Category: Matthew Smith

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1 Jul 1941

On the eve of its entry into World War II, the United States deployed a battalion of infantry to Suriname to…

1 Jul 1941

U.S. Battalion Secures Surinamese Bauxite as War Approaches

1 Nov 1941

United States deploys infantry battalion to protect Suriname’s strategic bauxite

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30 Nov 1941

U.S. Army Air Forces Establishes Zandery Field in Suriname During WWII

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13 Oct 1945

Desiré Delano Bouterse Born in Suriname on October 13, 1945

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1 Jul 1954

Nancy Ostrander Transforms Chaotic Embassy Code Room in The Hague

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20 Feb 1957

Edward J. Donovan Returns from USS Corry Mediterranean Deployment

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1 Mar 1957

Edward J. Donovan Listed as Navy Serviceman in Gainesville Directory

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17 Mar 1958

Air Rescue Service Charts Zanderij in Crowflight Network

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1 Jul 1960

Dési Bouterse Becomes Top Chess Player at 15

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1 Jul 1961

Stephen W. Bosworth Joins State Department Foreign Service

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1 Jul 1963

Bouterse Leads Blue Birds to Basketball Championship

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1 Jul 1964

Donovan Infiltrates Leftist Student Strike at University of Recife

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1 Jul 1965

Henry Nahar Details His Long History with Bouterse

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1 Apr 1967

Johnson’s Presidential Aircraft Diverts to Suriname for Emergency Refueling

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1 Dec 1967

Komer thanks Bundy for evening with State Department staffers

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1 Jul 1968

Bouterse Establishes Elite Athletic Profile in Dutch Military Service

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1 Jul 1968

Desi Bouterse Joins Dutch Armed Forces After Moving to Netherlands

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1 Jul 1968

Desi Bouterse Begins Military Training in the Netherlands

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11 Mar 1970

Edward J. Donovan Appointed Foreign Service Information Officer (Class 5)

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1 Jul 1970

State Department Officials Advise ALCOA on Suriname Bauxite Renegotiations

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1 May 1971

Edward J. Donovan Assumes Director Role for Saigon Psychological Operations Division

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1 Jul 1971

Donovan Directs USIA Propaganda in Brazil During Military Dictatorship

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1 Jul 1972

Edward J. Donovan Leads CORDS Operations in Chau Doc, Vietnam

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1 Jul 1972

Surinamese Organizations Form LOSON Coordinating Body in Netherlands

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1 Jul 1972

Desi Bouterse Serves in Dutch Armored Infantry; Son Dino Born

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28 Nov 1972

George Arthur Baker Activates Amsterdam’s Progressive Networks

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1 Feb 1973

LOSON Supports Strike Wave in Suriname

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31 Mar 1973

LOSON Dissolves Member Groups, Launches Marxist Magazine

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1 May 1973

U.S. Naval Institute Assessment Names Suriname Key Cold War Strategic Asset

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21 Aug 1973

Surinamese High School Graduation Lists Map Future Political Divide

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26 Jun 1974

Suriname Nationals Push for Stake in Aluminum Industry

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1 Jul 1974

John J. Crowley Jr. Advances Through 22-Year Foreign Service Career

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2 Jan 1975

Surinamese Armed Forces Begin First Conscription Class Under Dutch Command

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1 Feb 1975

Arron Government Pushes Independence as Dutch Leverage Development Aid for Ethnic Peace

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1 Mar 1975

Paul Somohardjo Mobilizes Javanese Community With Passport Protest

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25 Mar 1975

U.S. Embassy Proposes Military Training Program for Suriname Before Independence

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1 Jul 1975

Bouterse Returns to Suriname as Part of Military Recruitment Drive

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1 Jul 1975

Netherlands Negotiates Flawed 3.2 Billion Guilder Aid Treaty With Suriname

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1 Jul 1975

Bouterse Shared Sports Teams With Future Coup Victims Before 1980

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11 Nov 1975

Desi Bouterse Returns to Suriname with Military Cadres

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25 Nov 1975

Suriname Gains Independence, Dutch Military Transfers Equipment

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26 Nov 1975

Suriname Establishes Armed Forces Under Colonel Elstak

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1 Jul 1976

Duemling manages CIA-Canada brainwashing crisis as Deputy Chief of Mission

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1 Jul 1976

Dutch Mission Friction Deepens Rift in Post-Independence Surinamese Army

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7 Feb 1977

Ambassador Zurhellen Reports on Suriname’s Ethnic Political Tensions Before Washington Visit

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1 Jul 1977

Communist Party of Suriname Joins Democratic People’s Front for Elections

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1 Jul 1977

Protesters Demand Removal of U.S. Ambassador During Andrew Young Visit to Suriname

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1 Jul 1977

Harold Tjin A Kwoei Leads First Police-Military Union Effort

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1 Jul 1977

U.S. Air Force Acquires NKC-135 Testbed for Airborne Laser Laboratory

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1 Jul 1977

Corruption scandals and gridlock paralyze Suriname’s government

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14 Jul 1977

Brzezinski Orders Continuous NEACP Alert in Washington Area

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30 Nov 1977

Arron Outlines Suriname’s Ambiguous Foreign Policy Position to U.S. Official

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15 Mar 1978

A.J. Romijn Honored at Parris Island During Assen Hostage Raid

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1 May 1978

CIA Report Warns of Suriname Government Instability Under Arron

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10 May 1978

George Baker Launches Amsterdam Campaign with Populist Immigration Platform

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7 Jun 1978

General A.J. Romijn Visits Aruba, Bids Farewell to Colonel de Waard

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1 Jul 1978

Dutch Parliament Delegation Scrutinizes Aid Program in Suriname Visit

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1 Jul 1978

Bouterse Leads NCO Union That Merges into BOMIKA Military Organization

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1 Jul 1978

Arron Government Retaliates Against BOMIKA Military Union

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1 Jul 1978

Ambassador Ostrander Leverages USIA to Shift Suriname’s Allegiance from Netherlands to U.S.

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1 Jul 1978

Ambassador Ostrander Assesses Arron Government as Impossible to Manage

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1 Oct 1978

U.S. Navy Census Records Air Force EC-135 Detachment Deployment

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9 Oct 1978

Suriname Succeeds to International Anti-Hijacking Conventions

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10 Oct 1978

Warren Christopher meets Surinamese PM Arron on Cuba threat

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1 Nov 1978

LOSON Severs Ties with KPS-ml Over Financial and Political Disputes

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23 Nov 1978

Surinamese Police Identify Heroin Smuggling Networks via Wood Exports

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30 Nov 1978

U.S. Embassy Outlines Strategic Interests in Suriname’s Bauxite and Democracy

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1 Dec 1978

Suriname Government and Labor Union Deadlocked Over Salary Demands

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15 Dec 1978

U.S. Embassy Paramaribo Confirms No Terrorism Contingency Plan

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1 Jan 1979

BOMIKA Escalates to Street Protests as Military Discontent Reaches Parliament

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1 Jan 1979

Armed Forces NCOs Stage Parliament Sit-In Over Working Conditions

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1 Feb 1979

State Department Briefing Paper Details Suriname’s Role in Brazil-Led Amazon Pact

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1 Feb 1979

Dissatisfied KPS-ml Members Form Revolutionary Liberation Movement

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14 Feb 1979

Soviet-Backed Afghan Police Kill U.S. Ambassador Adolph Dubs in Kabul

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17 Feb 1979

Edward J. Donovan Negotiates Release of Three American Sailors Detained in Maldives

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13 Mar 1979

Ortiz Aborts Consul’s Grenada Trip After Bishop Warns of Closed Airport

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14 Mar 1979

Consul LaRoche Establishes First U.S. Diplomatic Presence in Post-Coup Grenada

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14 Mar 1979

U.S. Political Officer Reports Grenada Coup from Evacuating Ship

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14 Mar 1979

U.S. Consul LaRoche Arrives in Grenada with Barbadian Support

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15 Mar 1979

Consul LaRoche Reports New Grenadian Government Consolidation Efforts

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16 Mar 1979

Consul LaRoche Meets Grenadian Revolutionary Leadership in First Policy Discussion

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19 Mar 1979

LaRoche Obtains Documents from New Grenadian Government

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21 Mar 1979

State Department Commends Consul LaRoche for Grenada Coup Response

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23 Mar 1979

U.S. Delegation Led by Ambassador Ortiz Meets Grenadian Leaders Bishop and Whiteman

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23 Mar 1979

Consul LaRoche Attends High-Level Meeting with Grenadian Prime Minister Bishop

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23 Mar 1979

U.S. Consul LaRoche Files Joint Assessment with UK and Canadian Counterparts

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9 Apr 1979

Consul LaRoche Addresses Medical Student Concerns in Post-Coup Grenada

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10 Apr 1979

Ortiz Warns Bishop Against Cuban Ties Amid Gairy Coup Fears

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10 Apr 1979

Consul LaRoche Accompanies Ambassador Ortiz in Meeting with Finance Minister Coard

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12 Apr 1979

U.S. Embassy Warns Grenada of Arriving Underworld Figures

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12 Apr 1979

LaRoche Briefs Grenadian Government on Security Matters

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25 Apr 1979

SCC Briefing Exposes Vulnerability of U.S. Nuclear Command System to Soviet Strike

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1 May 1979

Suriname Establishes Diplomatic Relations with Cuba

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1 May 1979

Arron Government Suppresses Abendanon Report on Army Grievances

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1 May 1979

Pentagon Identifies Suriname Bauxite Supply as Strategic Vulnerability to Soviet-Cuban Threat

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3 May 1979

Death of Coalition Member Zalmijn Paralyzes Suriname Parliament

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1 Jun 1979

LOSON and RBB Stage Joint Billiton Protest in Arnhem

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5 Jun 1979

Suriname Seeks U.S. Support for World Bank Hydroelectric Loan

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1 Aug 1979

Wijntuin Uses Parliamentary Trick to Create Quorum, Sparking Opposition Protests

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1 Nov 1979

Dutch Military Mission Planned and Executed 1980 Suriname Coup

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1 Dec 1979

Arron Sets Election Date as Valk Departs on Leave

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1 Dec 1979

Richard A. Ellis Commands Global Shield ’79 Nuclear Exercise Aboard EC-135

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1 Dec 1979

Kennedy Identifies Ostrander for Jamaica Consul Post

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1 Dec 1979

Arron Announces March 1980 Elections as Valk Departs on Leave

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23 Aug 2025

The Suriname Contra Affair (Part I)

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29 Aug 2025

The Suriname Contra Affair (Part II)

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1 Sep 2025

NL | Nou, daar gaan we!

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1 Sep 2025

My neighbor, the dictator.

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1 Sep 2025

NL | Mijn buurman, de dictator.

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1 Sep 2025

Well, here we go!

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1 Sep 2025

Mr. and Mrs. Smith

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1 Sep 2025

NL | Mr. and Mrs. Smith

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1 Sep 2025

Project Democracy

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1 Sep 2025

NL | Project Democracy

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1 Sep 2025

Clinical Psychological Warfare

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1 Sep 2025

NL | Klinische Psychologische Oorlogsvoering

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1 Sep 2025

Mid-Series Reflections

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1 Sep 2025

NL | Reflecties Halverwege de Serie

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1 Sep 2025

A Tale of Two Liberations

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2 Sep 2025

NL | Een Verhaal van Twee Bevrijdingen

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2 Sep 2025

Cafe de Dood (Cafe of Death)

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2 Sep 2025

NL | Cafe de Dood (Cafe of Death)

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2 Sep 2025

Digging Up Bones

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2 Sep 2025

NL | Botten Opgraven

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2 Sep 2025

A Pain in the ANSUS

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2 Sep 2025

NL | Een Pijn in de ANSUS

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2 Sep 2025

The Rise of Black Robin Hood

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2 Sep 2025

NL | De Opkomst van Zwarte Robin Hood

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2 Sep 2025

What was going on at the embassy?

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2 Sep 2025

NL | Wat was er aan de hand op de ambassade?

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2 Sep 2025

Send lawyers, guns and money

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2 Sep 2025

NL | Stuur advocaten, wapens en geld

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2 Sep 2025

And the Skipper Too

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2 Sep 2025

NL | En de Kapitein Ook

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2 Sep 2025

Show-Me Deep State [Special Video Edition]

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2 Sep 2025

NL | Show-Me Deep State [Speciale Video-editie]

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2 Sep 2025

Quality Go Time

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2 Sep 2025

NL | Quality Go Time

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2 Sep 2025

On a Personal Note

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2 Sep 2025

NL | Persoonlijke noot

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2 Sep 2025

Your Money’s No Good Here

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2 Sep 2025

NL | Je geld is hier niets waard

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2 Sep 2025

Rebels, Rides, and Revelations

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2 Sep 2025

NL | Rebellen, Ritten en Openbaringen

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2 Sep 2025

Advent Countdown to Revolution

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2 Sep 2025

NL | Advent Countdown to Revolution

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2 Sep 2025

Rending the Veil of Ignorance

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2 Sep 2025

NL | Het Verhullen van de Onwetendheid

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2 Sep 2025

The Incredible True Story of Frits Hirschland

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2 Sep 2025

NL | Het Ongelooflijke Ware Verhaal van Frits Hirschland

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2 Sep 2025

Part I: The Enigma of John McClure: From Nazi to Mercenary and Beyond

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2 Sep 2025

NL | Deel I: Het enigma van John McClure: Van Nazi tot huurling en verder

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11 Sep 2025

The 65 Hostages You Never Heard Of

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26 Sep 2025

Matthew Smith Podcast: The Suriname Contra Affair – Part 1 – The Hostages He Hid

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26 Oct 2025

Matthew Smith Substack

26 Oct 2025

Part II: From Jailbird to Shrink

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26 Oct 2025

Part III: From Contra to Coup

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26 Oct 2025

Living in the Shadow of a Strongman

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26 Oct 2025

Where are they now?

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26 Oct 2025

NL | Zoals een mot naar de vlam

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26 Oct 2025

Like a Moth to the Flame

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26 Oct 2025

The Insider (Part I): The Karate Instructor

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26 Oct 2025

The Insider (Part II): The Perfect Witness

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26 Oct 2025

PAID | Operation Guiminish

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26 Oct 2025

The Paper Trail

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26 Oct 2025

The Ghost Agent (Part III)

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26 Oct 2025

Some thoughts on my Substack journey

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26 Oct 2025

Strategic Skies Over Suriname

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26 Oct 2025

The Secret War for Suriname: Prelude

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26 Oct 2025

The “Red Christmas” Pattern?

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26 Oct 2025

The Secret War for Suriname: Part I

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26 Oct 2025

Announcing Our Documentary Series: The Suriname Contra Affair

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26 Oct 2025

The Ghost and the Machine (Part IV)

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26 Oct 2025

The Wolf Pack of Paramaribo (Deep Cut)

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26 Oct 2025

The Secret War for Suriname: Part II

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26 Oct 2025

The Gobardhan Confessions

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26 Oct 2025

The Secret War for Suriname: Part III

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26 Oct 2025

PAID | OMEGA-83

26 Oct 2025

The Secret War for Suriname: Part IV

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26 Oct 2025

The Code That Cracked a Cold War Secret

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26 Oct 2025

The Zanderij Rosetta Stone

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26 Oct 2025

Matthew Smith Podcast: The Suriname Contra Affair (Part 2)

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26 Oct 2025

Matthew Smith Podcast: The Suriname Contra Affair – Part 3

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26 Oct 2025

Matthew Smith Podcast: The Suriname Contra Affair – Part 4

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26 Oct 2025

NL | Aankondiging van onze documentaireserie: The Suriname Contra Affair

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26 Oct 2025

NL | Leven in de schaduw van een sterke man

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8 Nov 2025

Matthew Smith Podcast: The Suriname Contra Affair – Part 5 – The Wolves of Paramaribo | Project Elastic Fence

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9 Dec 2025

The Suriname Contra Affair – Part 6

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30 Dec 2025

When Telling the Truth is a Mental Illness: From Soviet Psych Wards to Modern Politics

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3 Feb 2026

Matthew Smith Podcast: The Suriname Contra Affair – Part 7

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27 Mar 2026

The Suriname Contra Affair – Part 8: The Handler (Part 1 of 2)

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