Author Archives: L

Remembering Edward S. Herman (April 7, 1925 – November 11, 2017) [Propaganda in Western Media & Lockerbie]

Posted on November 11, 2023 by L

“The propaganda system allows the U.S. leadership to commit crimes without limit and with no suggestion of misbehavior or criminality; in fact, major war criminals like Henry Kissinger appear regularly on TV to comment on the crimes of the derivative … Continue reading →

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On This Day — 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, 2023 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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20 Years Ago — Wikipedia Is Born. And The Spooks Love It! (January 15 2001) [UPDATE : Drawn onward … To new era?]

Posted on November 8, 2023 by L

“People that I would say are trolls sort of took over Wikipedia. The inmates started running the asylum.” Larry Sanger Wikipedia co-founder January 15 2021 — On January 15 2001, Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger launched Wikipedia. This phenomenon is … Continue reading →

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40 Years Ago — Able Archer 1983 : The Brink of Apocalypse (November 7-11, 1983)

Posted on November 7, 2023 by L

“The US intelligence had failed to grasp the true extent of their anxiety.” Robert Gates CIA Deputy Director for Intelligence during Able Archer 83 November 7 2023 — Able Archer 83 is the codename for a command post exercise carried … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Robert Gates Becomes 15th CIA Director (November 6 1991) [Test your “Spy Knowledge” with our CIA Directors Quiz!]

Posted on November 6, 2023 by L

“If Iraq and Afghanistan have taught us anything in recent history, it is the unpredictability of war and that these things are easier to get into than to get out of.” Robert GatesFormer CIA Director   November 6 2023 — … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Ayatollah Khomeini declares US “The Great Satan” (November 5 1979)

Posted on November 5, 2023 by L

“In this revolution, the Great Satan is America that gathers around other devils blatantly… If we see the US, this great Satan, raising chain and bringing the devils together around him, it is because the US grip over our country … Continue reading →

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

Posted on November 4, 2023 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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On This Day — The Iran-Contra Scandal Revealed (November 3, 1986)

Posted on November 3, 2023 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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On This Day — THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE PARTITION OF PALESTINE (CIA, November 28 1947)

Posted on November 2, 2023 by L

“Armed hostilities between Jews and Arabs will break out if the UN Genral Assembly accepts the plan to partition Palestine into Jewish and Arab States as recommended by the UN Special Committee on Palestine.” CIA (November 28 1947) November 02 … Continue reading →

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On This Day — US Detonates First Thermonuclear Weapon (November 1, 1952)

Posted on November 1, 2023 by L

“The island of Elugelab is missing.” Gordon Dean Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission summarizing the events to President Eisenhower   November 1st 2023 — On November 1st 1952, the United States detonated  the first full-scale thermonuclear device on the island … Continue reading →

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