Embassy Takeover
In 1980 the Iranian Embassy in London was sieged. The terrorists had machine guns and none of the captives were armed, so how did the confrontation end with all the terrorists dead and none of the captives injured? One of the great mysteries of all time, and one of the most clandestine.
The only hint of how it happened was that most of the captives had burns on their wrists and abdomens. This miracle intervention was the result of the embassy being micro-waved. The metal guns of the terrorists were tossed down because they became too hot to hold. The intruders were all shot and their captors survived with only minor burns from their watches and belt buckles.
Panama Canal
President Jimmy Carter deeded the Panama Canal to Panama effective the year 2000. The Republicans were irate, adamant that the canal was United States property. When George W. Bush took office, he ordered the U.S. military—Operation Just Cause—to invade the country and arrest Manuel Noriega on drug charges. It is a testimony to the CIA propaganda machine and the stupidity of people that anyone believed the takeover of this country had anything to do with drugs, instead of the canal.
The Old Guitarist
Picasso's famous Old Guitarist is painted over at least two previous works, both of ladies. He reused former canvas, and now both women can be seen through cracks.