Category Archives: Belgium

The Ghosts of Lumumba and Hammarskjöld: On the Proposed Beatification of King Baudouin I of Belgium

Posted on September 24, 2025 by L

“The Vatican should ensure that the historical record is clear and that justice is served before making any determinations on Baudouin’s virtue and legacy. Ultimately, calls for postponing the beatification process are not about undermining Baudouin’s personal faith or commitment … Continue reading →

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From Lumumba to Hammarskjöld: Are We Finally Naming Names? [Belgian Prosecutors Seek to Prosecute Étienne Davignon in the 1961 Assassination Case of Patrice Lumumba]

Posted on June 22, 2025 by L

“History will one day have its say. It will not be the history that will be taught in Brussels, Washington, Paris or the United Nations, but the history which will be taught in the countries that have won freedom from … Continue reading →

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Four Years Ago — BELGIUM : €10bn Missing From Gaddafi Frozen Accounts [UPDATE : Top Belgian Politician Didier Reynders Suspected of Money Laundering]

Posted on December 9, 2024 by L

“Nobody is preoccupied with the question of where the funds have gone and who benefitted from them. What is surprising is that nobody wanted to see what was going on and everyone is shutting their eyes at a political level … Continue reading →

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Brussels, Den of Spies — Belgian Justice Minister : “Chinese Espionage is Very Real.” [UPDATE : Belgian governments restrict staff’s access to TikTok]

Posted on March 10, 2023 by L

“Belgium may seem an unlikely destination for a Chinese agent. In fact, it’s a den of spies, according to domestic intelligence agency State Security (VSSE). It says the number of operatives is at least as high as during the Cold … Continue reading →

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Three Years Ago — 5G Belgium : Chaos Across the Spectrum [UPDATE — Nuclear Power Plant Shut Down by 5G Interference]

Posted on October 26, 2022 by L

“The interferences caused to GSM-R receivers have been a very strong concern for Railway operators over the last years. Several cases of interference have been reported in various Member States, causing non-acceptable operational and even safety issues.” EU Agency for … Continue reading →

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Belgium — Remembering the burning of the Leuven Library (August 25th 1914) — Is UCL Rector Vincent Blondel a clown?

Posted on September 2, 2022 by L

“No easy hope or liesShall bring us to our goal,But iron sacrificeOf body, will, and soul.There is but one task for all —One life for each to give.What stands if Freedom fall?”For All We Have And AreRUDYARD KIPLING (1914) September … Continue reading →

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Three Years Ago — 5G Belgium : Chaos Across the Spectrum [UPDATE — Physics Today Infographic : 5G Pinch Points]

Posted on May 31, 2022 by L

“The interferences caused to GSM-R receivers have been a very strong concern for Railway operators over the last years. Several cases of interference have been reported in various Member States, causing non-acceptable operational and even safety issues.” EU Agency for … Continue reading →

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Brussels — Report : “Intelligence Agencies are dysfunctional” [UPDATE — Egmont Institute : The time has come for Belgium to significantly strengthen its counterintelligence capabilities.]

Posted on April 10, 2022 by L

“Stuff happens in Belgium. From the inside, it is chaos, to the point that a tooled-up anti-lockdown terrorist nicknamed ‘Belgian Rambo’ roaming the woods seems par for the course. In Belgium responsibility is shared between so many layers that ultimately … Continue reading →

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BELGIUM : €10bn Missing From Gaddafi Frozen Accounts [UPDATE : Did Gaddafi’s money save the Belgian State?]

Posted on February 9, 2022 by L

“Nobody is preoccupied with the question of where the funds have gone and who benefitted from them. What is surprising is that nobody wanted to see what was going on and everyone is shutting their eyes at a political level … Continue reading →

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5G Belgium — Chaos Across the Spectrum [UPDATE — U.S. Airlines Warn of Chaos if 5G Is Deployed]

Posted on January 18, 2022 by L

“The interferences caused to GSM-R receivers have been a very strong concern for Railway operators over the last years. Several cases of interference have been reported in various Member States, causing non-acceptable operational and even safety issues.” EU Agency for … Continue reading →

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