Tag Archives: politics

On This Day — KRYPTOS Sculpture Dedication Ceremony at the CIA (November 3 1990) [UPDATE : CAN AI SOLVE KRYPTOS K4?]

Posted on November 3, 2026 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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On This Day — Hemingway Wins Nobel Prize (October 28, 1954) [Was Hemingway pushed to suicide by the FBI?]

Posted on October 28, 2026 by L

“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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CIA Memorial Wall — STAR 28 : David Lee Konzelman (Texas – October 24, 1971)

Posted on October 24, 2026 by L

“I heard one day that one of our local operations had gone awry, that a helicopter had been forced to make an emergency landing, hurting someone in the process. It turned out to be much worse than that. Dave had … Continue reading →

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CIA Memorial Wall — STAR 30 : John Peterson (Laos – October 19, 1972)

Posted on October 19, 2026 by L

“They blinked. Tears rolled down my cheeks. I turned to the stars and whispered, ‘John’s star is here.’ I moved to the wall and gently touched the star I knew was his. They followed me, Lora’s small hand lovingly and … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Soviet Union Launches SPUTNIK (October 4 1957) [UPDATE — How the West Lost Its Scientific Edge]

Posted on October 4, 2026 by L

“What came to be known as the Space Race between the United States and the USSR began in 1957 when the Soviets launched the first satellite, Sputnik.” President John F. Kennedy Special Message to Congress on Urgent National Needs (May … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Stanislav Petrov Saves the World from Nuclear War (September 26 1983)

Posted on September 26, 2026 by L

“The siren howled. But I just sat there for a few seconds, staring at the big, back-lit, red screen with the word ‘LAUNCH’ on it.” Colonel Stanislav Petrov September 26 2026 — On September 26 1983 — just three weeks … Continue reading →

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On This Day — The VELA Incident (September 22 1979) [Update — CIA Assessed Nuclear Test Probability at Over 90%]

Posted on September 22, 2026 by L

“Now, 40 years later, there is a scientific and historical consensus that it was a nuclear test and that it had to be Israeli.” Avner Cohen September 22, 2019 September 22, 2026 — A CIA-sponsored panel of well-respected scientists concluded … Continue reading →

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CIA Memorial Wall — The powerful ending of “13 HOURS” is DEAD WRONG ! [Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods — Benghazi, Libya – September 12, 2012]

Posted on September 13, 2026 by L

“Also being twice in that great building, I was drawn to the Memorial Wall both times. On Friday [March 27, 2015], I realized that the last two stars were Tyrone and Glen. I would like to end the film with … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Golda Meir Orders Operation Wrath of God (September 7 1972) [UPDATE: Evidence of Support from Western Intelligence Services]

Posted on September 7, 2026 by L

“There’s no difference between one’s killing and making decisions that will send others to kill. It’s exactly the same thing, or even worse.” Prime Minister Golda Meir September 7, 2026 — On September 7 1972, two days after the Munich … Continue reading →

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Legal Dispute over Lockerbie Evidence Tags [UPDATE — The Mystery of the New Evidence Deepens]

Posted on September 2, 2026 by L

“Now, when we magnify the photograph of the label, Mr. Gilchrist, we can see, can we not, that it has been altered?”“I can see writing underneath it.”“Exactly. And if we look carefully at the writing underneath the word ‘debris,’ we … Continue reading →

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