Monthly Archives: August 2026

70 Years Ago — CIA Memorial Wall — STAR 5: Frank G. Grace (Groom Lake, Nevada – August 31, 1956)

“The U-2 and A-12 were extraordinary achievements in science, technology, and innovation. But our admiration for these planes goes well beyond what they achieved operationally. It’s the people behind the planes. The people like Wilburn, Frank, Howard, Buster, and Walter … Continue reading

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Legal Dispute over Lockerbie Evidence Tags

“Now, when we magnify the photograph of the label, Mr. Gilchrist, we can see, can we not, that it has been altered?”“I can see writing underneath it.”“Exactly. And if we look carefully at the writing underneath the word ‘debris,’ we … Continue reading

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Did Intel Today Trigger the Halt of the Lockerbie Trial?

“If the defense challenges the provenance and chain of custody of PT/35(b), the fragment of bomb timer circuitry that became a central element in the case against Libya, the prosecution could face a potentially devastating evidentiary problem.” Intel Today August … Continue reading

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Lockerbie DNA Evidence Turns Upcoming Trial into a Soap Opera [UPDATE — Breaking News — Lockerbie: A Very Coincidental Death]

“All but one of the DNA components which make up that profile are present in [RARDE Forensic Expert] Allen Feraday’s DNA profile. (…) This component is unsuitable for interpretation purposes since a large number of individuals from any population might … Continue reading

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Lockerbie DNA Evidence Turns Upcoming Trial into a Soap Opera [UPDATE — Breaking News — Lockerbie Trial Postponed on New Evidence]

“All but one of the DNA components which make up that profile are present in [RARDE Forensic Expert] Allen Feraday’s DNA profile. (…) This component is unsuitable for interpretation purposes since a large number of individuals from any population might … Continue reading

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On This Day — J. Edgar Hoover Becomes FBI Deputy Director (August 22 1921) [UPDATE : A Century Later: Can the FBI Still Command Public Trust?]

“Above all, I would teach him to tell the truth. Truth-telling, I have found, is the key to responsible citizenship. The thousands of criminals I have seen in 40 years of law enforcement have had one thing in common: Every … Continue reading

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Remembering CIA Psychologist Richards “Dick” J. Heuer, Jr. (July 15 1927 – August 21 2018) [UPDATE : Heuer in the Age of AI]

“Do You Really Need More Information? The US Intelligence Community invests heavily in improved intelligence collection systems while managers of analysis lament the comparatively small sums devoted to enhancing analytical resources, improving analytical methods, or gaining better understanding of the cognitive … Continue reading

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Lockerbie – Three Decades of Lies: J’Accuse…! Chapter VIII : PT/35(b) — The Most Expensive Forgery in History [Lockerbie Trial: Judge Challenges Prosecution Evidence]

“Without PT/35(b), there would have been no indictment.” Richard Marquise — FBI agent who lead the Lockerbie investigation “PT/35(b) was extremely, extremely dodgy. It was very, very suspicious. The way it suddenly appeared, embedded in a shirt collar, with the … Continue reading

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On This Day — CIA Operation TP/AJAX : The Iranian Coup d’ État (August 19 1953) [UPDATE — Is Trump Planning A Nuclear Strike on Iran?]

“Yes, my sin — my greater sin and even my greatest sin is that I nationalized Iran’s oil industry and discarded the system of political and economic exploitation by the world’s greatest empire. This at the cost to myself, my … Continue reading

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Lockerbie DNA Evidence Turns Upcoming Trial into a Soap Opera [UPDATE — When Justice Becomes a Bet]

“All but one of the DNA components which make up that profile are present in [RARDE Forensic Expert] Allen Feraday’s DNA profile. (…) This component is unsuitable for interpretation purposes since a large number of individuals from any population might … Continue reading

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