New Look at 1961 Hammarskjöld Crash Coverup Says… Assassination

Who shot down the U.N. Secretary General plane in September 1961, and why is it so hard to solve? (e.g. The Hammarskjöld Commission and its reports) The mystery may be intentional, as Susan Williams has written in a newly published Yale Review to follow-up her recent book. First, here are her latest insightful thoughts on … Continue reading New Look at 1961 Hammarskjöld Crash Coverup Says… Assassination

Ace of Spades: Assassination of UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld

A new podcast with journalist Ravi Somaiya, to promote his book “Golden Thread“, discusses some of the latest thinking on a 1961 assassination of the UN Secretary-General: Dag Hammarskjöld was called ‘the greatest statesman of our century’ by John F. Kennedy, but he was found dead with an Ace of Spades mysteriously placed on his … Continue reading Ace of Spades: Assassination of UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld

Social Media Putsch: Investigating Trump’s Rape of Democracy

The speed of American democracy failure seems apropos for the man who repeatedly went bankrupt faster than anyone in history, and the playbook feels familiar. Once he established that norms don’t constrain him, and he fatigued the accountability systems, the violations naturally escalated and expanded rapidly. “Grab’em by the pussy” was his subtext, yet actual … Continue reading Social Media Putsch: Investigating Trump’s Rape of Democracy

US Military Continues Blatantly Murdering Civilians at Sea

Secret squirrel logic is being given by the American government during an offensive military campaign targeting and killing civilians at sea. “There is no evidence – none – that this strike was conducted in self-defense,” Sen. Jack Reed, ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said last week. “That matters, because under both domestic … Continue reading US Military Continues Blatantly Murdering Civilians at Sea