Author Archives: L

Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson : “On Iran, Trump Follows the Iraq War Playbook”

Posted on July 7, 2018 by L

“When we had made a judgment that we have to sort of decimate the top of the Baath leadership, none of us understood that this was going … to go down to every last schoolteacher. Every one of them had … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — LOCKERBIE : SCCRC Press Release on Megrahi Application

Posted on July 6, 2018 by L

“The Lockerbie trial is “the most disgraceful miscarriage of justice in Scotland for 100 years. Every lawyer who has read the judgment says ‘this is nonsense’. It is nonsense.” Robert Black QC FRSE –Professor Emeritus of Scots Law in the … Continue reading →

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James Bond [D. Craig] Visits CIA Headquarters (June 25 2018)

Posted on July 5, 2018 by L

“I would regularly bump into a parade of Hollywood types, including Harrison Ford and Ben Affleck. I often wondered why these actors were allowed to walk around a top-secret facility. Because he’s going to be playing a CIA guy in a … Continue reading →

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Lockerbie — The Eyewitness Evidence Against Megrahi : Exclusive Q&A with Professor Tim Valentine

Posted on July 4, 2018 by L

“Al-Megrahi was released from prison in 2009 and sent back to Libya on compassionate grounds because of advancing cancer. Public outrage was sparked. Al-Megrahi lived with his cancer for a few years (…) One cannot help but wonder whether the outrage … Continue reading →

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Remembering Iran Flight 655 (July 3 1988)

Posted on July 3, 2018 by L

“I will never apologize for the United States — I don’t care what the facts are… I’m not an apologize-for-America kind of guy.” George H. W. Bush — August 7 1988 On July 3 1988, Iran Air Flight 655 was shot down by a … Continue reading →

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Fake News & History in the Post-Truth Era — From the Korean War To The Havana Syndrome

Posted on July 2, 2018 by L

“Falsehood flies, and truth comes limping after it, so that when men come to be undeceived, it is too late; the jest is over, and the tale hath had its effect: like a man, who hath thought of a good … Continue reading →

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“Vodka Martini. Shaken, Not Stirred” [Humor]

Posted on July 1, 2018 by L

“Do I look like I give a damn?” James Bond —  Casino Royale (2006) “Shaken, not stirred” is a catchphrase of Ian Fleming’s fictional British Secret Service agent James Bond and describes his preference for the preparation of his martini … Continue reading →

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FBI Experts : Monkey Science in Monkey Courts?

Posted on June 30, 2018 by L

“For over thirty years, FBI experts testified about comparative bullet lead analysis (CBLA), a technique that was first used in the investigation into President Kennedy’s assassination. CBLA compares trace chemicals found in bullets at crime scenes with ammunition found in … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — CIA Director Blames “Worship of Edward Snowden” for Rise in Leaks

Posted on June 29, 2018 by L

“In some ways, I do think [leaking has] accelerated. I think there is a phenomenon, the worship of Edward Snowden, and those who steal American secrets for the purpose of self-aggrandizement or money or for whatever their motivation may be, … Continue reading →

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Pompeo, Tehran and a Mysterious Murder in the Netherlands [Hafte Tir Bombing – June 28 1981]

Posted on June 28, 2018 by L

“Today, the Iranian Quds Force conducts covert assassination operations in the heart of Europe.” Mike Pompeo — US Secretary of State (May 21 2018) “It’s unlikely to be true. There is no evidence to back the claim that currently they … Continue reading →

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