Author Archives: L

On This Day — Pan Am Flight 103 disintegrates over Lockerbie (December 21 1988) [UPDATE — Relatives still seek the truth]

Posted on December 22, 2024 by L

“Operation El Dorado Canyon (1986) turned out to be a more decisive blow against Libyan-sponsored terrorism than I could ever have imagined. There were revenge killings of British hostages organized by Libya, which I bitterly regretted. But the much-vaunted Libyan … Continue reading →

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Silent Stars – The Fallen Heroes of the CIA : John W. Kearns (Star 31 – Laos – December 15, 1972)

Posted on December 16, 2024 by L

“As a paramilitary operations officer, John’s role was to work behind enemy lines, supporting local pro-government forces and engaging in special missions to disrupt the activities of the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) and the Vietcong.” CIA website December 15, 2024 … Continue reading →

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“Silent Stars: The Fallen Heroes of the CIA” — New Book Now Available on Kindle!

Posted on December 14, 2024 by L

“A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers.”John F. KennedySpeech at Amherst College Convocationin honor of poet Robert Frost(October 26, 1963) (December 14, 2024) — I’m … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Remembering our Heroes : Trappist Monk Thomas Merton (January 31, 1915 – December 10, 1968) & Investigative Journalist Gary Webb (August 31, 1955 – December 10, 2004)

Posted on December 10, 2024 by L

“The truth is always more powerful than lies. It’s just harder to get people to believe it. When you write the truth, you better have a thick skin. But truth is what journalism is supposed to be about. Journalism is … Continue reading →

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Four Years Ago — BELGIUM : €10bn Missing From Gaddafi Frozen Accounts [UPDATE : Top Belgian Politician Didier Reynders Suspected of Money Laundering]

Posted on December 9, 2024 by L

“Nobody is preoccupied with the question of where the funds have gone and who benefitted from them. What is surprising is that nobody wanted to see what was going on and everyone is shutting their eyes at a political level … Continue reading →

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“Silent Stars: The Fallen Heroes of the CIA” — Book Review by ChatGPT

Posted on December 5, 2024 by L

“A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers.”John F. KennedySpeech at Amherst College Convocation in honor of poet Robert Frost (October 26, 1963) December 5, 2024 … Continue reading →

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Top Cold Cases for Kash Patel to Re-Open as FBI Director

Posted on December 1, 2024 by L

“A brilliant roadmap highlighting every corrupt actor, to ultimately return our agencies and departments to work for the American People… We will use this blueprint to help us take back the White House and remove these Gangsters from all of … Continue reading →

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New Book — Silent Stars: The Fallen Heroes of the CIA

Posted on November 25, 2024 by L

“Whoever fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.” Beyond Good and Evil Friedrich Nietzsche November 25 2024 — “Silent … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Annalen der Physik publishes Albert Einstein’s Famous Equation : “E= m c²”. Really? (November 21 1905) [UPDATE : Einstein on Disinformation and Democracies]

Posted on November 21, 2024 by L

“If a body gives off the energy L in the form of radiation, its mass diminishes by L/c2. The fact that the energy withdrawn from the body becomes energy of radiation evidently makes no difference, so that we are led … Continue reading →

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Bay of Pigs — The Enduring Myth of the No Air Cover Excuse

Posted on November 20, 2024 by L

“I will splinter the CIA into a thousand pieces and scatter it to the winds.”President John F. Kennedyfollowing the failed Bay of Pigs invasion(April 1961) November 20, 2024 — The CIA quickly blamed the lack of air cover for the … Continue reading →

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