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On This Day — Adolf Eichmann Sentenced to Death by Hanging (December 15 1961)

Posted on December 15, 2018 by L

“I will leap into my grave laughing because the feeling that I have five million human beings on my conscience is for me a source of extraordinary satisfaction.” SS officer Adolf Eichmann On December 15 1961, Adolf Eichmann — one of … Continue reading →

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Havana Syndrome — Formal Testing Reveals that All Victims Have an Otolithic Abnormality

Posted on December 15, 2018 by L

“We’re not saying it’s not an injury to the brain. It may be. We do know, for sure, that it’s an injury to the ear and that the brain is affected.” Dr. Michael E. Hoffer — Lead author of the … Continue reading →

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Two Years Ago — Operation CONDOR : New Documents Declassified by US Government

Posted on December 15, 2018 by L

“The issues are much too important for the Chilean voters to be left to decide for themselves.” Henry Kissinger “Kissinger deserves prosecution for war crimes, for crimes against humanity, and for offenses against common or customary or international law, including … Continue reading →

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Two Years Ago — Pakistan : Lt. General Naveed Mukhtar Appointed as Director-General of the ISI

Posted on December 14, 2018 by L

“The idea that ISI is a rogue organization is very popular — and even the Pakistanis promote it — but having worked with ISI for the better part of 20 years, I know that ISI is very disciplined and a … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — Havana Syndrome : NSA Spy Disease Caused by Secret Microwave Weapon?

Posted on December 14, 2018 by L

“We found something very important to the focus of our mission, something threatening near the building.” Mike Beck — Former NSA Officer “This is not your average workers’ compensation claim case, like someone falling while they were working on the … Continue reading →

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CIA Debacle in China — Former CIA Official : “We Buried the Truth”

Posted on December 14, 2018 by L

“Heads should roll because of this. Agents were killed. But to protect people’s careers and egos, we buried counterintelligence problems.” Former US Senior Intelligence Official “It’s not just a single flawed system that needed to be fixed. It was a … Continue reading →

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On This Day — US Staff in Moscow Warned to Avoid PAN AM 103 (December 13 1988)

Posted on December 13, 2018 by L

“There was a real push in the embassy community to make sure that everybody was aware that there had been a terrorist threat made, and that people flying Western carriers going through Frankfurt should change their tickets.” Karen Decker — Consular … Continue reading →

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MEDINT — James Bond Has a Severe Chronic Alcohol Problem

Posted on December 13, 2018 by L

“There is strong and consistent evidence that James Bond has a chronic alcohol consumption problem at the ‘severe’ end of the spectrum. He should seek professional help and try to find other strategies for managing occupational stress.” Medical Journal of … Continue reading →

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CIA D/NCS — Test Your ‘Spy’ Knowledge With Our Quiz! [UPDATE]

Posted on December 13, 2018 by L

“It had all the earmarks of a CIA operation; the bomb killed everybody in the room except the intended target!” William F. Buckley, Jr. “There have been only two kinds of CIA secret operations: the ones that are widely known … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Remembering Arrow Air Flight 1285 (December 12 1985)

Posted on December 12, 2018 by L

 “Hours after the crash the Islamic Jihad – a Shiite Muslim extremist group – claimed it destroyed the plane to prove [its] ability to strike at the Americans anywhere.” UPI — Anonymous caller to a French news agency in Beirut … Continue reading →

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