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70 Years Ago — Did Richard Nixon Frame Alger Hiss? [Dec. 6 1948 – The Pumpkin Papers]

Posted on December 6, 2018 by L

“It has been 50 years since Alger Hiss was convicted of perjury for denying that he had been a Soviet spy, but his case continues to fascinate and stir controversy. The reasons for this are not surprising. The case had … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Lockerbie : “The Helsinki Warning” (December 5 1988)

Posted on December 5, 2018 by L

“And he comes in early the next morning, 6 o’clock the next morning, and there is, obviously, confusion and concern. And he is asked to do a number of things. And he is asked to work on Weber’s desk with … Continue reading →

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The Dark Past of Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller — The Bulger Gang, Lockerbie, Anthrax… An Exceptional Failure All Round. (UPDATE II)

Posted on October 31, 2018 by L

“Robert Mueller was chosen as Special Counsel not because he has integrity but because he will do what the powerful want him to do. Mueller didn’t speak the truth about a war he knew to be unjustified. He didn’t speak … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Hemingway Wins Nobel Prize (October 28 1954)

Posted on October 28, 2018 by L

“The FBI’s surveillance substantially contributed to his anguish and his suicide.” AE Hotchner — Hemingway’s friend and collaborator over the last 13 years of his life “Ernest Hemingway’s relationship with the Federal Bureau of Investigation would charitably be described as … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — COLD CASE : Who smeared Richard Feynman? [FBI FILES]

Posted on October 22, 2018 by L

“The author repeatedly invokes Eisenhower’s name in awe and respect, and offers to swear either on a Bible or to the President himself. The author talks of Feynman’s “long hatred of Republicans,” but knows that Feynman registered as a Republican … Continue reading →

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The Dark Past of Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller — The Bulger Gang, Lockerbie, Anthrax… An Exceptional Failure All Round. (UPDATE)

Posted on October 13, 2018 by L

“Robert Mueller was chosen as Special Counsel not because he has integrity but because he will do what the powerful want him to do. Mueller didn’t speak the truth about a war he knew to be unjustified. He didn’t speak … Continue reading →

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October 2 — International Wrongful Conviction Day

Posted on October 3, 2018 by L

“63% of the 513 people exonerated by members of the Innocence Network are people of color. This Wrongful Conviction Day, the Innocence Network is standing up to help fix the criminal justice system by raising awareness about the role that … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Puerto Rican Pro-Independence Movement Assassinated by FBI Agents (Sept. 23, 2005)

Posted on September 23, 2018 by L

“Few times have we hated so, and so united in our hate.” Julio Muriente — University professor and co-leader of the Hostosiano Movement “We have every reason to believe the agents acted properly.” FBI Spokesperson On September 23 2005, Filiberto Ojeda Ríos was … Continue reading →

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On This Day — J. Edgar Hoover Becomes FBI Deputy Director (August 22 1921)

Posted on August 22, 2018 by L

“I regret to say that we of the FBI are powerless to act in cases of oral-genital intimacy, unless it has in some way obstructed interstate commerce.” “Above all, I would teach him to tell the truth Truth-telling, I have … Continue reading →

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The Dark Past of Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller — The Bulger Gang, Lockerbie, Anthrax… An Exceptional Failure All Round.

Posted on August 8, 2018 by L

“Robert Mueller was chosen as Special Counsel not because he has integrity but because he will do what the powerful want him to do. Mueller didn’t speak the truth about a war he knew to be unjustified. He didn’t speak … Continue reading →

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