Author Archives: L

On This Day — “What a Hornets’ Nest I had Stirred!” [Wikipedia edited by the CIA – July 26 2007] (2020)

Posted on July 26, 2020 by L

“This story is demented and broken on so many levels, it is quite difficult to know where to begin, even. Here we have an excellent Wikipedia administrator who has been victimized by lunatic conspiracy theorists, a private person who has … Continue reading →

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On this Day — French Military Government Finds Mata Hari Guilty of Espionage (July 25 1917) [2020]

Posted on July 25, 2020 by L

“A harlot? Yes, but a traitor, never!” Phrase attributed to Mata Hari during the trial “Death is nothing, nor life either, for that matter. To die, to sleep, to pass into nothingness, what does it matter? Everything is an illusion.” … Continue reading →

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Remembering French Investigative Journalist Pierre Péan (March 5 1938 – July 25 2019)

Posted on July 25, 2020 by L

“It is striking to note the similarity of the ‘scientific’ evidence discovered by the FBI’s Tom Thurman in both the Lockerbie and UTA cases. Of the tens of thousands of pieces of debris collected at each disaster site, one lone … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Remembering Navy Cryptanalyst Agnes Meyer Driscoll (July 24, 1889 – September 16, 1971) [2020]

Posted on July 24, 2020 by L

“Once the pursuit of truth begins to haunt the mind, it becomes an ideal never wholly attained.” “We can never achieve absolute truth but we can live hopefully by a system of calculated probabilities.” Agnes Meyer Driscoll “In her thirty-year … Continue reading →

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Four Years Ago — Radio Pyongyang Resurrects “NUMBERS STATION”

Posted on July 23, 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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Boeing 747 : The End of an Era?

Posted on July 22, 2020 by L

“I am expecting a gold watch from Boeing at the end of my presidency for being a top salesman.” President Obama (July 21 2016) “It is with great sadness that we can confirm we are proposing to retire our entire … Continue reading →

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Bob Woodward : “Role Of Steele Dossier In Russia Probe Needs To Be Investigated” [UPDATE : FBI knew that the dossier was “unsubstantiated and unreliable.”]

Posted on July 21, 2020 by L

“Had Orbis been given the opportunity to respond in a private session, the statements by the Primary Sub-Source would be put in a different light. The Primary Sub-Source’s debriefings by Orbis were meticulously documented and recorded.” Counsel for Christopher Steele … Continue reading →

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Lockerbie — Three Decades of Lies: J’Accuse…! [Chapter X : What Really Happened to Pan Am Flight 103?]

Posted on July 20, 2020 by L

“Originally developed for Czechoslovak military use and export, Semtex eventually became popular with paramilitary groups and rebels or terrorists because prior to 2000 it was extremely difficult to detect, as in the case of Pan Am Flight 103.” SEMTEX — … Continue reading →

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On This Day — President Clinton Fires FBI Director (July 19 1993) [2020]

Posted on July 19, 2020 by L

“We cannot have a leadership vacuum at an agency as important to the United States as the FBI. It is time that this difficult chapter in the agency’s history is brought to a close.” President Bill Clinton — White House … Continue reading →

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Nelson Mandela International Day (July 18 2020)

Posted on July 19, 2020 by L

“There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (July 18, 1918 – December 5, 2013) “There must be a … Continue reading →

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