50 Years Ago — Russian Defector Viktor Belenko Lands MiG-25 in Japan (September 6, 1976)

Posted on September 6, 2026 by L

“Americans have tolerance regarding other people’s opinion. In certain cultures, if you do not accept the mainstream, you would be booted out or might disappear. Here we have people, you know, who hug trees, and people who want to cut them down — and they live side by side!”

Viktor Ivanovich Belenko
Interview (2000)

Viktor Belenko — Soviet military identification photo

September 6, 2026 — On 6 September 1976, Viktor Ivanovich Belenko defected to the West, flying his MiG-25 “Foxbat” jet fighter to Hakodate, Japan. George H. W. Bush, the Director of Central Intelligence at the time, called the opportunity to examine the plane up close an “intelligence bonanza” for the West. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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120 Years Ago — Ludwig Boltzmann Ends His Life (February 20 1844 – September 5 1906)

Posted on September 5, 2026 by L

“Bring forward what is true.
Write it so that it is clear.
Defend it to your last breath!”

Ludwig Boltzmann

Boltzmann’s grave in the Zentralfriedhof, Vienna, with bust and entropy formula

September 5 2026 — Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann (February 20, 1844 – September 5, 1906) was an Austrian physicist and philosopher whose greatest achievement was in the development of statistical mechanics, which explains and predicts how the properties of atoms determine the physical properties of matter. Boltzmann invented the concept of entropy and derived the entropy equation, which was later used by Claude Shannon to build the foundations of information theory. Follow us on Twitter @INTEL_TODAY

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Legal Dispute over Lockerbie Evidence Tags [UPDATE — The Mystery of the New Evidence Deepens]

Posted on September 2, 2026 by L

“Now, when we magnify the photograph of the label, Mr. Gilchrist, we can see, can we not, that it has been altered?”

“I can see writing underneath it.”

“Exactly. And if we look carefully at the writing underneath the word ‘debris,’ we can make out, can we not, the word ‘cloth,’ with the C being under the D, the L under the E, an O under the B of ‘debris,’ and a T under the R, and a H under the S?”

“It’s possible, yes, sir.”

“It’s more than possible, Mr. Gilchrist. It’s perfectly obvious, isn’t it?”

“Yes.”

— Transcript of the Lockerbie trial

August 29, 2026 — The August 11 court filing in the Masud case has brought an apparently mundane issue to the forefront: the importance of the evidence tags attached to the physical evidence. The prosecution argues that these tags help demonstrate that the evidence was handled according to rigorous procedures and can establish the origin and integrity of the items. The defence takes a fundamentally different view. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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On This Day — Korean Airliner Flight 007 Shot Down (September 1 1983) [UPDATE : KAL 007 and the Crypto AG Question]

Posted on September 1, 2026 by L

“KE-007 was a victim of the cold war. Another casualty, always war’s first, was the Truth. The story of KE-007 will be remembered pretty much the way the Americans told it in 1983 and not the way it really happened. (…) The moral of the story is that all governments, including our own, lie when it suits their purposes. The key is to lie first.”

Alvin A. Snyder
Warriors of Disinformation

KE007-2

September 1 2023 — Korean Air Lines Flight 007 (also known as KAL 007) was a scheduled Korean Air Lines flight from New York City to Seoul. On September 1st 1983, the airliner serving the flight was shot down by a Soviet Su-15 interceptor, near Moneron Island west of Sakhalin in the Sea of Japan. President Reagan described the attack as a “massacre” and a “crime against humanity”. In fact, the US Intelligence Community knew full well that the Russians had not been able to identify the airliner and truly believed that it was a spy plane. The tape presented as evidence at the UN had been edited to remove 5′ documenting the relevant exchanges between the pilot and the Russian authorities. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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70 Years Ago — CIA Memorial Wall — STAR 5: Frank G. Grace (Groom Lake, Nevada – August 31, 1956)

Posted on August 31, 2026 by L

“The U-2 and A-12 were extraordinary achievements in science, technology, and innovation. But our admiration for these planes goes well beyond what they achieved operationally. It’s the people behind the planes. The people like Wilburn, Frank, Howard, Buster, and Walter who sacrificed their lives in service to their country, and whose impact is still felt today.”

Former CIA Director General Michael Hayden
Dedication Ceremony for the A-12 OXCART
CIA Headquarters
September 2007

August 31, 2026 — Frank G. Grace was a former Air Force pilot recruited by the CIA to fly U-2 spy missions over the Soviet Union. He died on August 31, 1956, during a nighttime training exercise. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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Legal Dispute over Lockerbie Evidence Tags

Posted on August 29, 2026 by L

“Now, when we magnify the photograph of the label, Mr. Gilchrist, we can see, can we not, that it has been altered?”

“I can see writing underneath it.”

“Exactly. And if we look carefully at the writing underneath the word ‘debris,’ we can make out, can we not, the word ‘cloth,’ with the C being under the D, the L under the E, an O under the B of ‘debris,’ and a T under the R, and a H under the S?”

“It’s possible, yes, sir.”

“It’s more than possible, Mr. Gilchrist. It’s perfectly obvious, isn’t it?”

“Yes.”

— Transcript of the Lockerbie trial

August 29, 2026 — The August 11 court filing in the Masud case has brought an apparently mundane issue to the forefront: the importance of the evidence tags attached to the physical evidence. The prosecution argues that these tags help demonstrate that the evidence was handled according to rigorous procedures and can establish the origin and integrity of the items. The defence takes a fundamentally different view. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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Did Intel Today Trigger the Halt of the Lockerbie Trial?

Posted on August 27, 2026 by L


“If the defense challenges the provenance and chain of custody of PT/35(b), the fragment of bomb timer circuitry that became a central element in the case against Libya, the prosecution could face a potentially devastating evidentiary problem.”

Intel Today
August 20, 2026

Ahmed Khalifa Niasse and French President Nicolas Sarkozy

August 27, 2026 — Just 24 hours before jury selection, the Lockerbie trial was postponed because of evidence previously unknown to the parties. Nearly four decades after the tragedy, this development is baffling. But it may not be as coincidental as it seems. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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Lockerbie DNA Evidence Turns Upcoming Trial into a Soap Opera [UPDATE — Breaking News — Lockerbie: A Very Coincidental Death]

Posted on August 26, 2026 by L

“All but one of the DNA components which make up that profile are present in [RARDE Forensic Expert] Allen Feraday’s DNA profile. (…) This component is unsuitable for interpretation purposes since a large number of individuals from any population might be expected to match it.”

SCCRC
Report on Lockerbie

Lockerbie evidence: PI/449 and PK/206

July 1, 2025 — Some so-called “Lockerbie experts” — including former FBI officials — have hailed the recent DNA evidence as a major forensic breakthrough. In reality, it is nothing of the sort. In CIA parlance, this case has just gone from SNAFU to full-blown FUBAR — and fast. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today

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Lockerbie DNA Evidence Turns Upcoming Trial into a Soap Opera [UPDATE — Breaking News — Lockerbie Trial Postponed on New Evidence]

Posted on August 25, 2026 by L

“All but one of the DNA components which make up that profile are present in [RARDE Forensic Expert] Allen Feraday’s DNA profile. (…) This component is unsuitable for interpretation purposes since a large number of individuals from any population might be expected to match it.”

SCCRC
Report on Lockerbie

Lockerbie evidence: PI/449 and PK/206

July 1, 2025 — Some so-called “Lockerbie experts” — including former FBI officials — have hailed the recent DNA evidence as a major forensic breakthrough. In reality, it is nothing of the sort. In CIA parlance, this case has just gone from SNAFU to full-blown FUBAR — and fast. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today

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On This Day — J. Edgar Hoover Becomes FBI Deputy Director (August 22 1921) [UPDATE : A Century Later: Can the FBI Still Command Public Trust?]

Posted on August 22, 2026 by L

“Above all, I would teach him to tell the truth. Truth-telling, I have found, is the key to responsible citizenship. The thousands of criminals I have seen in 40 years of law enforcement have had one thing in common: Every single one was a liar.”

J. Edgar Hoover

August 22 2026 — Though never elected to any office, for nearly 50 years J. Edgar Hoover’s power was unmatched. As head of the FBI, he knew what everyone else wanted to keep hidden. Hoover kept the world’s largest collection of pornographic materials which he used for his own pleasure and to blackmail anyone he did not like. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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