Tag Archives: politics

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

“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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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?]

“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 — Remembering Archbishop Oscar Romero (August 15, 1917 — Assassinated March 24, 1980) [ChatGPT : Was the CIA involved?]

“There are clear evidential threads on who gave the original order and who paid for the murder that any concerted investigation in El Salvador would absolutely be able to gather enough evidence to prosecute those involved.” Matt Eisenbrandt Assassination of … Continue reading

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On This Day — Remembering CIA Jacqueline K. Van Landingham (1962 – March 8 1995) [Why was Gary Durrell not honored with a Star?] UPDATE : NETFLIX “American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders”

“An attack in Karachi, Pakistan, during which another NSA employee Gary C. Durrell was shot in March 1995  is believed to be related to Crypto AG.” MINERVA — A History [Released Feb. 11 2020] March 8 2024 — Jacqueline K. … Continue reading

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On the necessary evil of secrecy

“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 — Ayatollah Khomeini Returns to Iran (February 1 1979) [MI6 and the CIA collaborated with Tehran until at least 1983] [UPDATE : A Quick Note on Conspiracy Theories — Are Republicans and Conservatives More Likely to Believe Conspiracy Theories?]

“You will see we are not in any particular animosity with the Americans. [The Islamic Republic of Iran] will be a humanitarian one, which will benefit the cause of peace and tranquility for all mankind. (…) It is advisable that … Continue reading

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On This Day — CIA Director William Casey Resigns (January 29 1987) [UPDATE : History in the Age of ChatGPT]

“We’ll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false.” William Casey CIA Director (1981-1987) January 29 2024 — William Joseph Casey (March 13, 1913 – May 6, 1987) was the Director of Central Intelligence … Continue reading

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On This Day — Tehran Releases 52 US Hostages After 444 Days (January 20 1981)

“It is now very clear that there were two separate agreements, one the official agreement with Carter in Algeria, the other, a secret agreement with another party, which, it is now apparent, was Reagan. They made a deal with Reagan … Continue reading

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On This Day — Argentina Prosecutor Alberto Nisman Is ‘Suicided’ (December 5 1963 – January 18 2015) [UPDATE : U.S. Attorney Announces Terrorism Charges Against High-Ranking Hizballah Member]

“Over the next few weeks, every Argentine seemed to have an opinion about how Nisman had died; the case became the Latin-American equivalent of the J.F.K. assassination, grist for conspiracy theories involving spies and foreign governments and conniving politicians. Posters … Continue reading

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