Author Archives: L

The Spying Game — Is ‘No Rules’ the New Rule? [POLL]

Posted on October 14, 2018 by L

Tom Bishop (Brad Pit) — Ah, Jesus Christ, you just… You don’t just trade these people like they’re baseball cards! It’s not a fucking game! Nathan Muir (Robert Redford) —  Oh, yes it is. It’s exactly what it is. And it’s … Continue reading →

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The Dark Past of Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller — The Bulger Gang, Lockerbie, Anthrax… An Exceptional Failure All Round. (UPDATE)

Posted on October 13, 2018 by L

“Robert Mueller was chosen as Special Counsel not because he has integrity but because he will do what the powerful want him to do. Mueller didn’t speak the truth about a war he knew to be unjustified. He didn’t speak … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — Seymour Hersh: 16th annual Sam Adams Laureate

Posted on October 13, 2018 by L

“Trump issued the order despite having been warned by the U.S. intelligence community that it had found no evidence that the Syrians had used a chemical weapon. The available intelligence made clear that the Syrians had targeted a jihadist meeting … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Decadence and Downfall: The Shah of Iran’s Ultimate Party (Oct. 12-16 1971)

Posted on October 13, 2018 by L

“As irrelevant as a straw until it breaks the camel’s back, the party gave the exiled Ayatollah Khomeini his opportunity. Popular uprising became Islamic revolution. And we live with the results.” Martin Hoyle — Financial Times (February 2016) In October … Continue reading →

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Lockerbie Conspiracy — Apartheid Foreign Minister Pik Botha Dies

Posted on October 12, 2018 by L

“Had he known of the bomb, no force on earth would have stopped him from seeing to it that flight 103, with its deadly cargo, would not have left the airport. The minister is flattered by the allegation of near … Continue reading →

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On This Day — The Brighton Bombing (October 12 1984)

Posted on October 12, 2018 by L

“Mrs. Thatcher will now realise that Britain cannot occupy our country and torture our prisoners and shoot our people in their own streets and get away with it. Today we were unlucky, but remember we only have to be lucky … Continue reading →

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Remembering Archbishop Oscar Romero (August 15, 1917 — Assassinated March 24, 1980) UPDATE : Canonisation on October 14 2018

Posted on October 11, 2018 by L

“Let my blood be a seed of freedom and the sign that hope will soon be reality.” “Between the powerful and the wealthy, and the poor and vulnerable, who should a pastor side with? I have no doubts. A pastor … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Einstein Letter to FDR (October 11 1939)

Posted on October 11, 2018 by L

“I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” “The release of atom power has changed everything except our way of thinking…the solution to this problem … Continue reading →

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On This Day — James Bond “From Russia With Love” Premiere in London (October 10 1963)

Posted on October 10, 2018 by L

 “… the film is highly immoral in every imaginable way; it is neither uplifting, instructive nor life-enhancing. Neither is it great film-making. But it sure is fun.” Richard Roud — The Guardian  (October 11 1963) “Fleming found he had a love for … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — CIA Director Pompeo Delivers Opening Keynote at 2017 Conference on Ethos and Profession of Intelligence

Posted on October 10, 2018 by L

“As a large government organization, eliminating barriers to action is a never-ending challenge for us, one that most of my predecessors faced as well. Porter Goss, who’s serving on one of our panels today, noted the problem during his tenure … Continue reading →

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