Tag Archives: History

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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“Silent Stars: The Fallen Heroes of the CIA” — New Book Now Available on Kindle!

Posted on December 14, 2024 by L

“A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers.”John F. KennedySpeech at Amherst College Convocationin honor of poet Robert Frost(October 26, 1963) (December 14, 2024) — I’m … 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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“Silent Stars: The Fallen Heroes of the CIA” — Book Review by ChatGPT

Posted on December 5, 2024 by L

“A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers.”John F. KennedySpeech at Amherst College Convocation in honor of poet Robert Frost (October 26, 1963) December 5, 2024 … Continue reading →

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Top Cold Cases for Kash Patel to Re-Open as FBI Director

Posted on December 1, 2024 by L

“A brilliant roadmap highlighting every corrupt actor, to ultimately return our agencies and departments to work for the American People… We will use this blueprint to help us take back the White House and remove these Gangsters from all of … 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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Bay of Pigs — The Enduring Myth of the No Air Cover Excuse

Posted on November 20, 2024 by L

“I will splinter the CIA into a thousand pieces and scatter it to the winds.”President John F. Kennedyfollowing the failed Bay of Pigs invasion(April 1961) November 20, 2024 — The CIA quickly blamed the lack of air cover for the … Continue reading →

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On This Day — US President Richard Nixon : “I am Not a Crook.” (November 17 1973) [UPDATE : 50 Years of Deep Throat]

Posted on November 17, 2024 by L

“And in all of my years of public life, I have never obstructed justice. And I think, too, that I could say that in my years of public life, that I welcome this kind of examination, because people have got … Continue reading →

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110 Years Ago — Remembering Actress and Inventor Hedy Lamarr (November 9, 1914 – January 19, 2000) [UPDATE : A simple method to hide Havana Syndrome attacks]

Posted on November 9, 2024 by L

“We began talking about the war, which, in the late summer of 1940, was looking most extremely black. Hedy said that she did not feel very comfortable, sitting there in Hollywood and making lots of money when things were in … Continue reading →

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KRYPTOS Week — Introduction : Sculpture Dedication Ceremony at the CIA (November 3 1990)

Posted on November 3, 2024 by L

“Maybe you’re mistaken–maybe this first part of the Kryptos code is really not a polyalphabetic Vigenere Tableau after all — maybe it’s a different type of code entirely. Or maybe it is a Vigenere code, but it’s been double or … Continue reading →

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