Tag Archives: Itavia Flight 870

One Year Later : The August 4 2020 Beirut Explosion — HRW Report: “Lebanese government officials foresaw the possible devastation and tacitly accepted the risk.”

“The actions and omissions of Lebanese authorities created an unreasonable risk of life. Under international human rights law, a state’s failure to act to prevent foreseeable risks to life is a violation of the right to life. Under domestic law, … Continue reading

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2020 Beirut Explosion — Negligence or Missile? (Quick Analysis of the Main Blast) [UPDATE : The FBI is dead wrong. Again!]

“It is possible that it (the explosion) was caused by negligence or by external action, with a missile or a bomb.” Lebanese president Michel Aoun (Friday August 7 2020) August 10 2020 — On August 4 2020, a devastating explosion … Continue reading

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40 Years Ago — Remembering Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870 (USTICA – June 27 1980) [UPDATE — A Lesson to the Lockerbie Families]

“81 slowly pulsating lights hang from the ceiling, representing 81 souls oscillating between being forgotten and remembered.” Ustica Museum “We still hope the truth will come out. We know that very probably the plane was struck down by a missile. … Continue reading

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2020 Beirut Explosion — Negligence or Missile? [Quick Analysis of the Main Blast]

“It is possible that it (the explosion) was caused by negligence or by external action, with a missile or a bomb.” Lebanese president Michel Aoun (Friday August 7 2020) “This is negligence from the ruling elite. An atomic bomb was … Continue reading

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Two Years Ago — Former CIA Director John McLaughlin Tells a Whopper: “We don’t blow up civilian airliners…”

“We don’t blow up civilian airliners up in the air…” Former CIA Director John McLaughlin “The number, 655, is a flight number: Iran Air 655. If you’ve never heard of it, you’re far from alone. But you should know the … Continue reading

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One Year Ago — Former CIA Director John McLaughlin Tells a Whopper: “We don’t blow up civilian airliners…”

“We don’t blow up civilian airliners up in the air…” Former CIA Director John McLaughlin “The number, 655, is a flight number: Iran Air 655. If you’ve never heard of it, you’re far from alone. But you should know the … Continue reading

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Former CIA Director John McLaughlin Tells a Whopper: “We don’t blow up civilian airliners…”

“The shoot-down of Iran Air flight 655 was an accident, but that is not how it was seen in Tehran. The Iranian government assumed that the attack had been purposeful. … Tehran convinced itself that Washington was trying to signal … Continue reading

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Suspicious Aviation Tragedies: Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870 (USTICA-1980)

“We still hope the truth will come out. We know that very probably the plane was struck down by a missile. Too many people have been keeping this secret for too long but we will not give up until we … Continue reading

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