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+- 2026-05-18T0018 · [[KEY INDIVIDUALS]]
+- 2026-05-18T0018 · [[MOC - Intelligence & Government]]
+- 2026-05-18T0018 · [[MOC - Key Figures]]
+- 2026-05-18T0018 · [[Arthur Koestler]]
+- 2026-05-18T0017 · [[Charlie Rose]]
+- 2026-05-18T0016 · [[P.W. Botha]]
+- 2026-05-18T0016 · [[Edmund Thompson]]
 - 2026-05-18T0014 · [[James Earl Ray]]
 - 2026-05-18T0014 · [[Giuseppe Santovito]]
 - 2026-05-18T0013 · [[Hermann F. Eilts]]
@@ -37,7 +44,6 @@
 - 2026-05-18T0003 · [[Sebastian Gonzalez]]
 - 2026-05-18T0003 · [[Walter Grasheim]]
 - 2026-05-18T0003 · [[William Downing]]
-- 2026-05-18T0003 · [[Charlie Rose (NC)]]
 - 2026-05-18T0003 · [[Henry Skip Clements]]
 - 2026-05-18T0003 · [[Bill Clinton]]
 - 2026-05-18T0003 · [[Fidel Castro]]
@@ -92,9 +98,3 @@
 - 2026-05-17T2352 · [[Cali Drug Cartel]]
 - 2026-05-17T2352 · [[Project MERRIMAC]]
 - 2026-05-17T2352 · [[Medellin Cartel]]
-- 2026-05-17T2352 · [[UDN-FARN]]
-- 2026-05-17T2352 · [[Nicaraguan National Guard]]
-- 2026-05-17T2352 · [[Sandinistas]]
-- 2026-05-17T2351 · [[Contras]]
-- 2026-05-17T2351 · [[Colombia]]
-- 2026-05-17T2351 · [[Honduras]]

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Charlie Rose (NC).md

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----
-title: Charlie Rose (NC)
-aliases:
-  - Charlie Rose
-  - Charles Grandison Rose III
-created: 2026-05-17
-updated: 2026-05-17
-category: "Intelligence & Government"
-tags:
-  - Person
-  - Congress
-  - Politician
-  - TheFinders
-  - NorthCarolina
-summary: "Charles Grandison Rose III (1939-2012) was a Democratic congressman from North Carolina who served 24 years and, with Rep. Tom Lewis, received documents from Henry 'Skip' Clements in 1993 and helped pressure the DOJ to reopen the Finders investigation."
-born: 1939-08-10
-died: 2012-09-04
-location: "Fayetteville, North Carolina"
----
-
-Charles Grandison Rose III (1939-2012) was a Democratic congressman who represented North Carolina's 7th congressional district (covering the Wilmington and Fayetteville areas) for twenty-four years, from 1973 to 1997. Along with Rep. [[Tom Lewis]] (R-FL), Rose received documents from private consultant [[Henry "Skip" Clements]] in October 1993 and applied congressional pressure that contributed to the Department of Justice reopening its inquiry into [[The Finders]] case.[^1][^2]
-
-### Background
-
-Rose died on September 4, 2012, at age 73. He was known informally as the "mayor of the Capitol" for his work as chairman of the House Administration Committee from 1991 to 1994, the period during which he engaged with the Finders reinvestigation. His committee assignments also included membership on the House Agriculture Committee and, at certain points during his tenure, the House Intelligence Committee. He chaired a 1991 House committee investigation into the Bush administration's role in selling military supplies to Iraq, indicating prior engagement with intelligence oversight matters.[^1]
-
-### Role in the Finders Reinvestigation
-
-Rose received Clements's materials in October 1993 and joined Lewis in applying pressure to the DOJ. The CIA's formal response to the congressional inquiry was dismissive: a CIA spokesman told Rose, "This story is a non-story. I think of it as a nothing-burger." Despite this characterization, the congressional pressure, combined with the prospect of a CBS 48 Hours segment, was sufficient to prompt the DOJ's October 26, 1993 memo from Acting Assistant Attorney General John C. Keeney to FBI Assistant Director Larry A. Potts tasking the FBI with a preliminary inquiry.[^2]
-
-No specific public statements by Rose on the Finders beyond the general congressional pressure documented in contemporaneous news accounts have been located in accessible sources. His congressional papers are held at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke (Special Collections, dlib.uncp.edu/digital/collection/charlierose) and may contain correspondence or reports not yet examined in connection with this case.[^1]
-
-### Footnotes
-
-[^1]: Wikipedia, "Charlie Rose (politician)."
-[^2]: Witkin, Gordon, Peter Cary, and Angel Martinez. "Through a glass, very darkly: Cops, spies and a very odd investigation." U.S. News & World Report, December 27, 1993 / January 3, 1994. Also: FBI Vault, "The Finders," FOIA case number 1372462-0, vault.fbi.gov/the-finders.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/P. W. Botha.md

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----
-category: "Intelligence & Government"
-tags:
-  - Person
-  - Israel
-  - Military
-summary: "Prime Minister of South Africa who hinted at nuclear weapons capability after the 1979 VELA Satellite detected a probable nuclear test."
-born: 1916-01-12
-died: 2006-10-31
-location: "Paul Roux, Orange Free State, South Africa"
----
-
-P. W. Botha was the Prime Minister of [[South Africa]]. On September 25, 1979, three days after a [[VELA Satellite]] recorded probable evidence of a nuclear explosion over the South Indian Ocean, Botha warned the Cape National Party congress that [[South Africa]] had and could produce sufficient arms to counter terrorism. He hinted that they might have military weapons that others did not know about, suggesting that [[South Africa]] and its Israeli partners had successfully conducted a secret nuclear test.[^1]
-
-### Footnotes
-
-[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 20.

10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/P.W. Botha.md

@@ -1,19 +1,37 @@
 ---
+title: P.W. Botha
+aliases:
+  - P.W. Botha
+  - P. W. Botha
+  - Pieter Willem Botha
+  - Piet Botha
+created: 2026-05-17
+updated: 2026-05-18
 category: "Intelligence & Government"
 tags:
   - Person
   - Politician
-  - Israel
   - Military
-summary: "In 1978, Prime Minister Begin dispatched Ezer Weizman, then Israeli Defense Minister, to Pretoria to meet Botha to discuss Israeli-South African relations."
+  - SouthAfrica
+  - Israel
+  - NuclearWeapons
+summary: "P.W. Botha (1916-2006) was the Prime Minister (1978-1984) and State President (1984-1989) of South Africa who forged a covert wartime alliance with Israel and, following the 1979 VELA satellite detection of a probable nuclear test, publicly hinted at South African nuclear weapons capability."
 born: 1916-01-12
 died: 2006-10-31
 location: "Paul Roux, Orange Free State, South Africa"
 ---
 
-[[P.W. Botha]] was the Prime Minister and later President of [[South Africa]]. He also served as Defense Minister. He played a key role in developing [[South Africa|South Africa's]] military and nuclear capabilities.[^1]
+P.W. Botha served as Prime Minister of [[South Africa]] from 1978 to 1984 and as State President from 1984 to 1989. He had also served as Defense Minister and played a key role in developing South Africa's military and nuclear capabilities.[^1]
 
-In 1978, [[Menachem Begin|Prime Minister Begin]] dispatched [[Ezer Weizman]], then [[Israel|Israeli]] Defense Minister, to [[Pretoria]] to meet [[P.W. Botha|Botha]] to discuss [[Israel|Israeli]]-[[South Africa|South African]] relations. Despite [[Menachem Begin|Begin's]] intentions to downgrade the relationship, [[Ezer Weizman|Weizman]] agreed with [[P.W. Botha|Botha]] on a wartime alliance between the two governments as the price for continuing nuclear tests. This led to the creation of [[SIMWA]] (SADF-IDF Mutual Wartime Agreement).[^1]
+### Israeli Alliance and SIMWA
+
+In 1978, [[Menachem Begin|Prime Minister Begin]] dispatched [[Ezer Weizman]], then Israeli Defense Minister, to [[Pretoria]] to meet Botha to discuss Israeli-South African relations. Despite Begin's intentions to downgrade the relationship, Weizman agreed with Botha on a wartime alliance between the two governments as the price for continuing nuclear tests. This led to the creation of [[SIMWA]] (SADF-IDF Mutual Wartime Agreement).[^1]
+
+### VELA Incident (1979)
+
+On September 25, 1979, three days after a [[VELA Satellite]] recorded probable evidence of a nuclear explosion over the South Indian Ocean, Botha warned the Cape National Party congress that South Africa had and could produce sufficient arms to counter terrorism. He hinted that they might have military weapons that others did not know about, suggesting that South Africa and its Israeli partners had successfully conducted a secret nuclear test.[^2]
 
 ### Footnotes
+
 [^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992.
+[^2]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 20.

10 - PEOPLE/(H-M)/Arthur Koestler.md

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ location: "Budapest, Hungary"
 
 Arthur Koestler was a Hungarian-born British novelist, journalist, and critic. He was known for his writings on science, parapsychology, and political philosophy. His 1972 book, *The Roots of Coincidence*, explored the concept of synchronicity and other parapsychological phenomena.[^1]
 
-Koestler's work, particularly *The Roots of Coincidence*, played a role in influencing key figures in the U.S. government's psychic research programs. Major General [[Ed Tompson]], the Army's assistant chief of staff for intelligence, developed a considerable enthusiasm for psychic spying after reading Koestler's pro-paranormal book. This personal interest contributed to Thompson's approval and support for the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Gondola Wish]] program.[^1]
+Koestler's work, particularly *The Roots of Coincidence*, played a role in influencing key figures in the U.S. government's psychic research programs. Major General [[Edmund Thompson]], the Army's assistant chief of staff for intelligence, developed a considerable enthusiasm for psychic spying after reading Koestler's pro-paranormal book. This personal interest contributed to Thompson's approval and support for the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Gondola Wish]] program.[^1]
 
 ### Footnotes
 

10 - PEOPLE/(N-S)/Charlie Rose.md

@@ -1,25 +1,43 @@
 ---
-category: "Key Figures"
+title: Charlie Rose (NC)
+aliases:
+  - Charlie Rose
+  - Charlie Rose (NC)
+  - Charles Grandison Rose III
+created: 2026-05-17
+updated: 2026-05-18
+category: "Intelligence & Government"
 tags:
   - Person
+  - Congress
+  - Politician
+  - TheFinders
+  - NorthCarolina
   - Stargate
-  - CIA
-  - Military
-  - RemoteViewer
-  - SRI
-  - DIA
-summary: "U.S. Congressman from North Carolina who chaired the House Intelligence Evaluation Subcommittee and was a staunch advocate of the Grill Flame remote viewing program."
 born: 1939-08-10
-died: 2012-09-03
+died: 2012-09-04
-location: "Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA"
+location: "Fayetteville, North Carolina"
+summary: "Charles Grandison Rose III (1939-2012) was a Democratic congressman from North Carolina who chaired the House Intelligence Committee's Evaluation Subcommittee, publicly championed the Grill Flame remote viewing program in the late 1970s, and later applied congressional pressure that helped reopen the DOJ inquiry into The Finders."
 ---
 
-Charlie Rose was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina and a Democrat who chaired the House Intelligence Committee's Evaluation Subcommittee. He became a staunch supporter of the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Grill Flame]] program after being briefed on it in the late 1970s by General [[Edmund Thompson]] and [[Jack Vorona]], the head of the [[Defense Intelligence Agency|DIA]]'s Scientific and Technical Intelligence Directorate.[^1]
+Charles Grandison Rose III (August 10, 1939 - September 4, 2012) was a Democratic congressman who represented North Carolina's 7th congressional district for twenty-four years, from 1973 to 1997. He became a vocal public advocate for the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Grill Flame]] remote viewing program and later, alongside Rep. [[Tom Lewis]] (R-FL), applied congressional pressure that contributed to the Department of Justice reopening its inquiry into [[The Finders]] case.[^1][^2]
 
-Rose toured the remote viewing facilities at both [[Stanford Research Institute]] (SRI) and [[Fort Meade]], chatting with remote viewers and witnessing practice sessions. He even discussed the program with President [[Jimmy Carter]]. Despite the fact that his constituents were in the Bible Belt, where dabbling in the paranormal was often viewed with suspicion, Rose publicly advocated for the program, believing it to be a "hell of a cheap radar system."[^1]
+### Background
 
-In a revealing interview for *Omni* magazine in 1979, Rose condemned skeptics and "publicity-shy" intelligence officials, making a strong pitch for the program and citing remote viewing data he had seen on an unnamed Soviet target, stating, "What these people 'saw,' was confirmed by aerial photography. There's no way it could have been faked."[^1]
+Rose was known informally as the "mayor of the Capitol" for his work as chairman of the House Administration Committee from 1991 to 1994. His committee assignments also included the House Intelligence Committee, and he chaired a 1991 House committee investigation into the Bush administration's role in selling military supplies to Iraq. He died on September 4, 2012, at age 73. His congressional papers are held at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke (Special Collections).[^2]
+
+### Stargate Advocacy
+
+Rose became a staunch supporter of the Grill Flame program after being briefed on it in the late 1970s by General [[Edmund Thompson]] and [[Jack Vorona]], head of the [[Defense Intelligence Agency|DIA]]'s Scientific and Technical Intelligence Directorate. He toured remote viewing facilities at [[Stanford Research Institute]] and [[Fort Meade]], chatting with remote viewers and witnessing practice sessions, and discussed the program with President [[Jimmy Carter]]. Despite representing a Bible Belt constituency, Rose publicly advocated for the program, believing it to be a "hell of a cheap radar system."[^1]
+
+In a 1979 interview for *Omni* magazine, Rose condemned skeptics and "publicity-shy" intelligence officials, citing remote viewing data he had seen on an unnamed Soviet target: "What these people 'saw,' was confirmed by aerial photography. There's no way it could have been faked."[^1]
+
+### Finders Reinvestigation
+
+In October 1993, private consultant [[Henry "Skip" Clements]] provided Rose and Rep. Tom Lewis with copies of U.S. Customs Special Agent [[Ramon J. Martinez]]'s 1987 reports on The Finders. Rose and Lewis applied congressional pressure on the DOJ. The CIA's response was dismissive - a CIA spokesman told Rose, "This story is a non-story. I think of it as a nothing-burger." Nevertheless, the combined congressional pressure and the prospect of a CBS 48 Hours segment prompted the DOJ's October 26, 1993 memo from Acting Assistant Attorney General John C. Keeney to FBI Assistant Director Larry A. Potts, tasking the FBI with a preliminary inquiry.[^3]
 
 ### Footnotes
 
 [^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997.
+[^2]: Wikipedia, "Charlie Rose (politician)."
+[^3]: Witkin, Gordon, Peter Cary, and Angel Martinez. "Through a glass, very darkly: Cops, spies and a very odd investigation." U.S. News & World Report, December 27, 1993 / January 3, 1994. Also: FBI Vault, "The Finders," FOIA case number 1372462-0, vault.fbi.gov/the-finders.

10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Ed Tompson.md

@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
----
-category: "Key Figures"
-tags:
-  - Person
-  - Stargate
-  - Military
-  - RemoteViewer
-  - SRI
-summary: "Major General Edmund R."
----
-
-Major General Edmund R. "Ed" Thompson was a key figure in the U.S. Army's psychic research programs, serving as the Army Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence ([[ACSI]]) from 1977 to 1981. Thompson, who had developed an interest in psi after reading Arthur Koestler’s The Roots of Coincidence, demonstrated considerable enthusiasm for the idea of psychic spying and remote viewing work. He supported getting the [[U.S. Army]] involved in remote viewing without relying too heavily on the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] or [[Stanford Research Institute]].
-
-His support included approving [[Frederick Atwater]]'s proposal for a psychic spying unit and encouraging its initial progress. Thompson also personally engaged in remote viewing  semi successfully. He augmented the unit’s resources by increasing its budget and allocating positions for three full-time remote viewers. The program evolved from [[STARGATE PROJECT|Gondola Wish]] to "Grill Flame," encompassing both the [[Fort Meade]] unit and [[Stanford Research Institute]]’s work [i]. 
-
-Later in his career, as ACSI, Thompson expressed concerns about [[Albert Stubblebine]]’s [[United States Army Intelligence and Security Command|INSCOM]].

10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/Edmund Thompson.md

@@ -1,21 +1,29 @@
 ---
+title: Edmund Thompson
+aliases:
+  - Edmund Thompson
+  - Edmund R. Thompson
+  - Ed Thompson
+created: 2026-05-17
+updated: 2026-05-18
 category: "Key Figures"
 tags:
   - Person
   - Stargate
-  - CIA
   - Military
-  - RemoteViewer
+  - ArmyIntelligence
-  - SRI
+summary: "Major General Edmund R. Thompson served as U.S. Army Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence (ACSI) from 1977 to 1981 and was the key early supporter of the Grill Flame remote viewing program, approving the Fort Meade unit, augmenting its budget, and personally participating in remote viewing sessions."
-summary: "Major General Edmund Thompson was the U.S."
+location: "Washington, D.C."
 ---
 
+Major General Edmund R. "Ed" Thompson served as the [[U.S. Army]] Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence (ACSI) from 1977 to 1981. He was a key figure in the establishment and early support of the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Stargate Project]], then codenamed [[STARGATE PROJECT|Gondola Wish]] and later [[STARGATE PROJECT|Grill Flame]], having developed a personal interest in [[Psi|psi]] phenomena after reading [[Arthur Koestler]]'s pro-paranormal book *The Roots of Coincidence*.[^1]
 
-Major General [[Edmund Thompson]] was the [[U.S. Army]] Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence (ACSI) from 1977 to 1981. He was a key figure in the establishment and early support of the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Stargate Project]], then codenamed [[STARGATE PROJECT|Gondola Wish]] and later [[STARGATE PROJECT|Grill Flame]]. Thompson had a personal interest in [[Psi|psi]] phenomena, having read [[Arthur Koestler]]'s pro-paranormal book *The Roots of Coincidence*.[^1]
+Thompson approved [[Frederick Atwater|Skip Atwater]]'s proposal to assemble a remote viewing team at [[Fort Meade]], seeing it as an opportunity to involve the Army in psychic spying without relying too heavily on the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] or [[Stanford Research Institute]]. He provided initial funding, assigned Major [[Murray Watt|Scotty Watt]] to lead the unit alongside Atwater, and later augmented the unit's resources by increasing the budget and allocating positions for three full-time remote viewers. His support was crucial in the project's early survival despite the skepticism of many within the military and intelligence communities, including his successor [[William Odom]].[^1]
 
-Thompson approved [[Frederick Atwater|Skip Atwater]]'s proposal to assemble a remote viewing team, seeing it as an opportunity to involve the Army in psychic spying without relying too heavily on the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] or [[Stanford Research Institute|SRI]]. He provided minimal initial funding and assigned Major [[Murray Watt|Scotty Watt]] to lead the unit alongside Atwater. His support was crucial in the project's early survival, despite its controversial nature and the skepticism from many within the military and intelligence communities, including his successor, [[William Odom]].[^1]
+Thompson participated in a remote viewing session himself, attempting to remote-view Major [[Major Stone|Stone]]'s location. He initially misidentified the target but later realized he had accurately perceived a nearby Masonic Temple, which he had mistaken for the Lincoln Memorial. He also briefed Congressman [[Charlie Rose]] on the program alongside [[Jack Vorona]], contributing to Rose's staunch public support.[^1]
 
-Thompson even participated in a remote viewing session himself, attempting to remote-view Major Stone's location. Although he initially misidentified the target, he later realized he had accurately perceived a nearby Masonic Temple, which he had mistaken for the Lincoln Memorial. This experience further solidified his belief in the potential of remote viewing. He also briefed Congressman [[Charlie Rose]] on the program, contributing to Rose's staunch public support.[^1]
+Later in his career Thompson expressed concerns about [[Albert Stubblebine]]'s management of [[United States Army Intelligence and Security Command|INSCOM]].[^1]
 
+### Footnotes
 
 [^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997.

10 - PEOPLE/KEY INDIVIDUALS.md

@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ Central figures in the U.S. government's investigations into psychic phenomena a
 | [[Don Curtis]] | Physicist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory who was part of the group investigating Uri Geller's psychokinetic abilities as part of the Stargate remote viewing program. |
 | [[Don Porter]] | Don Porter was an official with INSCOM at Arlington Hall. |
 | [[Ed Rogers]] | Ed Rogers was the chief of Staff D (later known as the Office of SIGINT Operations) at the CIA, an office specializing in small-scale signals intelligence (SIGINT) collection. |
-| [[Ed Tompson]] | Major General Edmund R. |
+| [[Edmund Thompson]] | Major General, U.S. Army ACSI 1977-1981, key early supporter of the Grill Flame remote viewing program. |
-| [[Edmund Thompson]] | Major General Edmund Thompson was the U.S. |
 | [[Frederick Atwater]] | Frederick Holmes “Skip” Atwater was born in Glendale, California, growing up in a house with land, dogs, cats, a goat, and a donkey. |
 | [[Garrison Rapmund]] | Garrison Rapmund was a Major General and the Assistant Surgeon General of the U.S. |
 | [[Hal Puthoff]] | American engineer and parapsychologist who led the SRI remote viewing program and later served as chief scientist for AATIP studying UAP. |
@@ -372,8 +371,7 @@ CIA, DIA, NSA officials, politicians, diplomats, arms dealers, and intelligence
 | [[Nikolai Bulganin]] | Nikolai Bulganin was a Soviet politician who served as the Premier of the Soviet Union from 1955 to 1958. |
 | [[Octaviano Cesar]] | Octaviano Cesar was a CIA asset and former social director of Norwin Meneses's VIP nightclub in Managua who arranged drug deals with Colombian trafficker George Morales to fund Eden Pastora's Contra army. |
 | [[Olof Palme]] | Prime Minister of Sweden whose government was involved in military equipment sales to Iran through Israel before refusing to continue. |
-| [[P. W. Botha]] | Prime Minister of South Africa who hinted at nuclear weapons capability after the 1979 VELA Satellite detected a probable nuclear test. |
+| [[P.W. Botha]] | Prime Minister and State President of South Africa who forged a wartime alliance with Israel and publicly hinted at nuclear weapons capability after the 1979 VELA satellite detection. |
-| [[P.W. Botha]] | In 1978, Prime Minister Begin dispatched Ezer Weizman, then Israeli Defense Minister, to Pretoria to meet Botha to discuss Israeli-South African relations. |
 | [[Patrick J. Parker]] | Deputy assistant secretary of defense for intelligence who assessed Soviet intentions during the 1973 Yom Kippur War nuclear alert. |
 | [[Paul Wormeli]] | Paul Wormeli was the Vice President in charge of Product Development for Simeon, Inc., a company that was purchased by Hadron in 1982. |
 | [[Peter W. Rodman]] | Longtime assistant to Henry Kissinger present during sensitive meetings with Israeli officials during the 1973 Yom Kippur War. |

10 - PEOPLE/MOC - Intelligence & Government.md

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ CIA, DIA, NSA officials, politicians, diplomats, arms dealers, and intelligence
 | [[Guy Mollet]] | Guy Mollet was a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 1956 to 1957. |
 | [[Harry S. Truman]] | 33rd U.S. President who declined Israeli military offers during the Korean War, reportedly fearing a binding security arrangement with Israel. |
 | [[Herbert Alwyn Smith]] | Convicted British arms dealer acting for the CIA who offered Ari Ben-Menashe $2 million and U.S. citizenship for his silence. |
-| [[Hermann F. Eilts]] | In a conversation with Kissinger in early November 1973, Eilts was told that the Israelis had 'panicked' on the fourth day of the war (October 9), leading to the decision to assist them. |
+| [[Hermann F. Eilts]] | U.S. Ambassador to Egypt during the Yom Kippur War era who later disclosed that Kissinger withheld information about Israeli nuclear arming until a final meeting in late 1976. |
 | [[Howard Baker]] | Baker was on the MCA board from January 4, 1985, to March 2, 1987, when he resigned to accept the position of chief of staff to President Ronald Reagan. |
 | [[Hugo Chavez]] | Venezuelan President and ally of ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya who opposed the 2009 Honduras coup. |
 | [[Hushang Lavi]] | Iranian Jewish arms dealer recruited by Mossad who coordinated the October 1980 Washington meeting on hostage release negotiations. |
@@ -105,8 +105,7 @@ CIA, DIA, NSA officials, politicians, diplomats, arms dealers, and intelligence
 | [[Nikolai Bulganin]] | Nikolai Bulganin was a Soviet politician who served as the Premier of the Soviet Union from 1955 to 1958. |
 | [[Octaviano Cesar]] | Octaviano Cesar was a CIA asset and former social director of Norwin Meneses's VIP nightclub in Managua who arranged drug deals with Colombian trafficker George Morales to fund Eden Pastora's Contra army. |
 | [[Olof Palme]] | Prime Minister of Sweden whose government was involved in military equipment sales to Iran through Israel before refusing to continue. |
-| [[P. W. Botha]] | Prime Minister of South Africa who hinted at nuclear weapons capability after the 1979 VELA Satellite detected a probable nuclear test. |
+| [[P.W. Botha]] | Prime Minister and State President of South Africa who forged a wartime alliance with Israel and publicly hinted at nuclear weapons capability after the 1979 VELA satellite detection. |
-| [[P.W. Botha]] | In 1978, Prime Minister Begin dispatched Ezer Weizman, then Israeli Defense Minister, to Pretoria to meet Botha to discuss Israeli-South African relations. |
 | [[Patrick J. Parker]] | Deputy assistant secretary of defense for intelligence who assessed Soviet intentions during the 1973 Yom Kippur War nuclear alert. |
 | [[Paul Wormeli]] | Paul Wormeli was the Vice President in charge of Product Development for Simeon, Inc., a company that was purchased by Hadron in 1982. |
 | [[Peter W. Rodman]] | Longtime assistant to Henry Kissinger present during sensitive meetings with Israeli officials during the 1973 Yom Kippur War. |

10 - PEOPLE/MOC - Key Figures.md

@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ Central figures in the U.S. government's investigations into psychic phenomena a
 | [[Don Curtis]] | Physicist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory who was part of the group investigating Uri Geller's psychokinetic abilities as part of the Stargate remote viewing program. |
 | [[Don Porter]] | Don Porter was an official with INSCOM at Arlington Hall. |
 | [[Ed Rogers]] | Ed Rogers was the chief of Staff D (later known as the Office of SIGINT Operations) at the CIA, an office specializing in small-scale signals intelligence (SIGINT) collection. |
-| [[Ed Tompson]] | Major General Edmund R. |
+| [[Edmund Thompson]] | Major General, U.S. Army ACSI 1977-1981, key early supporter of the Grill Flame remote viewing program. |
-| [[Edmund Thompson]] | Major General Edmund Thompson was the U.S. |
 | [[Frederick Atwater]] | Frederick Holmes “Skip” Atwater was born in Glendale, California, growing up in a house with land, dogs, cats, a goat, and a donkey. |
 | [[Garrison Rapmund]] | Garrison Rapmund was a Major General and the Assistant Surgeon General of the U.S. |
 | [[Hal Puthoff]] | American engineer and parapsychologist who led the SRI remote viewing program and later served as chief scientist for AATIP studying UAP. |