1997
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| File:Diana Crash inset.jpg Lady Diana was killed in a highly suspicious car crash, after successfully leading efforts to ban production of land mines. |
1997 was the start of Operation Gladio/B, according to whistleblower Sibel Edmonds. The name of "Al Qaeda" and "Ossama Bin Laden" were more or less unknown in the US population at this point, but a campaign was started to try to "raise awareness about" -- i.e. stoke fear of -- them. Diana Princess of Wales, whose championning of popular causes was proving increasingly problematic to the Establishment, was "unlawfully killed" (so the jury, who were not permitted to return a verdict of murder) in what appears to have been a staged car crash.
"Unlawful Killing" of Diana Princess of Wales
- Full article: Diana Princess of Wales/Death
- Full article: Diana Princess of Wales/Death
Diana Princess of Wales had used her fame to champion causes such as the banning of anti-personnel landmines. On 31 August 1997 she was killed along with two other people after injuries sustained in a suspicious car crash. A 2007/2008 inquest determined that she had been "unlawfully killed". Her husband, Prince Charles was not called to testify, although two copies of the Mishcon note had surfaced, in which she wrote of her fear that she would be killed in a staged car crash.[1][2]
Operation Gladio/B
- Full article: Operation Gladio/B
- Full article: Operation Gladio/B
Sibel Edmonds revealed "Operation Gladio B" as an FBI codename adopted in 1997 for ongoing relations between US intelligence, the Pentagon and Al Qaeda.[3]
Cercle Exposure
- Full article: Le Cercle/Exposure
- Full article: Le Cercle/Exposure
The Independent reported on Jonathan Aitken's dismissal as chair of Le Cercle.[4]
Big Pharma
A reflection of the increasing influence of big pharma in the US, the FDA decided to allow drug advertising on television.