Archive for the 'Assassination' Category
Scotland Yard Examines Claims that Diana, Princess of Wales Was Murdered by a Member of the British Military
August 18th, 2013Via: Telegraph: Scotland Yard has launched an investigation into new claims that Diana, Princess of Wales was murdered by a member of the British military. It said that it had asked specialist detectives to examine new allegations and evidence passed to it “recently”. The move was approved by Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, its most senior officer. […]
Connections Between Michael Hastings, Edward Snowden and Barrett Brown — The War With the Security State
August 10th, 2013Via: WhoWhatWhy: At the time of his death in a mysterious one-car crash and explosion, journalist Michael Hastings was researching a story that threatened to expose powerful entities and government-connected figures. That story intersected with the work of two controversial government critics—the hacker Barrett Brown and the on-the-run surveillance whistleblower Edward Snowden. Any probe into […]
Frank Olson Case Dismissed
July 31st, 2013See, A Terrible Mistake: The Murder of Frank Olson and the CIA’s Secret Cold War Experiments by H. P. Albarelli Jr. Via: Bloomberg: A lawsuit accusing Central Intelligence Agency employees of murdering military scientist Frank Olson in 1953 after he raised concerns about testing chemical and biological weapons on people without their consent was dismissed. […]
Hacker Dies a Week Before Showing Techniques for Attacking Implanted Heart Devices That He Said Could Kill a Man from 30 Feet Away
July 26th, 2013Via: Reuters: Well-known hacker Barnaby Jack has died in San Francisco, a week before he was due to show off techniques for attacking implanted heart devices that he said could kill a man from 30 feet away. The San Francisco Medical Examiner’s office said he died in the city on Thursday. It gave no details. […]
Ace Of Spades For Michael Hastings: DARPA Contractors Take Control Of Moving Vehicles— “And The Next Thing You Know, You’re On The News”
July 25th, 2013In his book, The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan, Michael Hastings recalled the incident. “We’ll hunt you down and kill you if we don’t like what you write,” the staffer threatened, according to Hastings, who responded: “Well, I get death threats like that about once a year, so […]
Leaked Report Shows High Civilian Death Toll from CIA Drone Strikes
July 23rd, 2013This only covers the period from 2006 to 2009. Via: Salon: A secret document obtained by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism reveals for the first time the Pakistan government’s internal assessment of dozens of drone strikes, and shows scores of civilian casualties. The United States has consistently claimed only a tiny number of non-combatants have […]
Michael Hastings’ Body Cremated Against Wishes of Family Members
July 17th, 2013Update: Reporter Misquoting Joe Biggs This was sent in by TB. Thanks TB. Via: Twitter: colleen menzies ?@colleenmenzies 17 Jul Something Fishy @Rambobiggs @peterjludlow: So Hastings’ body is cremated without the family’s consent. wow.just wow. http://www.sandiego6.com/story/hastings-investigation-20130714 …” Details SSG Joe Biggs ?@Rambobiggs @colleenmenzies @peterjludlow nope. Not true. Never said that NomNomDePlume ‘Agent’ Lamo JT aka. […]
Corpus Christi Judge Found Dead from Gunshot Wound
July 16th, 2013Update: Suicide Via: AP: South Texas authorities have confirmed that a state district judge found dead in his chambers took his own life. The Nueces County sheriff’s Office said Tuesday it’s not clear why Judge Tom Greenwell shot himself but that a handwritten will was found nearby. Greenwell was supposed to be on vacation at […]
Mexican Police Chief Killed with Rifle from Fast and Furious Program
July 8th, 2013Via: Los Angeles Times: A high-powered rifle lost in the ATF’s Fast and Furious controversy was used to kill a Mexican police chief in the state of Jalisco earlier this year, according to internal Department of Justice records, suggesting that weapons from the failed gun-tracking operation have now made it into the hands of violent […]
‘KKK Member, Accomplice Created Lethal X-ray System, FBI Says’
June 20th, 2013Via: CNN: Two New York state men have been charged in a bizarre plan to develop a mobile X-ray system that would be used from afar to silently kill people that they deemed “undesirable,” federal officials said. Glendon Scott Crawford, 49, and Eric J. Feight, 54, were arrested Tuesday after an undercover operation by the […]
