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and the plot thickens: there has been many speculation on JFK assassination… but this one is french!

the kennedy brothers: john f. kennedy, robert f. kennedy, and edward m. kennedy. john f. kennedy served as the 35th u.s. president, robert f. kennedy served as attorney general and later as a u.s. senator, and edward m. kennedy served as a u.s. senator

shot by a lone gunman ––  JFKs younger brother, robert f. kennedy was assassinated on june 15 1968

shot by a lone gunman ––  JFK in dallas

seconds before JFK was assassinated on november 22 1963

LBJ sworn in hours after JFKs assassination

shot by a lone gunman ––  lee harvey oswald (an american ex US marine, whom the CIA admitted to monitoring before the act) was arrested nearly two hours after president kennedy’s assassination. he denied all allegations. he was killed by a lone gunman just 2 days after his arrest –– never testifying.

the lone gunman –– jack ruby born jacob leon rubenstein, the son of joseph rubenstein and fannie turek rutkowski (or rokowsky), both polish-born orthodox jews. ruby had ties to the criminal underworld and was very likely compromised, ruby was quoted to say that he thought about “killing oswald two nights earlier, to show the world that jews have guts.”

JFKs son salutes his dead fathers casket 1963

a pensive LBJ in deep thought

a younger “donald rumsfeld‘s” the man who became the US defense secretary and in 2023 was a key proponent behind US iraq war

donald rumsfeld’s letter to RFK back in june of 1963

robert f. kennedy (RFK) was assassinated on june 15 1968 (4 years after JFK)

the lone gunman –– sirhan sirhan (the islamic terrorist) was actually a christian palestinian who had moved to US after his parents were expelled from west jeruselum in 1948 – he was identified as the assassin just 2 hours after the assassination of RFK.

a mature JFK jr. considering running for office

NOT shot by a lone gunman ––  but unfortunately JFK jr. dies piloting his own airplane in a crash.

after decades of conspiracies about the assassinations, oliver stones film JFK finally puts all the blame squarely on the CIA, and no one else.

financier and producer of oliver stones film JFK, was arnon milchan –– an israeli billionaire businessman, film producer and former spy. see wiki.

mind bending documentary “the assassination of JFK by laurent guyenot” if video is missing try here or here on youtube.

there has been many speculation on JFK assassination but most likely a lunatic lone gunman killed JFK in 1963… and another killed RFK 1965… and another killed Oswald 1963… and another MLK 1968…

JFK jr. escapes the lone gunman scenario but unfortunately dies in plane crash in 1999. that doesn’t make this theory true, but what a string of suspicious conspiracies…. if nothing they are fun to ponder upon? no?

but who is laurent guyenot: a PHD grad from the sorbonne. after earning an engineering degree (national school of advanced technology, 1982), laurent guyénot pursued his interests in the history and anthropology of religions, earning his doctorate in medieval studies (PhD in medieval studies at paris IV-sorbonne, 2009). he has authored numerous books on the subject. his current research focuses on the religious and civilizational backgrounds of zionist geostrategy. books available on amazon. by dd

 

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Paris Commune: a model of revolutionary heroism

the paris commune of 1871 was our first revolution and a radical uprising in which workers and citizens briefly took control of paris, rejecting the authority of the french government. it was a powerful act of rebellion against entrenched systems of power, class inequality, and hierarchical rule. the commune attempted to build a society based on direct democracy, worker control, and collective decision-making. though it was violently crushed, it remains a symbol of resistance to oppression and the possibility of a more egalitarian world. by tnt

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1920s Australian Mugshots

ah low: may 31, 1928

mr. william stanley moore: may 1st, 1925.

opium dealer operating with large quantities of faked opium and cocaine. also a wharf labourer and associates with water front thieves and drug traders.

thomas craig, raymond neil (aka “gaffney the gunman”), william thompson and fw wilson: january 25, 1928.

this photograph was apparently taken in the aftermath of a raid led by chief bill mackay.

frank murray alias harry williams: february 4, 1929

harry williams was sentenced to 12 months of hard labour in march 1929 for breaking, entering, and theft. despite being known to “consort with prostitutes” and to “frequent hotels and wine bars around the haymarket,” he is nevertheless described as having a “quiet disposition.”

eugenia falleni, alias harry crawford: 1920

when ‘harry leon crawford’, a hotel cleaner from stanmore, was arrested and charged with the murder of his wife, it was revealed that he was actually eugeni falleni—a woman and mother who had been living as a man since 1899. in 1914, under the name harry crawford, falleni married a widow named annie birkett. three years later, shortly after birkett confided to a relative that she had discovered “something amazing about harry,” she disappeared.

de gracy (sic) and edward dalton: circa 1920

albert stewart warnkin and adolf gustave beutler: october 18, 1920

please stand next to this height chart so we can see how tall you are—make sure to keep your hat on. by tnt

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“If you tremble with indignation at every injustice, then you are a comrade of mine” – the faces of che

rene burri photograph of ernesto che-guevara 1963 havana

lisa howard and fidel castro first meeting havana riviera hotel april 21 1963. in the early 1960s, lisa howard became ABC news’s first woman reporter, and was the first woman to have her own national network television news show (insert: mole). howard developed a relationship with cuba’s fidel castro, whom she met to interview, and was a go-between for a time between castro and the american white house.

blue bird production “the faces of che” and the cuban revolution

a very good and rare documentary (watch it before this bootleg is taken down) on cuba and its revolution with some details about the relationship of che and castro that i didn’t know. worth a watch for any history buff. by xy

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and so you think you have friends?

“when the day is done” see docu here

my friend was crying to me to the other day, she was let down because the friends she thought she had, turned out not to be such friends. in trying to console her i said “you know what? i don’t have many true friends either, but that’s ok.” my father told me when i was a kid that “if, by the end of your life, you can count your friends on one hand, you should consider yourself a lucky man.” i couldn’t quite understand it at age 12… i thought i already had 20+ odd friends, but i so understand now what he meant. not sure if that helped her that night. but i was up till 5am drinking and talking to an artist who was visiting new york and what he said to me was even more profound… i’ll tell you…

we joked how today, people have thousands of followers but zero friends. i was trying to name a few of my good friends that i have acquired through the years. some had dropped off my list but came back into my life and redeemed themselves. i was able to roll off a few, three, four… and we then laughed, as neither of us named the other. you know, its not easy to become a friend – that’s no easy task…

he said when he was in art school and before he left for prague, he was longing for a new chapter. he was assessing the people he had spent his time with and sorting out in his head who they really were and why they had even come together. people travel not just physically but mentally and intellectually. when he told his teacher about this vacancy of souls the teacher said this:

 

“… don’t worry and don’t fret that you have so few friends now… you will surely find your friends in history one day.”

 

oh my beautiful jesus – whom i so don’t believe in – i think this was really one of the most beautiful of truths i have heard in so many years. i just stared at him for some time, and a warm smile just lite up my face. it all dawned on me, and crashed onto me… it connected all my dots… i just loved that… and i wanted to share it with you all – but more importantly i wanted to put it up here so i will never forget it. now, i can come here whenever i need, and remember the wealth of friends i have! and these are just the few i am able to roll off… there are many more!

tell me about love

tell me about dignity

tell me about sacrifice

tell me about range

tell me everything

tell me about single mindedness

tell me about fairness

… you can smile now.

ok now go to bed… and remember… you may have friends that you have never met, but in the end your true friends are those who inspire you and change you for the better. thank you to HT for our late night chats, and all of this, we miss you… my new friend!   by dd

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The Secret Military History of the Internet: chris hedges interview with Yasha Levine author of “Surveillance Valley”

ARPANET: funded by the us department of defense’s advanced research projects agency (arpa), was a pioneering packet-switching network that served as the precursor to the modern internet, enabling interconnected computer communication and resource sharing among researchers

author of the book “surveillance valley” – yasha levine. levine’s family emigrated from the soviet union in 1989 when levine was 8-years-old, he is a russian-american investigative journalist, author and reporter. levine, who was born in the soviet union, was raised in san francisco, CA.

the internet, from its inception, was created as a tool of mass surveillance. yasha levine traces the origins of the web in his book, “surveillance valley,” and how its roots in counter insurgency shape its function today.

image above: vietnam

the defense communications planning group is a pretty boring name for a secretive group tasked with building one of the most high-tech war surveillance systems ever devised — and that’s no accident. the name, DCPG for short, was intentionally dull to prevent north vietnamese forces from getting too suspicious should they hear about it.

after listening to this you can extract why china developed tiktok to counter the US incursions and why US wants to shut it down or control it… it makes sense…

while some frowned at levines idea of “depicting the likes of amazon as part of a military conspiracy” a conspiracy itself… i think we now know well how google cloud and amazon cloud, and social media have been weaponized and are indeed party to the military surveillance and Ai in a major way. you can read the guardian UKs very negative review of levine’s book here. by dd

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Chris Hedges : democracy and fascism

journalist chris hedges, at the new school, discusses his recent book empire of illusion: the end of literacy and the triumph of spectacle.

christopher hedges is an american journalist, author, commentator and (surprisingly!) a presbyterian minister

in his early career, hedges worked as a freelance war correspondent in central america for NPR, and dallas morning news. hedges reported for the new york times from 1990 to 2005, and served as the times middle east bureau chief and balkan bureau chief during the wars in the former yugoslavia. in 2001, hedges contributed to the new york times staff entry that received the 2002 pulitzer prize for explanatory reporting for the paper’s coverage of global terrorism. by sr

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soundtrack to a coup d’etat: best documentary feature film 97th academy awards

also see this great new film “soundtrack to a coup d’etat”

soundtrack to a coup d’etat premiered at the sundance film festival on 22 january 2024.

it won the andré cavens award for best film from the belgian film critics association. it has been nominated for best documentary feature film at the 97th academy awards.

soundtrack to a coup d’etat is a documentary film directed by johan grimonprez about the cold war episode that led american musicians abbey lincoln and max roach to crash the un security council in protest against the murder of congolese leader patrice lumumba. one february morning in 1961, singer abbey lincoln and drummer max roach crash the un security council to protest the murder of prime minister patrice lumumba of the newly independent congo. sixty yelling protesters throw punches, slam their stilettos and provoke a skirmish with unprepared guards as diplomats look on in shock.

six months earlier, sixteen newly independent african countries are admitted to the united nations, shifting the majority vote away from the old colonial powers. soviet leader nikita khrushchev speaks in opposition to the neo-colonial power grab unfolding in the republic of the congo (léopoldville) (modern dr congo). denouncing america’s color bar and un complicity in the overthrow of lumumba, he demands immediate decolonization worldwide.

to retain control over the riches of what used to be the belgian congo, king baudouin of belgium finds an ally in the eisenhower administration, which fears losing access to one of the world’s biggest known reserves of uranium, a metal vital for the creation of atomic bombs. congo-léopoldville takes center stage to both the cold war and the scheme for control of the un. the US state department swings into action: jazz ambassador louis armstrong is dispatched to win the hearts and minds of africa. unwittingly, armstrong becomes a smokescreen to divert attention from africa’s first post-colonial coup, leading to the assassination of congo’s first democratically elected leader. malcolm x stands up in open support of lumumba and his efforts to create a united states of africa while also reframing the freedom struggle of african americans as one not for civil rights but for human rights, aiming to bring his case before the UN.

as black jazz ambassadors are performing unaware amidst covert cia operatives, the likes of armstrong, nina simone, duke ellington, dizzy gillespie and melba liston face a painful dilemma: how to represent a country where segregation is still the law of the land.

jazz and decolonization are entwined in this forgotten episode of the cold war, where the greatest musicians stepped onto the political stage, and downtrodden politicians lent their voices as inadvertent lead singers. this story of the undermining of african self-determination is told from the perspective of central african republic women’s rights activist and politician andrée blouin, irish diplomat and enfant terrible conor cruise o’brien, belgian-congolese writer in koli jean bofane, and nikita khrushchev himself. by dd

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lumumba : la mort du prophete a french film by raoul-peck on the life of patrice lumumba

lumumba : death of a profit

stills from the film starring, agreat performance by, eriq ebouaney as patrice lumumba

watch for free on youtube – if link is broken try : here

lumumba is a 2000 biographical film directed by raoul peck. a co-production of france, germany, belgium, and haiti. filmed in french, the film depicts the rise and fall of patrice lumumba, and is set in the months before and after congo-léopoldville achieved independence from belgium in june 1960. war in the democratic republic of the congo at the time of filming caused the film to be shot in zimbabwe and beira, mozambique.

CONTROVERSY : the film generated some controversy in 2002, when frank carlucci, a former american government official and protege of donald rumsfeld, persuaded HBO to delete a reference to him during the airing of the film. the scene in question involves a group of belgian and congolese officials deciding whether to kill lumumba. carlucci is asked for input, and he mumbles that the US government does not involve itself in the internal affairs of other countries. at the time, carlucci was the second secretary of the US embassy in congo. he denies playing any role in the death of llumumba: “the scene is tendentious, false, libelous; it never happened and it is a cheap shot.” the scene remains on the DVD version of the film. by dd

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out here, in our corner of the civilized world: with the upcoming black history month, we explain why the US government murdered Fred Hampton

just learned about fred, thanks to amy goodman… heres what i found:

“as a youth, fred hampton was gifted both in the classroom and athletically, and hoped to play center field for the yankees…

at 10 years old, he started hosting weekend breakfasts for other children from the neighborhood, cooking the meals himself in what could be described as a precursor to the panthers’ free breakfast program.

vox: “why the US government murdered fred hampton”

in 1968, hampton was accused of assaulting an ice cream truck driver, stealing $71 worth of ice cream bars, and giving them to kids in the street. he was convicted in may 1969 and served time in prison.

democracy now: “the assassination of fred hampton: new documents reveal involvement of FBI director j. edgar hoover”

we know this is how russia is run, and uganda under amin, and iran, but does this shit happen in france? or in canada? or in norway?

“hampton rose quickly in the BPP based on his organizing skills, and charisma… in 1969, hampton, now deputy chairman of the black panthers party illinois chapter, conducted a meeting condemning sexism. the fbi believed that hampton’s leadership and talent for communication made him a major threat… FBI director j edgar hoover was determined to prevent the formation of a cohesive black movement in the united states. the FBI opened a file on hampton in 1967…

in late 1968, the FBI’s chicago field office recruited william o’neal to work with it; he had recently been arrested twice for interstate car theft and impersonating a federal officer. in exchange for having his felony charges dropped and receiving a monthly stipend, o’neal agreed to infiltrate the BPP as a counterintelligence operative. with oneals help fred hampton was shot in bed, in the head, while drugged and incapacitated from the night before by the imposter, william o’neal, the FBI informant.” i mean wholly shit. they drugged him, and then they shot him in the head, i mean what cowards, what bastards…. assuming all this is true. by xy

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Rebranded Al-Qaeda : is now our friend… the twilight zone guide to HTS

the twilight zone guide to HTS

like all real terrorists, HTS chief, jolani got a new PR image and a hair transplant!

US president biden and israeli prime minister netanyahu boasted of helping topple bashar al-assad. NATO member turkey played a key role as well. ben norton explains how the west became buddies with its enemy. by xy

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