Author Archives: L

15 Years Ago — Remembering “DARK ALLIANCE” : Gary Webb (August 31, 1955 – December 10, 2004) [2019]

Posted on December 10, 2019 by L

“Authentic journalism is telling people something that the government doesn’t want them to know.” Gary Webb (August 31, 1955 – December 10, 2004) “Dark Alliance, the San Jose Mercury News’s bombshell investigation into links between the cocaine trade, Nicaragua’s Contra … Continue reading →

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On This Day — US Senate report calls CIA torture tactics “deeply flawed” (December 9 2014)

Posted on December 9, 2019 by L

“In a limited number of cases, agency officers used interrogation techniques that had not been authorized, were abhorrent and rightly should be repudiated by all.” CIA Director John Brennan (December 11 2014) “No evidence that terror attacks were stopped, terrorists … Continue reading →

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Remembering CIA Historian William Blum (March 6, 1933 – December 9, 2018)

Posted on December 9, 2019 by L

“The thesis in my books and my writing is that anti-American terrorism arises from the behavior of U.S. foreign policy. It is what the U.S. government does which angers people all over the world.” William Blum “William Blum was at … Continue reading →

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Two Year Ago — The Havana Syndrome : Sonic Attacks or Microwave Weapons?

Posted on December 8, 2019 by L

“What we’ve said to the Cubans is: Small island. You’ve got a sophisticated intelligence apparatus. You probably know who’s doing it. You can stop it. It’s as simple as that.” Rex Tillerson — US Secretary of State  (December 6 2017) … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Pan Am Flight 214 Crashes (December 8 1963) [Lesson Learned?]

Posted on December 8, 2019 by L

“Aviation investigations are replete with accident scenarios that couldn’t happen. And given the lack of bomb evidence so far, neither scenario has been ruled out, officials said. First is the possibility that the doomed plane’s front section, which has a … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Lockerbie Judges Under the Weather (Malta – December 7 1988) [2019]

Posted on December 7, 2019 by L

“There is no reasonable basis in the trial court’s judgment for its conclusion that the purchase of the items [clothes that were found in the wreckage of the plane] from Mary’s House [in Malta] took place on 7 December 1988.” … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Did Richard Nixon Frame Alger Hiss? [December 6 1948 – The Pumpkin Papers]

Posted on December 6, 2019 by L

“It has been 50 years since Alger Hiss was convicted of perjury for denying that he had been a Soviet spy, but his case continues to fascinate and stir controversy. The reasons for this are not surprising. The case had … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Lockerbie : “The Helsinki Warning” (December 5 1988) [2019]

Posted on December 5, 2019 by L

“And he comes in early the next morning, 6 o’clock the next morning, and there is, obviously, confusion and concern. And he is asked to do a number of things. And he is asked to work on Weber’s desk with … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Profumo Affair Christine Keeler Has Died (December 4 2017) [2019]

Posted on December 4, 2019 by L

“The ghost-written book got me right, it has got me emotionally right. There’s one word I don’t like: ‘Ruining my life may not seem very important to some, considering what I was, just a pretty scrubber…’ I wanted them to change … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Bob Marley Assassination Attempt (December 3 1976) [Was the CIA involved?]

Posted on December 3, 2019 by L

“Some see the incident as an attempt by JLP gunmen to halt the concert, which would feature the ‘politically progressive’ music of Marley and other reggae stars. Others see it as a deep-laid plot to create a progressive, youthful Jamaican … Continue reading →

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