Peter Lance

Biography:

Peter Lance is a five-time Emmy-winning investigative reporter now working as a screenwriter and novelist. With a Masters Degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law, Lance spent the first 15 years of his career as a print reporter and network correspondent. In 1981 Lance became Investigative Correspondent for ABC News. Lance was a member of the first American crew into Indochina after the end of the Vietnam War, he chased rebel insurgents through Laos and members of the Gambino Family through the toxic wastelands of New Jersey, he tracked knife-happy surgeons in the Deep South, and nuclear terrorists through the twisted streets of Antwerp.

Then, in 1987, he took a break from non-fiction. Lance came to L.A. and began working as a writer and story editor for Michael Mann on two of his acclaimed series: Crime Story and Miami Vice. In 1989 he became the co-executive producer and "show runner" on the fourth season of Wiseguy and in 1993 he co-created Missing Persons. Following the 9/11 attacks Lance began investigating the origins of the FBI's original probe of World Trade Center bomber Ramzi Ahmed Yousef.

Past Shows:

	DARPA's Futuristic Projects
	Sunday November 8, 2009

Space and technology writer Michael Belfiore talked about DARPA, the maverick and controversial Defense Dept. group, whose futuristic work has had amazing civilian and military applications. First hour guest, investigative reporter Peter Lance discussed the Army's track record with radical Islamic soldiers. ... More
Host: Ian Punnett

	Intelligence & Terrorism
	Sunday July 19, 2009

George Knapp was joined by investigative reporter Peter Lance for a discussion of how America's intelligence services have fumbled in the pursuit of terrorists. The FBI and and the U.S. Attorney's Office were more interested in bringing down the Mob than dealing with terrorism, he said. ... More
Host: George Knapp

	Spying & Espionage
	Saturday June 13, 2009

Former KGB agent and intelligence expert Oleg Kalugin (book link) provided an insider account of what it was like to be a spy working both in the US and behind the Iron Curtain. In the first hour, investigative reporter Peter Lance talked about the efforts by U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald to kill the paperback release of his book, Triple Cross. ... More
Host: Ian Punnett

	Counter-terrorism Failures
	Monday April 13, 2009

Appearing during the first three hours, investigative reporter Peter Lance presented a look at current threats from al Qaeda and the Taliban and just how far the FBI and other intelligence agencies have come in protecting America seven and a half years since 9-11. ... More
Host: George Noory

	Alien Interactions
	Thursday October 11, 2007

Alien abductee Jim Sparks shared more of his experiences with the Grays. Unlike many other abductees, he says he has 95% conscious recall of these events which occurred to him frequently over an 18-year period. ... More
Host: George Noory

	Economic Hit Man
	Saturday September 29, 2007

Businessman and author John Perkins discussed his work as a former 'economic hit man.' ... More
Host: Ian Punnett

	FBI Spying Violations
	Saturday March 10, 2007

Filling in for Art Bell, Ian Punnett welcomed technology and privacy expert Lauren Weinstein, who discussed a recent government audit that revealed spying violations committed by the FBI under the auspices of the Patriot Act. ... More
Host: Ian Punnett

	Abductions, End Times & Weird Calls
	Saturday January 13, 2007

Filling in for Art Bell, Ian Punnett spoke with author Ann Druffel in the second hour. ... More
Host: Ian Punnett

	Earthfiles Review
	Thursday December 14, 2006

Reporter and editor of Earthfiles.com, Linda Moulton Howe spoke on a variety of topics including the U.S. plan getting to the Moon, Mallard Ducks dying in Idaho, underwater structures discovered off the coast of Cuba and the melting of the Earth's polar ice caps. ... More
Host: George Noory

	Roots of Terrorism
	Thursday August 10, 2006

A former member of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), Walid Shoebat, shared how he came to be an advocate for the Jewish people. ... More
Host: George Noory

	9-11 Cover-Up
	Monday April 17, 2006

Investigative journalist Peter Lance discussed Iran's nuclear ambitions, the U.S. government's Able Danger program, TWA 800 cover-up, and how the murder indictment of a former FBI supervisory special agent could re-open the 9-11 investigation. ... More
Host: George Noory

	Star Nations' Communications
	Monday April 3, 2006

Specializing in research on star kids and star-seeded adults, psychologist Dr. Richard Boylan returned to the show to share recent developments in star nations' (ETs) communications with Planet Earth. In March of 2006, he claimed he received telepathic information from representatives of the star nations outlining a history of meetings with delegates from the US, Russia, China and Europe. A preliminary gathering was held in London in 1961 with 26 Earth representatives including David and Laurance Rockefeller, Henry Kissinger and Queen Elizabeth and from the star nations—Zetas, Praying Mantis, and Reptoid types in attendance, he detailed. The ETs, said Boylan, were seeking an agreement to stop attacks on their craft. At a second meeting in April of 1964, at a subterranean location below the Guadalupe Mountains in the U.S., such an agreement was reached: The Earth countries offered a cease fire and unfettered contact with their population in exchange for scientific info on the ETs' c ... More
Host: George Noory

	Gov't Failures & Cover-ups
	Saturday January 7, 2006

Investigative reporter Peter Lance discussed his book, Cover Up, which maintains the U.S. government has been covering up its own counterterrorism/intelligence failures since the mid-1990s.Lance began his presentation by discussing Ahmed Amin Refai, an alleged al Qaeda mole who worked as an accountant for the New York Fire Department. According to Lance, Fire Marshall Ronnie Bucca uncovered Refai's connections to terrorist 'Blind Sheik' Rahman, as well as evidence that Refai had obtained plans to the World Trade Center prior to the first bombing. Bucca shared this information with the New York office of the FBI, Lance explained, but was ignored.Lance also spoke about an alleged corrupt relationship between FBI Supervisory Special Agent R. Lindley DeVecchio and mafia hitman Greg Scarpa Sr. He said DeVecchio would inform Scarpa Sr. about the location of his rivals so he could eliminate them. One such rival, Nicky Grancio, was killed with a shotgun blast to the head. Lanc ... More
Host: Ian Punnett

	Kolbrin Prophecies
	Saturday December 17, 2005

Expert in ancient manuscripts, Glenn Kimball, discussed the origin as well as the stories and dire prophecies of The Kolbrin, an anthology of ancient wisdom books found in the Glastonbury Abbey during the 12th century.The documents were written during the intertestamental period, Kimball explained, and its final form was intact by the beginning of the second century A.D. He said The Kolbrin was used as a textbook in religious schools throughout Great Britain and taught all the way up to the time of the Crusades. The Knights Templar eventually took possession of these documents (to protect them from the likes of King Edward I of England) and redacted The Kolbrin to reflect their point of view, Kimball noted. Kimball shared several stories from The Kolbrin, including its account of Creation, Adam and Eve, and the Exodus. He also talked about a potential threat to Earth from 'The Destroyer,' a large spherical planetoid in orbit around the Sun. Kimball said The Kolbrin prov ... More
Host: Ian Punnett

	Counterterrorism & Cover-ups
	Sunday September 4, 2005

Investigative reporter Peter Lance returned to present evidence that the U.S. Government has been covering up its own counterterrorism failures since the mid-90s. Recently, it was revealed that a small highly classified military program code-named Able Danger had uncovered the name ofMohamed Atta as a terrorist a full year before the 2001 attack that he allegedly masterminded. Information such as this makes the official 9-11 Commission Report even less credible, Lance commented.Lance also named Justice Department employees such as the attorney Dietrich Snell as being "cover-up specialists." Snell kept secret, information he learned that connected Ramzi Yousef and Khalid Shaikh Mohammed to the crash of TWA Flight 800 and al Qaeda, he said. The FBI has often failed in their efforts to thwart domestic terrorism declared Lance. Specifically, he cited how they had 8,300 hours of untranslated al Qaeda wiretaps. Lance also recommended the work of John Berger of IntelFiles, who h ... More
Host: George Noory

	Iraq, Terrorism & the Media
	Monday July 18, 2005

Investigative reporter Peter Lance returned to share his research and analysis on terrorism and war. In regards to the recent London bombings, he commented that "we're seeing the strength and resiliency of al Qaeda." Since the war, Iraq has now become a hotbed for al Qaeda training camps, he noted. He offered a two-part solution to the quagmire in Iraq: 1) Bush goes to the United Nations and admits we were wrong about the weapons of mass destruction, and asks for an international coalition of troops including Muslims to take over there. Lance said since this idealistic alternative wasn't going to happen, he proposed: 2) A 100% immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq, which would lead to a civil war among factions there. He predicted that a lot of "evil forces" would cancel each other out, and make way for a democratic group to seize power.Lance also offered commentary on the importance of confidentiality between investigative reporters and their sources. He believes that th ... More
Host: George Noory

	9-11 Roundtable
	Thursday June 16, 2005

A 4-hour panel discussion investigating theories behind 9-11 was held, featuring Alex Jones, Peter Lance, Mike Levine, and David Ray Griffin. ... More
Host: George Noory

	9-11 & Oklahoma City
	Monday April 18, 2005

Investigative reporter Peter Lance returned to the show on the 10th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing to share information about that case, as well as material he has uncovered about the 9-11 attacks. One of his central findings is that Ramzi Yousef was the architect of the 9-11 plot, hatching it in the Philippines in 1994. According to his investigation, the Feds became aware of the scheme in 1995, but were hindered by communication failures and cover-ups between intelligence agencies and the Justice Dept. Lance reported that a convicted Mafia member named Greg Scarpa Jr. was in a cell next to Yousef, and tipped the FBI that there were al Qaeda connections to both the TWA Flight 800 crash and the Oklahoma City bombing. While Lance believes Scarpa's information is valid, the Justice Dept. has labeled it a scam, he said. In the case of Flight 800, al Qaeda agents planted a bomb aboard the plane, Lance suggested. In the Oklahoma City bombing, he said there is strong circu ... More
Host: George Noory

	Investigating Terrorism
	Thursday October 7, 2004

Investigative reporter, Peter Lance, shared his detailed research on the events leading up to 9-11, dating back to 1989. Because of all the warnings and ignored evidence, he believes the last three administrations are at a minimum guilty of "criminal negligence." He placed the blame on individuals and accountability rather than the systems themselves.As he delved into his research, he began seeing the same names of terrorist and al Qaeda suspects over and over again. These suspects and an overview of their actions are documented on the Terrorism Timeline posted on Lance's site.The work of special agent Nancy Floyd is featured on the timeline, andthe 1993 attack on the WTC might have been prevented had her efforts not been stopped, he said. Lance said the crash of TWA Flight 800 was the second biggest terrorist attack on America, and was code named "Bojinka" which means big noise. He was highly critical of the US's war in Iraq which he called the "Viet Nam of our time." The conf ... More
Host: George Noory