Author Archives: L

Remembering Senator John McCain : “CIA Torture Policies Stained Our National Honor” (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018)

Posted on August 26, 2018 by L

“Ms. Haspel’s role in overseeing the use of torture by Americans is disturbing. Her refusal to acknowledge torture’s immorality is disqualifying. I believe the Senate should exercise its duty of advice and consent and reject this nomination.” US Senator John … Continue reading →

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Two Years Ago — Prison Officials Respond to CIA Whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling’s Health Complaint

Posted on August 26, 2018 by L

“Stirling grew up really feeling that he was going to make it out of the situation that is so often consigned to poor, black Americans, and so he really was resolute, from everything I understand, that he wasn’t going to … Continue reading →

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On This Day — French Government Denies Knowledge of Attack on Rainbow Warrior (August 26 1985)

Posted on August 26, 2018 by L

“The truth is cruel.. Agents of the DGSE sank this boat [Rainbow Warrior]. They acted on orders.” French Prime Minister Laurent Fabius  (September 22 1985) Governments lie. They do it all the time. And, much as we’d like to believe … Continue reading →

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HUMOR — “And Ye Shall Know the Truth”

Posted on August 26, 2018 by L

“And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:32 “Truth is not truth.” Rudy 8:19 On August 19 2018, during an appearance on Meet the Press, President Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani told Chuck … Continue reading →

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Two Years Ago — Former CIA Robert Baer: “We Deserve The Truth” [The “28 Pages” Report]

Posted on August 25, 2018 by L

“There was an awful lot of participation by Saudi individuals in supporting the hijackers, and some of those people worked in the Saudi government. Our report should never have been read as an exoneration of Saudi Arabia.” John F Lehman … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Happy Birthday Sean Connery! (25 August 1930)

Posted on August 25, 2018 by L

“You eckshpect me to talk?” “No, Mr Bond, I expect you to DIE!” Goldfinger (1964) “More than anything else, I’d like to be an old man with a good face, like Hitchcock or Picasso.” Sean Connery “Fleming found he had … Continue reading →

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Navy Seal Admiral : “Revoke my security clearance, too, Mr. President”

Posted on August 25, 2018 by L

“In SEAL training there is a bell. A brass bell that hangs in the center of the compound for all the students to see. All you have to do to quit—is ring the bell. Ring the bell and you no … Continue reading →

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On This Day — France Becomes 5th Thermo-Nuclear Power [Canopus Test] (August 24 1968)

Posted on August 24, 2018 by L

“I returned to civilization shortly after that and went to Cornell to teach, and my first impression was a very strange one. (…) I sat in a restaurant in New York, for example, and I looked out at the buildings and … Continue reading →

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Two Years Ago –Trump and the Attempted Coup in Turkey : “13 CIA senior officers helped in Failed Coup”

Posted on August 24, 2018 by L

“I’ve got fresh evidence 13 CIA senior officers helped in Turkey failed Coup. I will divulge the names in the coming days.” Donald Trump — 15 August 2016 “I have not set foot in or even near Turkey in five … Continue reading →

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The CIA in China

Posted on August 24, 2018 by L

“To give our compromise context, the U.S. communications infrastructure was under siege. Once we understood this compromise several of the mysteries we encountered in our operations came sharply into focus. Our operational interests were known. The damage did not stop … Continue reading →

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