Author Archives: L

On This Day — Remembering CIA Ranya Abdelsayed (April 28 1979 – August 28 2013) [2020]

Posted on August 28, 2020 by L

“Each of the 111 stars carved into the marble wall behind me is an expression of love, respect, and eternal devotion.  Together, they silently testify to nearly seven decades of valor and dedication, virtue and sacrifice, all on behalf of … Continue reading →

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Lockerbie Appeal 2020 — Fiction, Half-Truths and Downright Lies — PART I : The Secret Docs [UPDATE : Prediction & POLL]

Posted on August 27, 2020 by L

“Our argument is that public interest immunity [PII] certificate is not everlasting, it has been 31 years since the bombing and the UK Government represented by the Advocate General should justify why it is still asserting PII and denying full … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Lord Louis Mountbatten Killed by IRA (August 27 1979) [2020]

Posted on August 27, 2020 by L

“The IRA claim responsibility for the execution of Lord Louis Mountbatten. This operation is one of the discriminate ways we can bring to the attention of the English people the continuing occupation of our country. (…) The death of Mountbatten … Continue reading →

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Lockerbie Appeal 2020 — Fiction, Half-Truths and Downright Lies [PART I — The Secret Docs]

Posted on August 26, 2020 by L

“Our argument is that public interest immunity [PII] certificate is not everlasting, it has been 31 years since the bombing and the UK Government represented by the Advocate General should justify why it is still asserting PII and denying full … Continue reading →

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35 Years Ago — French government Denies Knowledge of Attack on Rainbow Warrior (August 26 1985)

Posted on August 26, 2020 by L

“The truth is cruel.. Agents of the DGSE sank this boat [Rainbow Warrior]. They acted on orders.” French Prime Minister Laurent Fabius  (September 22 1985) “Governments lie. They do it all the time. And, much as we’d like to believe … Continue reading →

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James Bond Legend Turns 90 Years Old — Happy Birthday Sean Connery! (25 August 1930)

Posted on August 25, 2020 by L

“I admit I’m being paid well, but it’s no more than I deserve. After all, I’ve been screwed more times than a hooker.” Sean Connery “You eckshpect me to talk?” “No, Mr Bond, I expect you to DIE!” Goldfinger (1964) … Continue reading →

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On This Day — France Becomes 5th Thermo-Nuclear Power [Canopus Test] (August 24 1968) [2020]

Posted on August 24, 2020 by L

“I returned to civilization shortly after that and went to Cornell to teach, and my first impression was a very strange one. (…) I sat in a restaurant in New York, for example, and I looked out at the buildings and … Continue reading →

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35 Years Ago — West German Spy Chief Defects to East (August 23 1985)

Posted on August 23, 2020 by L

“Naturally I am a traitor, I cannot deny that.” Hans Joachim Tiedge August 23 2020 — The West German spy chief’s defection was made public by the East German authorities on August 23 1985. Follow us on Twitter; @INTEL_TODAY

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On This Day — J. Edgar Hoover Becomes FBI Deputy Director (August 22 1921) [2020]

Posted on August 22, 2020 by L

“I regret to say that we of the FBI are powerless to act in cases of oral-genital intimacy, unless it has in some way obstructed interstate commerce.” “Above all, I would teach him to tell the truth. Truth-telling, I have … Continue reading →

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Lockerbie Appeal — Fiction, Half-Truths and Downright Lies

Posted on August 21, 2020 by L

“The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded … Continue reading →

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