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"UFOs are Man-made," an interview of William Lyne

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The Nightmare Scenario
Source: foreignpolicy.com

Few who lived through the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962 will forget the fear and apprehension they felt. The world stood on the brink of a nuclear holocaust as U.S. ships imposed a blockade to force Soviet missiles out of Cuba.

Professor seeks Jimmy Hoffa case records
Source: msnbc.com

The government's hard-won conviction of Jimmy Hoffa on jury-tampering charges is under assault 45 years later.

National Security Agency Releases History of Cold War Intelligence Activities
Source: gwu.edu

In response to a declassification request by the National Security Archive, the secretive National Security Agency has declassified large portions of a four-part "top-secret Umbra" study, American Cryptology during the Cold War.

The Cuban Bomber Crisis -- Russia May Deploy Nuclear Capable Bombers To Cuba In Response To US Missile Shield In Europe
Source: The Washington Post

Russian bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons could be deployed to Cuba in response to U.S. plans to install a missile defense system in Eastern Europe, a Russian newspaper reported Monday, citing an unnamed senior Russian air force official.

Obama's Supporters Say "Viva Che!" By Humberto Fontova. FrontPageMagazine.com Friday, February 15, 2008
Source: Front Page Magazine

During recent interviews of Obama campaign workers on Houston's Fox TV station, the offices of two Texas Obama campaign volunteers (including a precinct captain and head of the "Houston Obama Leadership Team") were found prominently decorated with Che Guevara images, against the  …

Winning by Not Playing: The Forgotten Lessons of the Cold War

A few months back a columnist highlighted the roots of some of George W. Bush's strategic outlook on the world.

Robert Kennedy suspected the Cuban gang, the CIA and the Mafia
Source: granma.cu

He was convinced, two months before he too was assassinated – when he won the Democratic nomination to the presidency and announced that he was to reopen the case – that attempts to blame Cuba for the murder were part of a conspiracy of these groups, the possible perpetrators …

Taking Steps Toward Striking Iran
Source: Information Clearing House

ntelligence Briefings to NYT Notch Up Tension By Alexander Cockburn

Recalling the Cuban Missile Crisis
Source: Spectator Live

A recollection of the Cuban missile crisis (Oct. 1962) by the British historian of Verdun.

Logic of Armageddon (2) - Game Theory

In the 1983 cult classic movie Wargames, an experimental artificial intelligence named Joshua is given total control of the United States' nuclear arsenal.

Another Missile Crisis? What Bush could learn about Iran from JFK.
Source: prospect.org

In its typically heavy-handed way, the Bush administration announced today that if Iran suspends its suspicious uranium activities, then the United States will engage in multilateral diplomacy to persuade Iran to do so.

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