Archive for the 'Assassination' Category
Russia Hunts Double Agent Who Betrayed U.S. Cell
November 11th, 2010Via: MSNBC: The head of Moscow’s deep cover spying operations in the United States was a double agent who had betrayed at least 10 compatriots in a major blow to Russian intelligence, a Russian newspaper said on Thursday. Kommersant reported that Colonel Shcherbakov, head of the Foreign Intelligence Service’s department for “illegal” spying operations in […]
George Hickenlooper, Director of ‘Casino Jack,’ a Film About Jack Abramoff, Found Dead
November 1st, 2010Natural causes… Via: New York Times: George Hickenlooper, a director whose credits include an Emmy-winning documentary about the making of “Apocalypse Now” and a film starring Kevin Spacey as the disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff that is scheduled to open in December, died on Saturday in Denver. He was 47. He was in Denver to spend […]
Randy Quaid Speaks Directly to Press
November 1st, 2010I avoided posting this story, initially, but it has become somewhat interesting, from a Beware-Of-Crooked-Lawyers perspective, and maybe other perspectives.
Second Autopsy Shows Banker Had Gunshot Wound to Head
October 21st, 2010Oh sure, “It could be either a homicide or a suicide.” And how did the first autopsy miss a gunshot wound to the head and call it drowning?! Spitz has said previously that his examination on Monday found no evidence of trauma or assault, and some evidence from the body is consistent with a death […]
The Disappearance of Gary Devore
October 17th, 2010Via: Fortean Times: As he drove through the small hours of the Californian night, Gary Devore insisted to his wife Wendy: “I’m pumping pure adrenaline.” “This was not a normal phone call… I felt he was warning me,” Wendy later recalled. “I love you,” she had said, expectantly. “See you later,” Gary mumbled. It was […]
Millionaire with Defense Industry Ties to British and American Militaries Found Dead
September 27th, 2010Via: Telegraph: Jimi Heselden, the owner of the Segway company, has died after riding one of the two-wheeled machines off a cliff and into a river. The multi-millionaire businessman, 62, fell into the River Wharfe while inspecting the grounds of his North Yorkshire estate on a rugged country version of the Segway. The Segway is […]
Obama Argues His Assassination Program Is a ‘State Secret’
September 27th, 2010Via: Salon: At this point, I didn’t believe it was possible, but the Obama administration has just reached an all-new low in its abysmal civil liberties record. In response to the lawsuit filed by Anwar Awlaki’s father asking a court to enjoin the President from assassinating his son, a U.S. citizen, without any due process, […]
CIA Used Defective Software to Task Drones on Assassination Missions
September 24th, 2010Via: Register: The CIA is implicated in a court case in which it’s claimed it used an illegal, inaccurate software “hack” to direct secret assassination drones in central Asia. The target of the court action is Netezza, the data warehousing firm that IBM bid $1.7bn for on Monday. The case raises serious questions about the […]
Court Dismisses Shell Human Rights Abuse Case
September 24th, 2010Via: TCE Today: A US appeals court has dismissed a case against Shell in which it was accused of assisting the Nigerian government to commit human rights abuses in its attempts to suppress local groups protesting against oil activities in the 1990s. In a written ruling, the three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals […]
Nicaraguan Diplomat Found Dead in New York; Throat Cut
September 24th, 2010Via: New York Times: A Nicaraguan official was found dead on Thursday, his throat slashed, in his Bronx apartment, the police said. The police identified the dead man as César Mercado, 34, a senior consulate officer who had been working in New York for eight years and had been performing the duties of consul general. […]
