Author Archives: L

On This Day — Richard Sorge is Executed for Espionage (November 7 1944) [“The spy who changed the world”]

Posted on November 7, 2021 by L

“Richard Sorge’s brilliant espionage work saved Stalin and the Soviet Union from defeat in the fall of 1941, probably prevented a Nazi victory in World War II and thereby assured the dimensions of the world we live in today.” American … Continue reading →

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

Posted on November 6, 2021 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.” Former CIA Director Robert Gates   November 6 2021 … Continue reading →

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Havana Syndrome — Secretary of State Antony Blinken to make an important announcement… Or not. [UPDATE : State Department deploys new technology to U.S. missions around the world]

Posted on November 5, 2021 by L

“We will leave no stone unturned to get to the bottom of what and who is behind these incidents.” Secretary of State Antony Blinken (October 27 2021) October 28 2021 — On Wednesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken formally announced the … Continue reading →

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Bob Woodward : “Role Of Steele Dossier In Russia Probe Needs To Be Investigated” [UPDATE — Steele dossier ‘analyst’ charged with repeatedly making false statements to the FBI]

Posted on November 5, 2021 by L

“All of this underscores that the great scandal of 2016 wasn’t Russian collusion. It was the unleashing of America’s premier law enforcement agency against a presidential campaign based on Russian disinformation midwifed and financed by the Clinton campaign. The public … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Iranian students storm the U.S. Embassy in Tehran (November 4 1979) [2021]

Posted on November 4, 2021 by L

“It is now very clear that there were two separate agreements, one the official agreement with Carter in Algeria, the other, a secret agreement with another party, which, it is now apparent, was Reagan. They made a deal with Reagan … Continue reading →

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LOCKERBIE — Analysis of the New Indictment [UPDATE : Libyan 3rd Suspect to be extradited to the U.S.]

Posted on November 4, 2021 by L

“I have also determined, from my review of other evidence, and speaking with other investigators from Scotland and the FBI, that MASUD’s confession is corroborated, as laid out in greater detail below, by evidence gathered by Scottish and American investigators … Continue reading →

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On This Day — The Iran-Contra Scandal Revealed (November 3, 1986) [UPDATE : Factual vs Fantastical Conspiracies]

Posted on November 3, 2021 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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Havana Syndrome — Secretary of State Antony Blinken to make an important announcement… Or not. [UPDATE : CIA director meets with top Russia security adviser in Moscow]

Posted on November 3, 2021 by L

“We will leave no stone unturned to get to the bottom of what and who is behind these incidents.” Secretary of State Antony Blinken (October 27 2021) October 28 2021 — On Wednesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken formally announced the … Continue reading →

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Four Years Ago — EXCLUSIVE : Belgian Mercenary Killed Dag Hammarskjold [UPDATE : “White Malice — The CIA and the Covert Recolonization of Africa”]

Posted on November 2, 2021 by L

“Information of the type requested is the missing link that makes the present picture incomplete, and its conspicuous absence from the record means that conclusions about the cause of the crash cannot yet be reached. South Africa, the UK and … Continue reading →

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On This Day — US Detonates First Thermonuclear Weapon (November 1, 1952) [2021]

Posted on November 1, 2021 by L

“The island of Elugelab is missing.” Gordon Dean — Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission summarizing the events to President Eisenhower   November 1 2021 — On November 1 1952, the United States detonated  the first full-scale thermonuclear device on the … Continue reading →

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