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The Dark Past of Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller — The Bulger Gang, Lockerbie, Anthrax… An Exceptional Failure All Round. [UPDATE : Robert Mueller Dies at 81]

“Robert Mueller was chosen as Special Counsel not because he has integrity but because he will do what the powerful want him to do. Mueller didn’t speak the truth about a war he knew to be unjustified. He didn’t speak … Continue reading

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The US-Iran Secret Meetings in Montreux, Switzerland (Summer 1988)

“I want to talk about why I want to be President. It’s not fair to judge my whole career by a rehash on Iran.” Vice-President George Bush to CBS anchor Dan Rather (January 25 1988) March 18, 2026 — Henry … Continue reading

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Remembering Jürgen Habermas : On the fine-tuning between democracy and secrecy

“Democracy begins where citizens deliberate about matters of common concern.”Jürgen Habermas (18 June 1929 – 14 March 2026) March 16, 2026 — Jürgen Habermas was one of the most influential contemporary political philosophers, especially for thinking about communication, rationality, legitimacy … Continue reading

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Remembering Edward Mills Purcell (August 30, 1912 – March 7, 1997) [From the U-2 Incident to the Mystery of Havana Syndrome]

“The President’s rapid disenchantment with the project was not lost on Richard Bissell. Fearing for the U-2 program’s survival, he met with the Land committee in early August 1956 to urge them to help make the U-2 less vulnerable to … Continue reading

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Havana Syndrome — Reductio ad Absurdum : When Nobel Dreams Meet Darwinian Reality.

“I don’t know what possessed him to go and do this. He was a bit of an eccentric.” — Anonymous colleague February 19, 2026 — A Norwegian researcher, long known as a leading skeptic of the Havana Syndrome theory, decided … Continue reading

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Lockerbie DNA Evidence Turns Upcoming Trial into a Soap Opera [UPDATE — Lockerbie Hearing: No Sound (Evidence Lost)]

“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 — U2 Pilot Francis Gary Powers Exchanged in Spy Swap for KGB Rudolf Ivanovich Abel (February 10 1962)

“Francis Gary Powers performed his duty in a very dangerous mission and he performed it well, and I think I know more about that than some of his detractors and critics know, and I am glad to say that to … Continue reading

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Havana Syndrome: New Findings from U.S. Intel

“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 SyndromeINTEL TODAYOctober 3 2017​ February 9, 2026 … Continue reading

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On This Day — The CIA exfiltrates 6 diplomats from Iran (January 28 1980) [Operation “Canadian Caper”]

“Mehrabad is like many Middle Eastern or South Asian airports. Although of fairly modern construction, the people who pass through as travelers or hang around to greet or see travelers off make an orderly transit impossible. This was another reason … Continue reading

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On This Day — And thus a new syndrome was born… (Havana Syndrome – October 3 2017) [UPDATE : IntelToday Decade-Old Prediction Now Under Official Review]

“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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