Tag Archives: History

The CIA Book of Honor — Star 91 : Douglas Alexander Zembiec (April 14, 1973 — KIA May 11, 2007) [UPDATE II : The 2009 Memorial Ceremony]

Posted on May 15, 2024 by L

“Consistent with long-standing practice, we do not comment on who may or may not have been honored anonymously with a star on the agency’s Memorial Wall.” Todd Ebitz CIA spokesman May 11, 2024 — Zembiec was serving in the Ground … Continue reading →

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The CIA Book of Honor — Star 91 : Douglas Alexander Zembiec (April 14, 1973 — KIA May 11, 2007) [UPDATE I : The 2008 Memorial Ceremony]

Posted on May 14, 2024 by L

“Consistent with long-standing practice, we do not comment on who may or may not have been honored anonymously with a star on the agency’s Memorial Wall.” Todd Ebitz CIA spokesman May 11, 2024 — Zembiec was serving in the Ground … Continue reading →

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The CIA Book of Honor — Star 91 : Douglas Alexander Zembiec (April 14, 1973 — KIA May 11, 2007)

Posted on May 10, 2024 by L

“Consistent with long-standing practice, we do not comment on who may or may not have been honored anonymously with a star on the agency’s Memorial Wall.” Todd Ebitz CIA spokesman May 11, 2024 — Zembiec was serving in the Ground … Continue reading →

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CIA Memorial Wall — How many CIA officers died during Trump’s Presidency? [Disinformation]

Posted on April 18, 2024 by L

“In 2016, the CIA memorial wall had 111 stars, each representing an agent’s death. By the end of Trump’s term, there were 135 stars on the wall, a huge 22% increase. 24 dead agents in just four years. Under Trump, … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Yuri Gagarin : “I come from outer space!” (April 12 1961) [UPDATE : Creepy Disinformation from ChatGPT]

Posted on April 12, 2024 by L

“Having stepped onto firm ground, I saw a woman and a girl who were standing near a spotted calf and who were watching me with bewilderment. When they saw me in my space suit and the parachute dragging alongside as … Continue reading →

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Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King (January 15 1929 – Assassinated April 4 1968) (The FBI Suicide Letter) [UPDATE : Public Trust in the FBI] [Poll : Do you believe that the CIA is behind Pornhub?]

Posted on April 4, 2024 by L

“The debate over how much the government should know about our private lives has never been more heated. Should intelligence agencies be able to sweep our email, read our texts, track our phone calls, locate us by GPS? Much of … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Italian Physicist Ettore Majorana vanishes (March 25, 1938)

Posted on March 25, 2024 by L

“There are several categories of scientists in the world. Those of second or third rank do their best but never get very far. Next, there is the first rank, those who make important discoveries, fundamental to scientific progress. And then, … Continue reading →

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On the necessary evil of secrecy

Posted on March 5, 2024 by L

“The very word ‘secrecy’ is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths and to secret proceedings.”President John F. KennedyWaldorf-Astoria Hotel New York CityApril 27, … Continue reading →

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On This Day — U2 Pilot Francis Gary Powers Exchanged in Spy Swap for KGB Rudolf Ivanovich Abel (February 10 1962)

Posted on February 10, 2024 by L

“Francis Gary Powers performed his duty in a very dangerous mission and he performed it well, and I think I know more about that than some of his detractors and critics know, and I am glad to say that to … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Soviets Liberate Auschwitz (January 27 1945) [Poll : Who do you think played the most important role in defeating the Nazis?]

Posted on January 25, 2024 by L

“I had an uncle … who was part of the first American troops to go into Auschwitz and liberate the concentration camps.” Barack Obama (May 26 2008) January 27 2024 — On January 27 1945, Soviet troops enter Auschwitz, Poland, … Continue reading →

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