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On This Day — Remembering the Bombing of Cubana Flight 455 (October 6 1976)

Posted on October 6, 2025 by L

“Our confidential source ascertained (…) that the bombing of the Cubana Airlines DC-8 was planned, in part, in Caracas, Venezuela, at two meetings attended by Morales Navarrete, Luis Posada Carriles and Frank Castro. (…) A confidential source all but admitted that … Continue reading →

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Lockerbie DNA Evidence Turns Upcoming Trial into a Soap Opera [UPDATE — Prosecutors Urge Court to Accept Confession]

Posted on October 5, 2025 by L

“All but one of the DNA components which make up that profile are present in [RARDE Forensic Expert] Allen Feraday’s DNA profile. (…) This component is unsuitable for interpretation purposes since a large number of individuals from any population might … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Soviet Union Launches SPUTNIK (October 4 1957)

Posted on October 4, 2025 by L

“What came to be known as the Space Race between the United States and the USSR began in 1957 when the Soviets launched the first satellite, Sputnik.” President John F. Kennedy Special Message to Congress on Urgent National Needs (May … Continue reading →

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On This Day — And thus a new syndrome was born… (Havana Syndrome – October 3 2017) [UPDATE : The CIA Hoax That Shaped Intelligence Politics]

Posted on October 3, 2025 by L

“If the facts are confirmed and if the effects are indeed caused by a physical device, I find the microwave explanation far more likely than a sonic attack.” US Spies & the Havana Syndrome INTEL TODAY (October 3 2017) October … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Gaddafi Target of U.S. Disinformation (October 2 1986 — Bob Woodward) [Disinformation Goes Mainstream]

Posted on October 2, 2025 by L

“There is a wonderful book that you might read… And the title of it is from a quote from Winston Churchill: ‘In time of war, the truth is so precious, it must be attended by a bodyguard of lies.’” Secretary … Continue reading →

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35 Years Ago — US President George H. W. Bush condemns Iraq’s takeover of Kuwait at UN (October 1 1990) [Lockerbie & The Tehran Conspiracy Theory]

Posted on October 1, 2025 by L

“The United Nations Security Council’s resolute response to Iraq’s unprovoked aggression has been without precedent. Since the invasion on August 2nd, the Council has passed eight major resolutions setting the terms for a solution to the crisis.” George H. W. … Continue reading →

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Remembering CIA Rachel A. Dean (April 10, 1981 – September 30, 2006)

Posted on September 30, 2025 by L

“Rachel was a warm and compassionate young woman, and an officer of unbounded potential. We miss her still and will remember her always. She is our 87th star.” CIA Director General Michael V. Hayden May 21 2007 September 30 2023 … Continue reading →

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Remembering Enrico Fermi (September 29 1901 – November 28 1954) — Think like a Physicist! How many workers were necessary to build Khufu’s pyramid? [Fermi Problems]

Posted on September 29, 2025 by L

“For the making of the pyramid itself there passed a period of twenty years. They worked by a hundred thousand men at a time, for each three months continually.” Herodotus (484 – c. 425 BC) September 29, 2025 — A ‘Fermi Question’ asks … Continue reading →

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Revisiting Havana Syndrome: Moscow Death Ray vs. CIA Hoax [UPDATE : Justice and Irony: Brennan’s Long Memory Meets Today’s Political Spotlight]

Posted on September 28, 2025 by L

“Agency heads at the time created a politically charged environment that triggered an atypical analytic process around an issue essential to our democracy.”CIA Director John Ratcliffe (July 2, 2025) July 6, 2025 — This week, the CIA concluded a critical … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Stanislav Petrov Saves the World from Nuclear War (September 26 1983)

Posted on September 27, 2025 by L

“The siren howled. But I just sat there for a few seconds, staring at the big, back-lit, red screen with the word ‘LAUNCH’ on it.” Colonel Stanislav Petrov September 26 2025 — On September 26 1983 — just three weeks … Continue reading →

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