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Bay of Pigs — The Enduring Myth of the No Air Cover Excuse

Posted on November 20, 2024 by L

“I will splinter the CIA into a thousand pieces and scatter it to the winds.”President John F. Kennedyfollowing the failed Bay of Pigs invasion(April 1961) November 20, 2024 — The CIA quickly blamed the lack of air cover for the … Continue reading →

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On this Day — At Long Last, FBI Admits No Evidence of Foul Play in 1996 TWA 800 Crash (November 18 1997) [Striking Similarities of Pan Am 103 and TWA 800 : No Bomb, No Case.]

Posted on November 18, 2024 by L

“The FBI didn’t want to hear about anything but a missile or a bomb, because otherwise there was no FBI case. Their conduct was disturbing from the very beginning.” Senator Chuck Grassley Chairman of the Judiciary subcommittee on administrative oversight … Continue reading →

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On This Day — US President Richard Nixon : “I am Not a Crook.” (November 17 1973) [UPDATE : 50 Years of Deep Throat]

Posted on November 17, 2024 by L

“And in all of my years of public life, I have never obstructed justice. And I think, too, that I could say that in my years of public life, that I welcome this kind of examination, because people have got … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Lockerbie : US & UK indict Libyans Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi and Al Amin Khalifa Fhimah (November 14 1991) [Another Trial and Two New Documentaries]

Posted on November 14, 2024 by L

“After writing about the ‘ravers’ who regularly turn up at lectures to claim that President Bush/the CIA/the Pentagon/Mossad etc perpetrated the crimes against humanity of 11 September, I received a letter this week from Marion Irvine, who feared that members … Continue reading →

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On This Day — The Genesis of the Havana Syndrome (July 27 2016) [UPDATE — Get Ready for Season II : The Long Road from Lockerbie to Havana Syndrome]

Posted on November 11, 2024 by L

“Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing. I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press.” Donald TrumpPresidential candidate July 27 2016 July 27 2023 — On July 27 … Continue reading →

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110 Years Ago — Remembering Actress and Inventor Hedy Lamarr (November 9, 1914 – January 19, 2000) [UPDATE : A simple method to hide Havana Syndrome attacks]

Posted on November 9, 2024 by L

“We began talking about the war, which, in the late summer of 1940, was looking most extremely black. Hedy said that she did not feel very comfortable, sitting there in Hollywood and making lots of money when things were in … Continue reading →

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On This Day — The Iran-Contra Scandal Revealed (November 3, 1986)

Posted on November 4, 2024 by L

“My purpose was… to send a signal that the United States was prepared to replace the animosity between [the U.S. and Iran] with a new relationship… At the same time we undertook this initiative, we made clear that Iran must … Continue reading →

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KRYPTOS Week — Introduction : Sculpture Dedication Ceremony at the CIA (November 3 1990)

Posted on November 3, 2024 by L

“Maybe you’re mistaken–maybe this first part of the Kryptos code is really not a polyalphabetic Vigenere Tableau after all — maybe it’s a different type of code entirely. Or maybe it is a Vigenere code, but it’s been double or … Continue reading →

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007 Years Ago — Suspicious Aviation Tragedies : Don’t Forget the Past. Learn from It! [UPDATE : US and UK accused of obstructing Hammarskjöld inquiry]

Posted on October 31, 2024 by L

“Governments lie. They do it all the time. And, much as we’d like to believe otherwise, the US government is no exception.” Ted Koppel“The USS Vincennes: Public War, Secret War.” ABC News July 1, 1992 October 31 2023 — Time … Continue reading →

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70 Years Ago — Hemingway Wins Nobel Prize (October 28 1954) [Was Hemingway pushed to suicide by the FBI?]

Posted on October 28, 2024 by L

“Hemingway may have said ‘yes’ to the Soviet recruitment pitch, but unless there is some additional trove of material in the NKVD archives that argues otherwise, it is clear Hemingway was never a productive Soviet agent.” CIA website — Intelligence … Continue reading →

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