Author Archives: L

On This Day — Hemingway Wins Nobel Prize (October 28 1954) [2019]

Posted on October 28, 2019 by L

“Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.” “The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.” “There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to … Continue reading →

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Spygate — Will Former CIA Director John Brennan Go to Prison? [UPDATE]

Posted on October 27, 2019 by L

“Spying did occur [on the Trump campaign in 2016]. The question is whether it was adequately predicated. And I’m not suggesting that it wasn’t adequately predicated. But I need to explore that.” US Attorney General William Barr (April 10 2019) … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Operation Autumn Leaves (Germany — October 26 1988) [UPDATE 2019]

Posted on October 26, 2019 by L

“Following the arrest of Dalkamoni and others […], it is possible to conclude that at least the core of the cell structure has been removed. It is not possible to say that all persons involved in the terrorist activities had … Continue reading →

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TRUMP WHISTLEBLOWER: CHOICE OF LAWYER RAISES SUSPICIONS [UPDATE — Former CIA John Kiriakou : “This is an insult to real whistleblowers!”]

Posted on October 25, 2019 by L

“That [Mark] Zaid is involved in this case leads me to believe that the CIA whistleblower is either an idiot who has no idea what he’s gotten himself into or he’s been directed to make his ‘disclosure’.” Former CIA officer … Continue reading →

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Norway & Russia — Former Border Inspector Behind Bars in Moscow on Charges of Espionage [UPDATE XII : Official Commission Recommends Pardon]

Posted on October 24, 2019 by L

“Frode must come home, and Norwegian authorities must do what they can to get him out. It is not a good signal when such a positive and distinguished bridge-builder like Frode is arrested, it is not a good sign.” Kirkenes … Continue reading →

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Exclusive Q&A with Carla Ortiz from Ghouta, Syria [UPDATE — Panel finds convincing evidence of irregular behaviour in the OPCW investigation]

Posted on October 24, 2019 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 — The Beirut Barracks Bombings (October 23, 1983) [2019]

Posted on October 23, 2019 by L

“Though he never said so explicitly, he [President Ronald Reagan] ended America’s military commitment to a strategic mistake that was peripheral to America’s interests. Three-and-a-half months after the bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut that killed 241 U.S. military … Continue reading →

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Microwave Spying — Leon Theremin & “The Thing” [UPDATE : CIA Microwave Cavities on display at the Crypto Museum]

Posted on October 22, 2019 by L

“Theremin did some of his best scientific work while imprisoned by one of the most repressive regimes of the 20th century. This brilliant scientist crossed path with the CIA more than once — to our detriment.” Benjamin R. Fisher — … Continue reading →

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On This Day — El Aro Massacre (Colombia – October 22 1997) [2019]

Posted on October 22, 2019 by L

“There are repeated accusations that the recordings were made by the British agency MI6, friends of Juan Manuel Santos, in a ruse against me.” Former Colombia President Alvaro Uribe “A cada cerdo le llega su San Martín.” (Every pig will … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Pablo Neruda Awarded Literature Nobel Prize (October 21 1971) [Was Neruda a KGB Agent?]

Posted on October 21, 2019 by L

“Neruda is the greatest poet of the 20th century in any language” Gabriel García Márquez — Nobel Prize in Literature 1982  “A poet closer to death than to philosophy, closer to pain than to insight, closer to blood than to … Continue reading →

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