Author Archives: L

On This Day — The Zimmermann Telegram Is Intercepted (January 16 1917) [2021]

Posted on January 16, 2021 by L

“No account of the stirring episodes leading up to our entry into the World War can be considered complete without at least a reference to the one in which the Zimmermann telegram played the leading role.”   War Department Office … Continue reading →

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Lockerbie Third Appeal — Judges uphold guilty verdict

Posted on January 15, 2021 by L

“The Court of Criminal Appeal in Scotland has upheld the verdict of the trial court and rejected both grounds of appeal and therefore the appeal against conviction is refused.” Aamer Anwar — The lawyer for the Megrahi family January 15 … Continue reading →

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20 Years Ago — Wikipedia Is Born. And The Spooks Love It! (January 15 2001)

Posted on January 15, 2021 by L

“People that I would say are trolls sort of took over Wikipedia. The inmates started running the asylum.” Larry Sanger — Wikipedia co-founder   January 15 2021 — On January 15 2001, Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger launched Wikipedia. This … Continue reading →

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Four Years Ago — Radio Pyongyang Resurrects its NUMBERS STATION. How does it work anyway?

Posted on January 14, 2021 by L

“Some are worried it signals that North Korean might be planning some type of operation, alerting its spies by sending the coded broadcast. But for that to be true, North Korean agents would have had to have been listening at … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Zola : “J’accuse…!” (January 13 1898) [2021]

Posted on January 13, 2021 by L

“The Dreyfus affair was not only the first modern Counter-Intelligence case, but it was also the first modern Counter-Intelligence  disaster — that is, not just an investigative and legal error, but one that spilled over from the intelligence world into the … Continue reading →

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Final Move : Will Trump Nuke Iran?

Posted on January 13, 2021 by L

“I have little doubt that such contingency planning, directed by the Oval Office, for provoking, if necessary, an excuse for attacking Iran while this administration is still in office exists right now, in safes and computers in the Pentagon, CIA … Continue reading →

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Remembering Dr Udo Ulfkotte (January 20 1960 – January 13 2017) [Mind Control & The Spiral of Silence]

Posted on January 12, 2021 by L

“I’ve been a journalist for about 25 years and I was educated to lie, to betray and not to tell the truth to the public. The truth will come out one day, the truth won’t die.” Dr. Udo Ulfkotte — … Continue reading →

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RUMINT — DCIA Gina Haspel to Step Down After Election. Who will run Biden’s CIA? [UPDATE — Biden to nominate William Burns]

Posted on January 11, 2021 by L

“A couple of people at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence would have to go, absolutely. Probably Gina Haspel would have to go, too. Gina is a good woman, but she would have to go.” Michael Hayden — … Continue reading →

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On This Day — US Surgeon General Report Links Tobacco and Cancer (January 11 1964) [Disinformation : From Tobacco to 5G]

Posted on January 11, 2021 by L

“Global cigarette use seems to have peaked at about 6 trillion cigarettes sometime after the turn of the new millennium, but the deadly effects of this epidemic will still be felt for decades — even if global use continues to … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — Has Iran President Just Admitted Responsibility for Lockerbie? [A personal story about the infamous 5th device]

Posted on January 10, 2021 by L

“Those who refer to the number 52 should also remember the number 290. #IR655. Never threaten the Iranian nation.” President Hassan Rouhani  —  Tweet (January 6 2020) January 10 2021 — On January 6 2020, Hassan Rouhani — the current … Continue reading →

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