Author Archives: L

Four Years Ago — Radio Pyongyang Resurrects “NUMBERS STATION” — UPDATE : “North Korea broadcasts encrypted spy message on YouTube for first time” [Fake News]

Posted on September 3, 2020 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 — Espionage and Sabotage Act of 1954 (September 3 1954) [2020]

Posted on September 3, 2020 by L

“At first blush, one would say that we are rather naive in expecting somebody trained in espionage to come forward and register. But … you will find under this language it is possible to prosecute people for failure to register.” … Continue reading →

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Four Years Ago — Dutch Intelligence Services Operated with the CIA Behind the Iron Curtain

Posted on September 2, 2020 by L

“The fact that the Dutch Intelligence Services participated with the CIA in these operations is now clear to me. But why? I cannot answer that question yet.” Cees Wiebes — Senior Research Fellow at the Ad de Jonge Institute for … Continue reading →

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On This Day — The Crash of Swissair Flight 111 & The Mystery of the Lost Picasso (September 2 1998) [2020]

Posted on September 2, 2020 by L

“There was sufficient grounds to suspect a criminal device on that plane. I am convinced that the investigation was improperly done.” Retired RCMP sergeant Tom Juby — Arson investigator assigned to the Swissair file “RCMP, DFO (Department of Fisheries and … Continue reading →

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On This Day — The Fall of the Libyan Monarchy (September 1st 1969) [2020]

Posted on September 1, 2020 by L

“The group, which called itself the Revolutionary Command Council, was motivated by the ideology of Arab socialism modeled by Egypt’s Gamal Abdel Nasser. Within a short time, a young officer named Muammar Qadhafi emerged as a leader of the group, … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Korean Airliner Flight 007 Shot Down (September 1 1983) [2020]

Posted on September 1, 2020 by L

“Governments lie. They do it all the time. And, much as we’d like to believe otherwise, the US government is no exception. There were times when we may have believed otherwise. But after Vietnam and Watergate, we know better.” US … Continue reading →

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Two Years Ago — Havana Syndrome : UCSD Researcher Links Diplomats’ Mystery Illness to Microwave Radiation

Posted on August 31, 2020 by L

“I looked at what’s known about pulsed RF/MW in relation to diplomats’ experiences. Everything fits. The specifics of the varied sounds that the diplomats reported hearing during the apparent inciting episodes, such as chirping, ringing and buzzing, cohere in detail … Continue reading →

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85 Years Ago — FDR signs Neutrality Act (August 31 1935)

Posted on August 31, 2020 by L

“Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, that upon the outbreak or during the progress of war between, or among, two or more foreign states, the president shall proclaim such … Continue reading →

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Five Years Ago — Frederick Forsyth : “I worked for MI6 for More Than 20 Years.” (August 30 2015)

Posted on August 30, 2020 by L

It is 55, 60 years later. There have been memoirs written, highly secret minutes have been published. There’s no East Germany, no Stasi, no KGB, no Soviet Union, so where’s the harm?” Frederick Forsyth — August 2015 “A journalist should … Continue reading →

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Four Years Ago — UN to Probe Whether SEC-GEN Hammarskjold Was Assassinated

Posted on August 29, 2020 by L

“Seeking a complete understanding of the circumstances is our solemn duty to my illustrious and distinguished predecessor, Dag Hammarskjöld, to the other members of the party accompanying him, and to their families.” UN Secretary General  Ban Ki-moon “I continue to … Continue reading →

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