Author Archives: L

The Douma Conspiracy — France Role in Rigging the OPCW Report

Posted on January 22, 2020 by L

“I can say the following very confidently. Many officials in our Western governments have really no knowledge of the truth! This is what is so scary. Our decision-makers have been deceived either by misinformation or lies provided by their Intelligence Agencies regarding this conflict.” Carla … Continue reading →

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On This Day — President Truman Creates the Central Intelligence Group (January 22, 1946) [2020]

Posted on January 22, 2020 by L

“At lunch today in the White House, with only members of the Staff present, Rear Admiral Sidney Souers and I were presented [by President Truman] with black cloaks, black hats, and wooden daggers, and the President read an amusing directive … Continue reading →

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On This Day — United Nations Security Council Adopts Resolution 731 (January 21 1992) [2020]

Posted on January 21, 2020 by L

“So Resolution 731 was adopted. Everyone at the Security Council knew it was wrong. Everyone knew that Libya had nothing to do with the Lockerbie bombing, and that Libya had once again been made a scapegoat by the United States.” … Continue reading →

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Martin Luther King Day (January 20 2020) [The FBI Suicide Letter]

Posted on January 20, 2020 by L

“The debate over how much the government should know about our private lives has never been more heated: Should intelligence agencies be able to sweep our email, read our texts, track our phone calls, locate us by GPS? Much of … Continue reading →

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Libya Civil War — World Leaders Vow to Uphold UN Arms Embargo

Posted on January 20, 2020 by L

“The commitment by foreign backers of the conflict – which include Russia, Egypt and Turkey – to respect the UN arms embargo on Libya will only be taken seriously if the UN Security Council acts on violations. This is something … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Tehran Releases 52 US Hostages After 444 Days (January 20 1981) [2020]

Posted on January 20, 2020 by L

“It is now very clear that there were two separate agreements, one the official agreement with Carter in Algeria, the other, a secret agreement with another party, which, it is now apparent, was Reagan. They made a deal with Reagan … Continue reading →

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On This Day — U.S. Admits CIA Payments to Noriega (January 19 1991) [2020]

Posted on January 19, 2020 by L

“US officials in Central America failed to address this drug issue for fear of jeopardising the war efforts against Nicaragua… and senior US policymakers were not immune to the idea that drug money was a perfect solution to the Contras’ … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Former DCI Admiral Stansfield Turner Dies (January 18 2018) [2020]

Posted on January 18, 2020 by L

“Turner’s most disturbing discovery was the harsh questioning and illegal imprisonment that the Agency’s Counterintelligence Staff had imposed for several years on Soviet defector Yuri Nosenko. This convinced him that CIA could be a dangerous organization if not kept closely … Continue reading →

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Five Years Ago — Argentina Prosecutor Alberto Nisman Is Suicided (December 5 1963 – January 18 2015)

Posted on January 18, 2020 by L

“Over the next few weeks, every Argentine seemed to have an opinion about how Nisman had died; the case became the Latin-American equivalent of the J.F.K. assassination, grist for conspiracy theories involving spies and foreign governments and conniving politicians. Posters … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Reagan Approves Covert Arms Sales to Iran (January 17, 1986) [2019 Fake News Award]

Posted on January 17, 2020 by L

“My purpose was… to send a signal that the United States was prepared to replace the animosity between [the U.S. and Iran] with a new relationship… At the same time we undertook this initiative, we made clear that Iran must … Continue reading →

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