Category Archives: CIA

Remembering “DARK ALLIANCE” : Gary Webb (August 31, 1955 – December 10, 2004) [2018]

“Authentic journalism is telling people something that the government doesn’t want them to know.” Gary Webb (August 31, 1955 – December 10, 2004) “Dark Alliance, the San Jose Mercury News’s bombshell investigation into links between the cocaine trade, Nicaragua’s Contra … Continue reading

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On This Day — Did the CIA Kill Father Louis Thomas Merton? (December 10 1968)

“Merton was above all a man of prayer, a thinker who challenged the certitudes of his time and opened new horizons for souls and for the church. He was also a man of dialogue, a promoter of peace between peoples … Continue reading

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Two Years Ago — The VELA Incident : Declassified Files Shed Light on the Nuclear Test Controversy

“We had operational successes, most importantly regarding Pretoria’s nuclear capability. My sources collectively provided incontrovertible evidence that the apartheid government had in fact tested a nuclear bomb in the South Atlantic in 1979, and that they had developed a delivery … Continue reading

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Two Years Ago — MEDINT : Iran Supreme Leader at Death’s Door?

“Most believe that the current Supreme Leader will pass from the scene in the next few years due to old age and illness. If this happens, the process by which he is replaced will be a defining moment for the … Continue reading

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Two Years Ago — Julian Assange : “1979 Is Year Zero of Our Modern Era”

“Today, 28 November 2016, marking the six-year anniversary of Cablegate, WikiLeaks expands its Public Library of US Diplomacy (PLUSD) with more than half a million (531,525) diplomatic cables from 1979. If any year could be said to be the ‘year … Continue reading

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Two Years Ago — Will Trump Target Iran?

“I would not have made [the agreement], but we will not get a great deal out of ending it now.” Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger (November 2016) “One of the most discouraging aspects of the filling out of the … Continue reading

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CIA Establishes Korea Mission Center [UPDATE: Andrew Kim resigns]

“Creating the Korea Mission Center allows us to more purposefully integrate and direct CIA efforts against the serious threats to the United States and its allies emanating from North Korea.” CIA Director Mike Pompeo (May 2017) May 13 2017 — … Continue reading

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Two Years Ago — French DGSI Lacks Big Data Mining Tools, Turns to PALANTIR For Help

“We have a plan to lower our exposure to U.S. components. We’ve had experiences that have led us down this path. I cannot give precise examples… We’ve had some difficulties. We know these difficulties are seemingly for strategic reasons but … Continue reading

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On This Day — Did The CIA Murder US Army Scientist Frank Olson? And Why? (November 28 1953)

“The most efficient accident, in simple assassination, is a fall of 75 feet or more onto a hard surface.” CIA assassination manual (1953) “What Wormwood tries to do is tell a story about how we know what we know and how reliable … Continue reading

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On This Day — English Archaeologist Howard Carter Opens Tutankhamun Tomb (November 26 1922)

“With trembling hands, I made a tiny breach in the upper left hand corner… widening the hole a little, I inserted the candle and peered in… at first I could see nothing, the hot air escaping from the chamber causing … Continue reading

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