Author Archives: L

Deadly Floods in Belgium & Germany — A Monumental Intelligence Failure? [UPDATE : Two German officials under investigation for negligent homicide]

Posted on August 6, 2021 by L

“The fact that people didn’t evacuate or get the warnings suggests that something is going wrong. If you’ve got some information about what risk you’re at and you can understand it, you can take action to protect yourself. These floods … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Remembering Hiroshima (August 6 1945) [2021]

Posted on August 6, 2021 by L

 “I voiced to him my grave misgivings, first on the basis of my belief that Japan was already defeated and that dropping the bomb was completely unnecessary, and secondly because I thought that our country should avoid shocking world opinion … Continue reading →

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Sport Intelligence — Tokyo Olympics Women’s Heptathlon

Posted on August 5, 2021 by L

“A sports intelligent athlete has the ability to search and detect relevant cues, identify patterns of play and behaviours, use short- and long-term memory and recall, make effective decisions and possess a baseline level of knowledge about sport specific tasks.” … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Key Lockerbie Witness Admits Perjury (September 15 2007) [UPDATE : MEBO Engineer Ulrich Lumpert Dies in Zurich]

Posted on August 5, 2021 by L

“Cretton [Real name : Swiss Inspector Hans Knaus] expressed his concerns (…) The first was that the CIA had planted the chip [PT/35(b)] in the wreckage found at Lockerbie. [Detective Superintendant (SIO) Stuart] Henderson and I told him this thought … Continue reading →

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On This Day — A Night in August (August 4-5 1962) [Marilyn Monroe & Nelson Mandela] [2021]

Posted on August 5, 2021 by L

“There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (July 18, 1918 – December 5, 2013) August 5 2020 — … Continue reading →

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One Year Later : The August 4 2020 Beirut Explosion — HRW Report: “Lebanese government officials foresaw the possible devastation and tacitly accepted the risk.”

Posted on August 4, 2021 by L

“The actions and omissions of Lebanese authorities created an unreasonable risk of life. Under international human rights law, a state’s failure to act to prevent foreseeable risks to life is a violation of the right to life. Under domestic law, … Continue reading →

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Remembering Sir Roger Casement (1 September 1864 – 3 August 1916) — “Hanged on a Comma” [2021]

Posted on August 4, 2021 by L

“If there be no right of rebellion against a state of things that no savage tribe would endure without resistance, then I am sure that it is better for men to fight and die without right than to live in … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — Lockerbie : The TRUTH, And Now What? [Leo Tolstoy on Time and Truth]

Posted on August 3, 2021 by L

“History is a set of lies that people have agreed upon.” Napoleon Bonaparte August 3 2020 — Over the last two decades, I have written over a hundred pieces about the tragedy of Pan Am Flight 103. This year I … Continue reading →

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Havana Syndrome — CIA still investigating cause of ‘Havana Syndrome’ ailments affecting U.S. diplomats [PBS NewsHour]

Posted on August 3, 2021 by L

“We do not know who, if anyone, is actually responsible, state actor, individuals. This is exactly what we’re trying to get to the bottom of.” Secretary of State Tony Blinken August 3 2021 — Judy Woodruff and Nick Schifrin discuss … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Takes Many Secrets to His Grave (January 8 2017) [UPDATE : Case before Swedish court could reveal key detail about 1988 mass executions.]

Posted on August 2, 2021 by L

“With what is happening in the U.S. and the possible instability that is going to come in U.S. policy you needed a voice of reason and pragmatism that had some heft to it. He was that voice. Losing that voice … Continue reading →

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