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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to Face Trial For Corruption [UPDATE : Date set for October 5 2020]

Posted on February 22, 2020 by L

“Sarkozy has to give back the money he accepted from Libya to finance his electoral campaign. We financed his campaign and we have the proof… The first thing we’re demanding is that this clown gives back the money to the … Continue reading →

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50 Years Ago — Remembering Swissair Flight 330 (February 21 1970)

Posted on February 21, 2020 by L

“330 is going down. Goodbye everybody.” Co-pilot Armand Etienne — February 21 1970 1:34 “Bern threw a ‘cloak of silence’ over the case.” Swiss Investigator Robert Akeret “The secret deal was ‘immoral’ and in breach of legal principles, but it … Continue reading →

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On This Day — CIA Aldrich Ames Arrested by FBI in Arlington, Virginia (February 21, 1994) [2020]

Posted on February 21, 2020 by L

“I knew quite well, when I gave the names of our agents in the Soviet Union, that I was exposing them to the full machinery of counter-espionage and the law, and then prosecution and capital punishment.” Former CIA Aldrich Hazen … Continue reading →

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Crypto AG — Belgium Intelligence Committee Launches Investigation

Posted on February 20, 2020 by L

“Als de ene blinde de andere leidt, vallen ze beiden in de gracht.” [“When one blind man leads another, they both fall into the ditch.”] Dutch proverb “The ADIV is aware of the Rubicon affair and is currently investigating the … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — BELGIUM : €10bn Missing From Gaddafi Frozen Accounts

Posted on February 20, 2020 by L

“There remains a little less than 5 billion euros on the four accounts opened at Euroclear Bank SA.” Denis Goeman — Spokesman from Brussels’ prosecutor’s office “Making the interest and other earnings freely available to the Libyan Investment Authority is … Continue reading →

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Crypto AG — China FM : “United States is a Hacker Empire”

Posted on February 19, 2020 by L

“Gentlemen don’t read each other’s mail.” Henry L. Stimson — US Secretary of State “The program had limits. America’s main adversaries, including the Soviet Union and China, were never Crypto customers. Their well-founded suspicions of the company’s ties to the … Continue reading →

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On This Day — President Roosevelt Orders Internment of Japanese Americans (February 19 1942) [2020]

Posted on February 19, 2020 by L

“The truth is—as this deplorable experience proves—that constitutions and laws are not sufficient of themselves…Despite the unequivocal language of the Constitution of the United States that the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, and despite the Fifth Amendment’s … Continue reading →

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On This Day — FBI Robert Hanssen Is Arrested (February 18 2001) [2020]

Posted on February 18, 2020 by L

“F.B.I. officials knew as far back as the mid-1980’s that Robert P. Hanssen, the longtime agent and convicted Russian spy, had repeatedly mishandled classified data and violated procedures but did nothing to prompt an investigation, a Justice Department report released … Continue reading →

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CRYPTO AG — “MINERVA A History” : A Genuine CIA Report or a Piece of Disinformation?

Posted on February 17, 2020 by L

“Eine Person, die den Bericht gesehen haben will, spricht von einer «Sprache, die in Groschenromanen zu lesen ist». Zudem seien auffällig viele Ausrufezeichen verwendet worden. Beides sei ungewöhnlich in einem Geheimdienstpapier.” [A person, who claims to have seen the report, … Continue reading →

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On This Day — USMC Col. William R. Higgins Is Abducted in Lebanon (February 17 1988) [2020]

Posted on February 17, 2020 by L

″The impression from the video is that he might have been killed soon after he was captured.″ Dr. Michael Baden — Director of forensic sciences for the New York State Police ″It clearly looked to me like the body was … Continue reading →

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