Author Archives: L

Norway & Russia — Former Border Inspector Behind Bars in Moscow on Charges of Espionage [UPDATE XI : Lawyers have not submitted a pardon application]

Posted on June 13, 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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Biography — Jan Van Risseghem [Prime Suspect in Hammarskjold Cold case] // UPDATE

Posted on June 12, 2019 by L

“He didn’t know. Jan told me: ‘I made the mission and that’s all. And then I had to go back and save my life.’ ” Pierre Coppens — Former Paratrooper and longtime friend of Jan Van Risseghem February 23 2019 … Continue reading →

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Two Years Ago — Meet Trump’s New Iran Man : CIA Michael D’Andrea

Posted on June 11, 2019 by L

“Michael D’Andrea has been revealed to be the Chief of the CIA’s Counter Terrorism Center for the last many years. He replaced Robert L. Grenier as head of CTC in 2006. He is well known as the originator of the … Continue reading →

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Lockerbie — Lobster Magazine : The View From The Bridge by Robin Ramsay

Posted on June 10, 2019 by L

“More than eighteen years after the original wrong verdict, the Scottish Crown office is now talking to former Stasi officers. This suggests that, so long as the Scottish legal system can say that they are still ‘pursuing leads’, it won’t … Continue reading →

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NYT Apologizes For Misreporting On Skripal Incident

Posted on June 9, 2019 by L

“I made a significant error in my April 16 profile of Gina Haspel. It took a while to figure out where I went wrong. Here is the correction: […] The intelligence about the ducks and children were based on an … Continue reading →

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Remembering the U.S.S. Liberty — June 8 1967 [2019]

Posted on June 8, 2019 by L

“There has been a lot of media coverage mostly written by Israelis or American Jews regarding Israel’s ‘victory’ fifty years ago during the so-called Six Days War directed against its Arab neighbors but I have yet to see an account … Continue reading →

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Remembering Alan Turing [23 June 1912 – 7 June 1954]

Posted on June 7, 2019 by L

“I believe that at the end of the century the use of words and general educated opinion will have altered so much that one will be able to speak of machines thinking without expecting to be contradicted.” Alan Turing “I … Continue reading →

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Fred Burton & The Lockerbie Case [POLL]

Posted on June 6, 2019 by L

“There is no concrete indication that any piece of luggage was unloaded from Air Malta 180, sent through the luggage routing system at Frankfurt airport, and then loaded on board Pan Am 103.” FBI Briefing Paper “I would rather have … Continue reading →

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How Did Spygate Begin?

Posted on June 5, 2019 by L

 “Spygate is the first American scandal in which the government wants the facts published transparently but the media want to cover them up.” British journalist John O’Sullivan — Tweet (May 24 2019) “Russiagate is the worst and (considering the lack … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — CIA Recruiting ‘AN US’ — Russian Speaking — Citizen [UPDATE : Agency Officers Lost in Translation?]

Posted on June 4, 2019 by L

“Are you an US citizen with a college degree? Seriously CIA?” Sujai Shukla @sujaishukla “Seriously?? I think your first order of business should be to hire a proofreader. You made yourselves look like fools. Are you still concerned with the … Continue reading →

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