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40 Years Ago — The West Berlin La Belle Discotheque Bombing (April 5 1986) [UPDATE — Evidence, Controversy, and the Upcoming Lockerbie Trial]

“Bernard Kalb resigned today as chief spokesman for Secretary of State George P. Shultz in protest of the government’s disinformation program directed at Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi.” Los Angeles Times(Oct. 8, 1986) April 5 2025 — In a piece published … Continue reading

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Havana Syndrome: On the Path to Nobel Recognition?

“This became known as the microwave auditory effect and it could help to explain a spate of mysterious illnesses reported by American diplomats around the globe, most famously in Havana, Cuba.” Nobel Prize Official WebsiteApril 2026 April 2, 2026 — … Continue reading

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Lockerbie — PT/35(b) : The Fragment That Shaped a Verdict… and Karma

“Cretton [Real name : Swiss Inspector Hans Knaus] expressed his concerns (…) The first was that the CIA had planted the chip [PT/35(b)] in the wreckage found at Lockerbie. [Detective Superintendant (SIO) Stuart] Henderson and I told him this thought … Continue reading

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75 Years Ago — Julius And Ethel Rosenberg Are Convicted of Espionage (March 29 1951) [The Cost of Fear: From the Rosenbergs to a $100 Billion Intelligence Budget]

“If the English want a king, it is their business. If the Russians want communism, it is their business. If the Americans want our form of government, it is our business.” “This death sentence is not surprising. It had to … Continue reading

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Lockerbie — CIA’s Adventures in Africa : Senegal Shenanigans [UPDATE — Lockerbie Trial : The Senegalese evidence]

“They had been trapped by Ahmed Khalifa Niasse, who first led them to Benin, before taking them to Senegal, while keeping us informed at all times.” President Abu Diouf Mémoires November 11 2020 — On February 20 1988, two Libyan … Continue reading

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From the ashes of Lockerbie to the Brussels Attacks [The Legacy of Robert Mueller]

“We used to look at them as kind of discrete events, not tied to each other, and seen in a vacuum. But from a distance, I think we can see more of a pattern.” CIA Vincent Cannistraro March 22, 2026 … Continue reading

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The Dark Past of Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller — The Bulger Gang, Lockerbie, Anthrax… An Exceptional Failure All Round. [UPDATE : Robert Mueller Dies at 81]

“Robert Mueller was chosen as Special Counsel not because he has integrity but because he will do what the powerful want him to do. Mueller didn’t speak the truth about a war he knew to be unjustified. He didn’t speak … Continue reading

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The US-Iran Secret Meetings in Montreux, Switzerland (Summer 1988)

“I want to talk about why I want to be President. It’s not fair to judge my whole career by a rehash on Iran.” Vice-President George Bush to CBS anchor Dan Rather (January 25 1988) March 18, 2026 — Henry … Continue reading

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Remembering Jürgen Habermas : On the fine-tuning between democracy and secrecy

“Democracy begins where citizens deliberate about matters of common concern.”Jürgen Habermas (18 June 1929 – 14 March 2026) March 16, 2026 — Jürgen Habermas was one of the most influential contemporary political philosophers, especially for thinking about communication, rationality, legitimacy … Continue reading

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Remembering Edward Mills Purcell (August 30, 1912 – March 7, 1997) [From the U-2 Incident to the Mystery of Havana Syndrome]

“The President’s rapid disenchantment with the project was not lost on Richard Bissell. Fearing for the U-2 program’s survival, he met with the Land committee in early August 1956 to urge them to help make the U-2 less vulnerable to … Continue reading

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