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40 Years Ago — Operation El Dorado Canyon (April 14 1986) [Timelines, Conspiracy Theories, and the Myth of Syrian Involvement in Lockerbie]

“President Ronald Reagan didn’t seek congressional approval when he bombed Libya [April 14 1986] in retaliation for a bombing of a Pan Am flight over Lockerbie, Scotland [December 21 1988].” Amber PhillipsWashington Post (April 7 2017) April 14 2026 — … Continue reading

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CIA Memorial Wall — STAR 26 (CLASSIFIED): Hugh Francis Redmond (Shanghai prison, China — April 13, 1970)

“Alerted by doctrine and success against another local CIA operation, Shanghai’s security apparatus moved cautiously against Redmond’s network, obtaining evidence that made the guilty verdict of 1954 inevitable. To Chinese intelligence practitioners, the case provides an exemplary example of how … Continue reading

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Havana Syndrome vs Ghost Murmur: Separating the Plausible from the Physically Impossible

“A wise man, therefore, proportions his belief to the evidence.” David Hume, 1748 April 13, 2026 — People often invert scientific judgment: they dismiss real but counter-intuitive science — like quantum physics — while entertaining speculative or fictional ideas that … Continue reading

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65 Years Ago — Yuri Gagarin : “I come from outer space!” (April 12 1961)

“Having stepped onto firm ground, I saw a woman and a girl who were standing near a spotted calf and who were watching me with bewilderment. When they saw me in my space suit and the parachute dragging alongside as … Continue reading

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On This Day — Target Zhou Enlai: The Bombing of the “Kashmir Princess” (April 11, 1955) [Lockerbie: ‘Truth Seeding’ and the Genesis of PT/35(b)]

“As I told the Prime Minister the last time, he vastly overestimates the competence of the CIA.” Henri Kissinger(Answer to Zhou Enlai about the US involvement in the bombing of the Kashmir Princess) April 11, 2025 — On April 11, … Continue reading

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40 Years Ago — The West Berlin La Belle Discotheque Bombing (April 5 1986) [UPDATE — Evidence, Controversy, and the Upcoming Lockerbie Trial]

“Bernard Kalb resigned today as chief spokesman for Secretary of State George P. Shultz in protest of the government’s disinformation program directed at Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi.” Los Angeles Times(Oct. 8, 1986) April 5 2025 — In a piece published … Continue reading

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Havana Syndrome: On the Path to Nobel Recognition?

“This became known as the microwave auditory effect and it could help to explain a spate of mysterious illnesses reported by American diplomats around the globe, most famously in Havana, Cuba.” Nobel Prize Official WebsiteApril 2026 April 2, 2026 — … Continue reading

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Lockerbie — PT/35(b) : The Fragment That Shaped a Verdict… and Karma

“Cretton [Real name : Swiss Inspector Hans Knaus] expressed his concerns (…) The first was that the CIA had planted the chip [PT/35(b)] in the wreckage found at Lockerbie. [Detective Superintendant (SIO) Stuart] Henderson and I told him this thought … Continue reading

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75 Years Ago — Julius And Ethel Rosenberg Are Convicted of Espionage (March 29 1951) [The Cost of Fear: From the Rosenbergs to a $100 Billion Intelligence Budget]

“If the English want a king, it is their business. If the Russians want communism, it is their business. If the Americans want our form of government, it is our business.” “This death sentence is not surprising. It had to … Continue reading

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Lockerbie — CIA’s Adventures in Africa : Senegal Shenanigans [UPDATE — Lockerbie Trial : The Senegalese evidence]

“They had been trapped by Ahmed Khalifa Niasse, who first led them to Benin, before taking them to Senegal, while keeping us informed at all times.” President Abu Diouf Mémoires November 11 2020 — On February 20 1988, two Libyan … Continue reading

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