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On This Day — Hemingway Wins Nobel Prize (October 28 1954) [Was Hemingway pushed to suicide by the FBI?]

“Hemingway may have said ‘yes’ to the Soviet recruitment pitch, but unless there is some additional trove of material in the NKVD archives that argues otherwise, it is clear Hemingway was never a productive Soviet agent.” CIA website Intelligence in … Continue reading

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Remembering the Bay of Pigs (April 17–20, 1961): Debunking the ‘No Air Cover’ CIA Excuse

“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 20, 1961) April 17 2025 — The Bay of Pigs invasion, launched on April 17, 1961, … Continue reading

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Bay of Pigs — The Enduring Myth of the No Air Cover Excuse

“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 — U.S. President John F. Kennedy in West Berlin : “Ich bin ein Berliner” (June 26 1963)

“Two thousand years ago, the proudest boast was ‘Civis Romanus Sum’. Today, in the world of freedom, the proudest boast is ‘Ich bin ein Berliner!’ … All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin, and therefore, as … Continue reading

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On This Day — “Ich bin ein Berliner” (June 26 1963) [2021]

“Two thousand years ago, the proudest boast was ‘Civis Romanus Sum’. Today, in the world of freedom, the proudest boast is ‘Ich bin ein Berliner!’ … All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin, and therefore, as … Continue reading

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On This Day — “Ich bin ein Berliner” (June 26 1963) [2020]

“Two thousand years ago, the proudest boast was ‘Civis Romanus Sum’. Today, in the world of freedom, the proudest boast is ‘Ich bin ein Berliner!’ … All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin, and therefore, as … Continue reading

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On This Day — “Ich bin ein Berliner” (June 26 1963) [2019]

“Two thousand years ago, the proudest boast was ‘civis romanus sum’. Today, in the world of freedom, the proudest boast is ‘Ich bin ein Berliner!’ … All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin, and therefore, as … Continue reading

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Two Years Ago — CIA Statement on Vault 7 Claims by WikiLeaks (March 8 2017)

“I will splinter the CIA into a thousand pieces and scatter it into the wind.” President John F. Kennedy On Tuesday March 7, 2017, WikiLeaks began its new series of leaks on the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. Code-named “Vault 7” … Continue reading

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On This Day — “Ich bin ein Berliner” (June 26 1963)

“Two thousand years ago, the proudest boast was ‘civis romanus sum’. Today, in the world of freedom, the proudest boast is ‘Ich bin ein Berliner!’ … All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin, and therefore, as … Continue reading

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One Year Ago — CIA Statement on [Vault 7] Claims by WikiLeaks (March 8 2017)

“I will splinter the CIA into a thousand pieces and scatter it into the wind.” President John F. Kennedy. On Tuesday 7 March 2017, WikiLeaks began its new series of leaks on the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. Code-named “Vault 7” … Continue reading

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