The view from the bridge

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[…] their rivals on other similar papers or TV programmes – none of which are enhanced by straying off the reservation. Gary Webb and his stories about the CIA, the Contras and cocaine – the dark alliance as he called it – in the San Jose Mercury News in 1996, illustrated what can happen when […]

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[…] this edition of Lobster. *new* Still in Dallas On JFKfacts is a recent note by Chad Neagle, ‘Tale of Two Defectors; One was thoroughly debriefed by the CIA. The other was accused of killing JFK.’1 Neagle points out the significance of a recently declassified CIA memo about the debriefing of Robert Webster.2 Like Oswald, […]

Disclosure and deceit: Secrecy as the manipulation of history, not its concealment

Lobster Issue 61 (Summer 2011) FREE

[PDF file]: […] hostilities were formally ended. What then was the significance of the ‘leak’? The documents generally point to the failures of the military, omitting the role of the CIA almost entirely. Today it is still largely unknown that Ellsberg was working with the CIA in counter-insurgency programs in Vietnam. Did the Pentagon Papers thus serve […]

The view from the bridge

Lobster Issue 68 (Winter 2014) FREE

[PDF file]: […] their rivals on other similar papers or TV programmes – none of which are enhanced by straying off the reservation. Gary Webb and his stories about the CIA, the Contras and cocaine – the dark alliance as he called it – in the San Jose Mercury News in 1996, illustrated what can happen when […]

South of the border

Lobster Issue 80 (Winter 2020) FREE

[PDF file]: […] Twitter) A spoof Yelp-type review of mercenary company ‘Silvercorp USA’:41 ‘Friendly service, clean office but got caught while planning a coup. 1 star Do not recommend – CIA.’ 42 Turkey Tattle Blink during recent events and you may have missed the news that an Pierce has no newer blog entries than 1 February 2013, […]

The view from the bridge

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[…] . For a general historical account of Russian disinfo about diseases see or . 1 2 ‘Agca points the finger’, Newsweek, 18 Jul 1983 archived (via the CIA reading room) at or or 3 intelligence, the GRU.4 The CIA, whose assets (Paul Henze, Claire Sterling) began the KGB-dunit thread in the 80s, has offered […]

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[…] QAnon believers looking for evidence? Still in Dallas On JFKfacts is a recent note by Chad Neagle, ‘Tale of Two Defectors; One was thoroughly debriefed by the CIA. The other was accused of killing JFK.’46 Neagle points out the significance of a recently declassified CIA memo about the debriefing of Robert Webster.47 Like Oswald, […]

The view from the bridge

Lobster Issue 86 (2023) FREE

[PDF file]: […] QAnon believers looking for evidence? Still in Dallas On JFKfacts is a recent note by Chad Neagle, ‘Tale of Two Defectors; One was thoroughly debriefed by the CIA. The other was accused of killing JFK.’46 Neagle points out the significance of a recently declassified CIA memo about the debriefing of Robert Webster.47 Like Oswald, […]

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[…] QAnon believers looking for evidence? Still in Dallas On JFKfacts is a recent note by Chad Neagle, ‘Tale of Two Defectors; One was thoroughly debriefed by the CIA. The other was accused of killing JFK.’46 Neagle points out the significance of a recently declassified CIA memo about the debriefing of Robert Webster.47 Like Oswald, […]

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[…] to those living near them? Still in Dallas On JFKfacts is a recent note by Chad Neagle, ‘Tale of Two Defectors; One was thoroughly debriefed by the CIA. The other was accused of killing JFK.’35 Neagle points out the significance of a recently declassified CIA memo about the debriefing of Robert Webster.36 Like Oswald, […]

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