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Parody –“Party In The CIA” by Weird Al Yankovic [UPDATE — Tribute to American Satirist Tom Lehrer]

Posted on July 28, 2025 by L

“Yeah, we’ve got our black ops all over the world,from Kazakhstan to Bombay; (…)Need a country destabilized?Look no further, we’re your guys!” “Weird Al” Yankovic “Party In The CIA” March 27 2022 — Thank God, It’s [Parody] Sunday! Time to have … Continue reading →

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Remembering French Investigative Journalist Pierre Péan (March 5 1938 – July 25 2019) [UPDATE : Libya, Lies, and Geopolitics: Pierre Péan’s Fight for the Truth]

Posted on July 25, 2025 by L

“It is striking to note the similarity of the ‘scientific’ evidence discovered by the FBI’s Tom Thurman in both the Lockerbie and UTA cases. Of the tens of thousands of pieces of debris collected at each disaster site, one lone … Continue reading →

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CIA Memorial Wall — Three Stars, No Answers: Revisiting the 1978 CIA Plane Crash in Candor, North Carolina

Posted on July 13, 2025 by L

“I have become so jaded about our government since all this happened. I have become very skeptical. They tell you what they want you to know whether there’s a grain of truth or not. A lot of times, they don’t … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Hounded by the FBI, Nobel Prize Ernest Hemingway Ends His Life (July 2, 1961)

Posted on July 2, 2025 by L

“The FBI’s surveillance substantially contributed to his anguish and his suicide.” A. E. Hotchner — Hemingway’s friend and collaborator over the last 13 years of his life July 2 2021 — On October 28 1954, the Nobel Prize in Literature … Continue reading →

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The True Story of Dr A. Q. Khan’s Nuclear Black Market [UPDATE — The US Has Bombed Three Nuclear Facilities in Iran: Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan. What Now?]

Posted on June 23, 2025 by L

“There have been only two kinds of CIA secret operations: the ones that are widely known to have failed—usually because of almost unbelievably crude errors—and the ones that are not yet widely known to have failed.” Edward Luttwak May 3 … Continue reading →

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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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