[…] a complex form of real-world Cluedo, into a genuinely useful forum for political analysis. His thesis is a development from two other books of his: Cocaine Politics: Drugs, Armies and the CIA in Central America;(2) and The Iran-Contra Connection: Secret Teams and Covert Operations in the Reagan Era.(3) Scott effectively had the story documented […]
[…] like to speak privately with anyone else who has direct or indirect knowledge of covert weapons experiments in post-war South America. These experiments may involve radiation, psychoactive drugs, psychic training, interrogation methods, or nonlethal weapons. Subjects may include indigenous peoples, street children, and peasants. As a social psychologist with experience in operations, I seek […]
[…] currently in jail for contempt of court. He refused to tell a court where he had obtained the FBI video tapes of one John De Lorean buying drugs. With an estimated $50,000,000 fortune to spend, Flynt may yet turn out to be a serious threat to various ruling elites in America. If he survives […]
Dave Renton Pluto, London, 1999, £9.99 This book has been touted in some areas as a radical, new contribution to the study of fascism; and it is certainly well-packaged and cheap. To start with the good points which, although few, are important: if you want to know who the current academic theorists on modern … Read more
When I began studying the Kennedy assassination, back in 1983, my naivety was considerable. It would be a few years before I fully hooked into the diffuse network of assassination researchers, and my hit-and-miss efforts to locate that fraternity produced some bizarre results during the 1985-87 period. Consulting periodical directories and other sources, I collected … Read more
Frost/Nixon Or, a load of old dick When Frost/Nixon first appeared at the Donmar Warehouse theatre in London back in 2006 I wondered why on earth anyone would want to stage, to recreate, what was, essentially, a non-event. Why indeed? One can imagine mere actors relishing the opportunity to ‘interpret’ Frost and Nixon but who … Read more
[…] away from, choosing not to know? What will our grandchildren accuse us of? This range of editorial concerns led us to make After Dark programmes on sex, drugs, rock-and-roll and everything from the fashion industry to the Grand National, child abuse, psychics and animal rights (and, yes, one on male violence with Oliver Reed). […]
[…] he persuaded the Ramparts book-keeper to help the Black Panther Party get its books in order. Apparently she stumbled onto evidence that the Panthers were involved in drugs and protection rackets in Oakland, and was soon found murdered, floating in the San Francisco Bay. Today Horowitz has defected to the hard Right, along with […]
Harold Pinter defined American foreign policy thus: ‘Kiss my arse or I’ll kick your head in.’ William Blum counts the heads that have been kicked. United States foreign policy In 1975, there was a committee of the US congress called the Pike Committee, named after its chairman Otis Pike. This committee investigated the covert … Read more
The three Arrigos In the last Lobster (‘Spookaroonie’, p. 26) I noted the comments on <intelforum.org> of Maria Arrigo, a ‘social psychologist with experience in [intelligence] operations’ asking for evidence of ‘covert weapons experiments in post-war South America’ and wondered what was afoot. It was just an interesting little snippet which I came across at … Read more
