Tag: obituary
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bay of pigs ‘hero’ meets his maker
from miami herald: Grayston L. Lynch, a hero of the anti-Castro movement for his leadership in the Bay of Pigs invasion, where fired the first shot of the battle, died at 85 on Aug. 10… In his 1998 book, Decision for Disaster: Betrayal at the Bay of Pigs, Lynch detailed his role as CIA case…
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kent daniel bentkowski of ‘kentroversy’ has passed away
from red ice creations: We’re very sad to announce that our good friend, researcher and frequent guest on Red Ice Creations Radio, Kent Daniel Bentkowski or “Kentroversy” has passed away. He died Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 in his home. He is survived by his widow Paula, son Anthony, and Sister Esther. His wife Paula suggested…
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rest in peace, alexander solzhenitsyn
“a state of war only serves as an excuse for domestic tyranny” – alexander solzhenitsyn writer who shone light on gulag diesfrom ap: Alexander Solzhenitsyn, the Nobel Prize-winning author whose books chronicled the horrors of the Soviet gulag system, has died at 89. Son Stepan said his father died of heart failure. Solzhenitsyn’s unflinching accounts…
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George Carlin Mourned As Counterculture Hero
(this truly breaks my heart. i’ve been a huge fan of george for many years, own all of his records & will frequently quote him at length. his work has truly affected my life for the better. i put him up there with morrissey & bill hicks. i will miss him dearly.) from ap: George…
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the canonization of tim russert
nbc’s tim russert dies at 58 after collapsingfrom ap: Tim Russert, a political lifer who made a TV career of his passion with unrelenting questioning of the powerful and influential, died of a heart attack Friday in the midst of a presidential campaign he’d covered with trademark intensity. Praise poured in from the biggest names…
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folk music legend utah phillips dies at 73
from the union: Folk music legend and peace and labor activist Utah Phillips died in his sleep Friday night in his Nevada City home. He was 73. Phillips had been suffering from a chronic heart disease since 2004. His remarkable career included international acclaim for the stories and songs he wrote about social and labor…
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pioneer chemist albert hofmann dies at age 102
from wikinews: Albert Hofmann, a scientist who discovered and created the drug Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) in 1938, has died today at the age 102. StopTheDrugWar.com reports that Hofmann died of a heart attack in his house located in Basel, Switzerland… He is now known as the first person to experience a ‘trip’ from taking…
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arthur c. clarke, futurist & sci-fi genius, dead at 90
from ap: Arthur C. Clarke, a visionary science fiction writer who co-wrote “2001: A Space Odyssey” and won worldwide acclaim with more than 100 books on space, science and the future, died Wednesday, an aide said. He was 90… Co-author with Stanley Kubrick of Kubrick’s film “2001: A Space Odyssey,” Clarke was regarded as far…
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skull & bones buckley dead at 82
from guardian: Author and conservative commentator William F Buckley Jr has died at age 82. His assistant Linda Bridges says Buckley died on Wednesday morning at his home in Stamford, Connecticut. She says he had been ill with emphysema and was found dead by his cook. Buckley became famous for his intellectual political writings in…
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hillary, hollowed-out book, nau, fraudsters & al-CIAda
dallas cop killed while escorting hillary from cbs2: A Dallas police motorcycle officer who crashed and died Friday while escorting Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton’s motorcade to a campaign rally has been identified, CBS station KTVT-TV, in Dallas reported. Senior Cpl. Victor Lozada, a 20-year veteran of the department, was killed in the accident.…
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john mcwethy, 9/11 pentagon reporter, dies in accident
from denver post: John McWethy, the retired national security correspondent for ABC News, died Wednesday in a skiing accident at Keystone Ski Resort. McWethy, 61, lost control on the intermediate Porcupine trail and slid chest first into a tree. McWethy had lived in Boulder since last fall. Witnesses said he was skiing fast when he…
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biosensors, whistleblowers & plunge protection team
nyc wants more bioweapons sensorsfrom washinton post: City officials last month quietly activated some of the nation’s newest generation of early warning sensors to detect a biological attack, turning on a limited number of filing-cabinet-size air filters in sensitive, high-volume areas of Manhattan. But city officials say their effort to expand the program has run…
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norman mailer dead at age 84
from ap: Norman Mailer, the macho prince of American letters who for decades reigned as the country’s literary conscience and provocateur with such books as “The Naked and the Dead” and “The Executioner’s Song” died Saturday, his literary executor said… Mailer died of acute renal failure at Mount Sinai Hospital, said J. Michael Lennon, who…
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aaron russo has passed away
Aaron Russo, producer of America: From Freedom to Fascism has passed away this morning, August 24th, 2007. A great American Hero and patriot. God Bless you Aaron! He fought his battle with cancer long enough to inspire and educate countless people to learn the truth about the globalist agenda… from reason: Aaron Russo died today…
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hero 9/11 rescue dog dies of cancer
from nbc5: A black Labrador that burrowed through smoking debris after Sept. 11 and flooded rubble after Hurricane Katrina in search of survivors has died of cancer. Owner Mary Flood had 12-year-old Jake put to sleep Wednesday after a last stroll through the fields and a dip in the creek near their home in Oakley,…