Author Archives: L

On This Day — US Senate report calls CIA torture tactics “deeply flawed” (December 9 2014) [2020]

Posted on December 9, 2020 by L

“One of the most memorable details from The Report is Jones’ insistence on access to a printer, and how many safes were in his office. He later told a lawyer that this was because documents kept mysteriously disappearing from the … Continue reading →

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Three Years Ago — The Havana Syndrome : Sonic Attacks or Microwave Weapons?

Posted on December 8, 2020 by L

“What we’ve said to the Cubans is: Small island. You’ve got a sophisticated intelligence apparatus. You probably know who’s doing it. You can stop it. It’s as simple as that.” Rex Tillerson — US Secretary of State  (December 6 2017) … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Pan Am Flight 214 Crashes. Lesson Learned?(December 8 1963)

Posted on December 8, 2020 by L

“Aviation investigations are replete with accident scenarios that couldn’t happen. And given the lack of bomb evidence so far, neither scenario has been ruled out, officials said. First is the possibility that the doomed plane’s front section, which has a … Continue reading →

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HAVANA SYNDROME — Where is the US National Academy of Sciences Report? [UPDATE : Press Review]

Posted on December 7, 2020 by L

“The committee felt that many of the distinctive and acute signs, symptoms and observations reported by government employees are consistent with the effects of directed, pulsed radio frequency (Microwave) energy.”  An Assessment of Illness in U.S. Government Employees and Their … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Lockerbie Judges Under the Weather (Malta – December 7 1988) [2020]

Posted on December 7, 2020 by L

Q: Do you remember what the weather was like when the man came to the shop? A: When he came by… It wasn’t raining. But then it started dripping, not very much. It was not raining heavily. It was simply … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Did Richard Nixon Frame Alger Hiss? (December 6 1948 – The Pumpkin Papers) [2020]

Posted on December 6, 2020 by L

“As to whether Nixon would actually have gone as far as to frame Hiss, the later record includes disquieting instances of forgery or planting false information.” Anthony Summers — The Arrogance of Power: The Secret World of Richard Nixon  December … Continue reading →

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HAVANA SYNDROME — Where is the US National Academy of Sciences Report? [UPDATE : NAS Report confirms Intel Today Analysis — “Havana Syndrome likely caused by pulsed microwave energy”]

Posted on December 6, 2020 by L

“The committee felt that many of the distinctive and acute signs, symptoms and observations reported by (government) employees are consistent with the effects of directed, pulsed radio frequency (RF) energy.”  An Assessment of Illness in U.S. Government Employees and Their … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Lockerbie : “The Helsinki Warning” (December 5 1988) [2020]

Posted on December 5, 2020 by L

“And he comes in early the next morning, 6 o’clock the next morning, and there is, obviously, confusion and concern. And he is asked to do a number of things. And he is asked to work on Weber’s desk with … Continue reading →

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RUMINT — DCIA Gina Haspel to Step Down After Election. Who will run Biden’s CIA? [UPDATE — Fake News : Haspel Neither Arrested, Nor Dead]

Posted on December 5, 2020 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 — Profumo Affair Christine Keeler Has Died (December 4 2017) [2020]

Posted on December 4, 2020 by L

“However I dress it up, I was a spy and I am not proud of it.” Christine Keeler December 4 2020 — On December 4 2017, Christine Keeler, the model embroiled in the 1963 Profumo affair, died aged 75. The … Continue reading →

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