

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On This Day — Kim Philby Revealed as Cambridge Five Member (July 1 1963) [UPDATE : A Cold War Mystery: The 1947 CIG Flight to Addis Ababa]

“Tell them Jesus Christ only had twelve, and one of them was a double agent.” FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover — Upon learning that Philby was a spy for the Russians January 23 2021 — On January 23 1963, Kim … Continue reading

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