Sans haine, sans violence et sans arme

Nice in Nice
In 1982, one-time MI6 employee & friend to Kim Philby, Graham Greene, wrote a non-fiction book called  ‘J’Accuse — The Dark Side of Nice’ declaring that police & judicial corruption was flourishing in Nice. As a result, he lost a libel lawsuit & Greene was effectively gagged in France. However, in 1994, after Greene’s death, he was finally vindicated when the “colourful” former mayor of Nice, Jacques Médecin, was imprisoned for corruption and other crimes.

“Big crime in Nice is practically nonexistent” once said Nice Mayor Jacques Médecin, conveniently overlooking the career of Albert Spaggiari who, as well as occasionlly acting as photographer for the mayor, had a starring role in the “Bank Heist of the Century” & other things.

“Without Weapons, Neither Hatred Nor Violence” is the phrase that Albert Spaggiari wrote on the walls of a Nice bank vault after he’d tunnelled into it via the sewers & the inspiration for the title of a new film about the high-profile criminal.

Tower 7
9/11 Truthers seem to be focusing on the fate of Tower 7, the “first and only tall skyscraper in the world to have collapsed because of fire”. BBC article: The evolution of a conspiracy theory

Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth, a group consisting of hundreds of building professionals, want Congress to open up a new investigation of 9/11. Founder, Richard Gage, believes that the Twin Towers and Building 7 collapsed as a result of explosives.  A letter from Gage to Congressman Robert Wexler has been posted on the group’s website, asking the congressman to investigate a number of inconsistencies. 

The Good Shepherd: CIA Secrets or Hollywood Sizzle?
Cloak-and-dagger movie, The Good Shepherd, tells the story of the CIA’s early days through the eyes of Edward Wilson, the movie’s main character. Wilson is patterned after the legendary spy-catcher, James Jesus Angleton but how much of the movie is true and how much is Hollywood sizzle?