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CIA Memorial Wall — STAR 4 : William Pierce Boteler (Cyprus – June 16, 1956)

Posted on June 16, 2025 by L

“Only a month after arriving, Bill was killed by bombs that two young boys tossed into a café. He was not the intended target. A promising young officer, a promising young life, taken in error. Taken because Bill Boteler was … Continue reading →

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Truth and Consequence : CBS 60 Minutes, Gary Webb, and the Cost of Telling the Truth

Posted on May 22, 2025 by L

“Truth is the daughter of Time, not Authority. If life is worth living, Truth must be one of its raisons d’être. Collect the facts carefully and analyse them logically. Let your work be known. Engage with others, whether or not … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Remembering CIA Jacqueline K. Van Landingham (1962 – March 8 1995) [Why was Gary Durrell not honored with a Star?] UPDATE : NETFLIX “American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders”

Posted on March 8, 2025 by L

“An attack in Karachi, Pakistan, during which another NSA employee Gary C. Durrell was shot in March 1995  is believed to be related to Crypto AG.” MINERVA FILES [Released Feb. 11 2020] March 8 2025 — Jacqueline K. Van Landingham … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Havana Syndrome : The Haiku Master, the Cicadas and the CIA [UPDATE : DNI Statement on the Intelligence Community Assessment (March 1, 2023)]

Posted on March 1, 2025 by L

“One is reminded of Montaigne’s acerbic comment: ‘Men under stress are fools, and fool themselves.’ ” Michael Crichton The Andromeda Strain March 1st 2024 — On March 1st 2023, the Director of National Intelligence Avril D. Haines announced that US … Continue reading →

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CIA Memorial Wall — STAR 22 : Billy Jack Johnson (Southeast Asia – February 1, 1968)

Posted on February 2, 2025 by L

“Billy Jack Johnson was a talented instructor, and he became known throughout the Agency for his skill and expertise in unique specialties, such as sabotage, escape and evasion, fingerprint analysis, and lock picking.” CIA Website February 1, 2025 — Billy … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Zola : “J’accuse…!” (January 13 1898) [Just ask ChatGPT!]

Posted on January 13, 2025 by L

“The Dreyfus affair was not only the first modern Counter-Intelligence case, but it was also the first modern Counter-Intelligence  disaster — that is, not just an investigative and legal error, but one that spilled over from the intelligence world into the … Continue reading →

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CIA Memorial Wall — STAR 2 : Jerome P. Ginley (East China Sea – January 11, 1951)

Posted on January 11, 2025 by L

“You should be proud to know that in order to be memorialized in this fashion, the circumstances of an individual’s death must be of inspirational or heroic nature.” CIA letter to Ginley’s brother January 11, 2025 — Jerome Patrick Ginley … Continue reading →

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Intel Today Book on CIA Memorial Wall Banned by Amazon

Posted on December 26, 2024 by L

“Private capital tends to become concentrated in few hands. (…) Under existing conditions, private capitalists inevitably control, directly or indirectly, the main sources of information (press, radio, education). It is thus extremely difficult, and indeed in most cases quite impossible, … Continue reading →

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Silent Stars – The Fallen Heroes of the CIA : John W. Kearns (Star 31 – Laos – December 15, 1972)

Posted on December 16, 2024 by L

“As a paramilitary operations officer, John’s role was to work behind enemy lines, supporting local pro-government forces and engaging in special missions to disrupt the activities of the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) and the Vietcong.” CIA website December 15, 2024 … Continue reading →

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New Book — Silent Stars: The Fallen Heroes of the CIA

Posted on November 25, 2024 by L

“Whoever fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.” Beyond Good and Evil Friedrich Nietzsche November 25 2024 — “Silent … Continue reading →

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