Author Archives: L

Remembering NSA Historian Matthew M. Aid (March 11 1958 – August 20 2018) [UPDATE : The Second Gulf of Tonkin incident (August 4, 1964)]

Posted on August 20, 2022 by L

“One of Mr. Aid’s most significant findings, which became publicly known in 2005, was an NSA cover up of erroneous records related to the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident, in which US officials alleged that North Vietnamese torpedo boats twice … Continue reading →

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On This Day — CIA Operation TP/AJAX : The Iranian Coup d’État (August 19 1953)

Posted on August 19, 2022 by L

“Yes, my sin — my greater sin and even my greatest sin is that I nationalized Iran’s oil industry and discarded the system of political and economic exploitation by the world’s greatest empire. This at the cost to myself, my … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Remembering Iran Flight 655 (July 3 1988) [UPDATE : Margaret Thatcher knew the truth from the start… and assisted in the cover-up.]

Posted on August 18, 2022 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 July 3 2019 — On July 3 1988, Iran … Continue reading →

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On this Day — US President Richard Nixon : “I am Not a Crook” (November 17 1973) [UPDATE : On This Day — FBI Mark Felt, aka “Deep Throat” is born. (August 17, 1913 – December 18, 2008)]

Posted on August 17, 2022 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 — The Crash of PAK-1 (August 17 1988) [A Case of Exploding Mangoes]

Posted on August 17, 2022 by L

“Of all the violent political deaths in the twentieth century, none with such great interest to the U.S. has been more clouded than the mysterious air crash that killed president (and Army Chief General) Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq of Pakistan in (August) … Continue reading →

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Lockerbie — Three Decades of Lies: J’Accuse…! — Chapter IV : The ‘Wait & See’ Strategy [UPDATE — The New Yorker : Ayatollah Khomeini Never Read Salman Rushdie’s Book]

Posted on August 16, 2022 by L

“To Mr. Montazeri. Since it has become clear that after me you are going to hand over this country, our dear Islamic revolution, and the Muslim people of Iran to the liberals, and through that channel to the hypocrites [Mojahedin-e … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — Afghanistan : America’s war ends in humiliating debacle

Posted on August 15, 2022 by L

“When you’re wounded and left on Afghanistan’s plains, and the women come out to cut up what remains, jest roll to your rifle and blow out your brains and go to your gawd like a soldier.” Rudyard Kipling — The … Continue reading →

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Lockerbie — Three Decades of Lies: J’Accuse…! [Chapter IV : The ‘Wait & See’ Strategy] — UPDATE : The real reason for the fatwa against Rushdie

Posted on August 14, 2022 by L

“To Mr. Montazeri. Since it has become clear that after me you are going to hand over this country, our dear Islamic revolution, and the Muslim people of Iran to the liberals, and through that channel to the hypocrites [Mojahedin-e … Continue reading →

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US Whistleblowers — Test Your Spy Knowledge With Our Quiz! [Espionage Act used to prosecute government officials]

Posted on August 13, 2022 by L

“It is Snowden who decided, at great risk, to honor his oath to defend the Constitution against ALL enemies foreign and domestic – and NOT the timid politicians whose cowardice Snowden exposed.  Naïve souls still inclined to give credence to … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Reagan jokes about bombing Russia (August 11 1984) [MEDINT — Did Ronald Reagan Have Alzheimer’s Disease While in Office?]

Posted on August 11, 2022 by L

“My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you today that I’ve signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes.” President Ronald Reagan (August 11, 1984) August 11 2022 — President Ronald Reagan made the … Continue reading →

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