Conspiracy Theories — A Night in August (August 5 1962) [Marilyn Monroe & Nelson Mandela]

Posted on August 5, 2026 by L

“There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.”

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
(July 18, 1918 – Dec. 5, 2013)

August 5 2026 — Marilyn Monroe died of a barbiturate overdose late in the evening of Saturday, August 4, 1962, at her 12305 Fifth Helena Drive home in Los Angeles, California. Her body was discovered before dawn on Sunday, August 5. On the same day, Nelson Mandela was arrested in Durban, South Africa. Almost everyone has heard the conspiracy theory about Monroe being murdered by the CIA. Sadly, almost no one knows that the arrest of Nelson Mandela was made possible by a tip-off from the CIA. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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On This Day –The August 4 2020 Beirut Explosion : Debunking the FBI Conspiracy Theory [UPDATE : Six Years On: The Explosion Is Physically Explained — But Not Institutionally Resolved]

Posted on August 4, 2026 by L

“The amount of ammonium nitrate that blew up at Beirut port last year was one fifth of the shipment unloaded there in 2013, the FBI concluded after the blast, adding to suspicions that much of the cargo had gone missing.”

Reuters
(July 30 2021)

August 10 2021 — FBI forensic scientists have estimated that around 552 tonnes of ammonium nitrate exploded on August 4 2020 in the Port of Beirut, much less than the 2,754 tonnes that arrived on a Russian-leased cargo ship in 2013. Reuters, The Guardian, and other MSM are reporting this nonsensical junk-science report without even consulting scientific experts. Let me be very clear. This is total nonsense. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today

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110 Years Ago — Remembering Sir Roger Casement (September 1 1864 – August 3 1916) — [UPDATE : Beyond the Myth: The True Role of Punctuation in Casement’s Execution]

Posted on August 3, 2026 by L

“If there be no right of rebellion against a state of things that no savage tribe would endure without resistance, then I am sure that it is better for men to fight and die without right than to live in such a state of right as this.”

Sir Roger Casement

 

Roger Casement attempted to smuggle weapons from Germany for the Easter Rising, an armed insurrection in Ireland during Easter Week of April 1916.

August 3, 2020 — Sir Roger David Casement (1 September 1864 – 3 August 1916) was an Irish nationalist who worked for the British Foreign Office as a diplomat and later became a humanitarian activist, poet and Easter Rising leader. Described as the “father of twentieth-century human rights investigations”, he was honoured in 1905 for the Casement Report on the Congo and knighted in 1911 for his important investigations of human rights abuses in Peru.

In April 1916, Roger Casement attempted to smuggle weapons from Germany for the Easter Rising, an armed insurrection in Ireland during Easter Week. He was arrested, convicted and executed for high treason. But sometimes, even a death sentence can be ridiculously hilarious. Roger Casement himself wrote that he was to be “hanged on a comma”, leading to the well-used epigram. Follow us on twitter: @Intel_Today

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2025: The Year of Intelligence 2.0 ? — 50 Years from the Church Committee to Russiagate Investigation [UPDATE: From TWA 800 to Russiagate: How the FBI Shaped False Narratives]

Posted on August 1, 2026 by L

“There would be no place to hide. If this government ever became a tyranny… the technological capacity that the intelligence community has given the government could enable it to impose total tyranny, and there would be no way to fight back.”

Senator Frank Church
(1975)

July 24, 2025 — In 1975, the Church Committee exposed two decades of covert abuses by U.S. intelligence agencies. Half a century later, 2025 is shaping up to be a sequel few expected—and no one dares to name. With newly declassified documents from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, a Justice Department probe, and mounting claims that the intelligence community manipulated the 2016 election narrative for political ends, Washington is once again reckoning with the power of the spy apparatus at home.

Back then, it was wiretaps, blackmail, assassinations, and secret wars. Today, it’s the weaponization of intelligence—FISA warrants, cyber surveillance, and information warfare. Once again, the trust between citizens and the “deep state” is fractured. The tools have changed, but the questions are hauntingly familiar: Who holds the intelligence agencies accountable? And once again, we the people are forced to ask: Who watches the watchers? Follow us on X (formerly Twitter): @Intel_Today

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10 Years Ago — The Genesis of the Havana Syndrome (July 27 2016)

Posted on July 27, 2026 by L

“Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing. I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press.”

Donald Trump
Presidential candidate
July 27 2016

July 27 2026 — On July 27 2016, Donald Trump crossed the Rubicon when he called on Russia to hack Hillary Clinton’s emails. From that instant on, Trump was at war with the CIA. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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On This Day (July 26, 2007): The Day I Exposed CIA Edits on Wikipedia [Inside the first skirmishes of the disinformation age — and the fight for digital truth.]

Posted on July 26, 2026 by L

“This story is demented and broken on so many levels (…) An excellent Wikipedia administrator [Linda Mack] has been victimized by lunatic conspiracy theorists.”

Jimmy Wales
Wikipedia co-founder
(July 26 2007)

July 26, 2026 — On July 26, 2007, I published an article highlighting suspicious edits made to certain Wikipedia entries. The date was not chosen at random. Exactly sixty years earlier, on July 26, 1947, President Harry S. Truman had signed the National Security Act, which established the Central Intelligence Agency. Almost two decades later, the questions raised by that story remain just as urgent. In an era globally defined by disinformation, that investigation now appears as an early warning of a much larger struggle: the battle over who shapes the information environment itself. Make no mistake: the battle for AI supremacy has begun. Control over the most powerful AI systems may become a form of control over knowledge, memory, and ultimately history itself. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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Remembering French Investigative Journalist Pierre Péan (March 5 1938 – July 25 2019) | Pierre Péan’s Legacy: Truth Is Rarely the Official Story]

Posted on July 25, 2026 by L

“It is striking to note the similarity of the ‘scientific’ evidence discovered by the FBI’s Tom Thurman in both the Lockerbie and UTA cases. Of the tens of thousands of pieces of debris collected at each disaster site, one lone piece of printed circuit was found and, miracle of miracles, in each case the fragment bore markings that allowed for positive identification: MEBO in the Lockerbie case and TY in the case of UTA Flight 772. Despite the common findings of the DCPJ, the DST and the Prefecture of Police crime laboratory, Judge Bruguière chose to believe Thurman, the expert in fabricating evidence.”

Pierre Péan
African Manipulations

July 25 2026 — Today marks the 7th anniversary of the passing of Pierre Péan (1938–2019), one of France’s most fearless and principled investigative journalists. I suspect that Pierre Péan would feel both satisfied and saddened by recent events in French politics — satisfied that some long-contested questions may finally receive judicial scrutiny, but saddened by what he would likely consider the declining standards of French investigative journalism. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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The Holy Grail — The CIA Memorial Wall, the KRYPTOS Sculpture, & the Lockerbie Tragedy | Part IV — The End of an Era: The Memorial Wall at 50

Posted on July 21, 2026 by L

“Inscribed on its pages were the 70 stars, arranged by year of death. But only 29 stars had names beside them. (…) The rest of the stars in the Book of Honor, 41 in all, were nameless. For years, their identities have been among Washington’s most poignant and intriguing mysteries.”

Star Agents – Ted Gup
Washington Post
7 September, 1997

July 21, 2026 — A Very Special Post to Celebrate Our 10th Anniversary — Over the last three decades, I have devoted much time to several distinct stories: the CIA Memorial Wall (and the associated Book of Honor), the KRYPTOS sculpture, and the Lockerbie tragedy. In my wildest dreams, I never imagined that these stories would one day converge.Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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Mandela Lives in Every Protest for Justice | The Unfinished Story of Lockerbie

Posted on July 20, 2026 by L

“In his demand of solidarity from himself and from each of us, Mandela becomes more than a man, more than a messiah: he becomes a mirror. When we hear his refusal to abandon those with whom he shared common cause, do we recognize ourselves?”

Zohran Mamdani
Mayor of New York City
July 15, 2026

July 20, 2026 — Last week, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivered a thoughtful speech about the achievements of Nelson Mandela, his legacy, and, most importantly, what he can still teach us today. I encourage everyone to read the speech, but I would like to emphasize a few points that lie at the very core of my own beliefs. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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CIA Memorial Wall — Remembering Barry S. Castiglione (El Salvador – July 19, 1992)

Posted on July 19, 2026 by L

“His story is a reminder of the sheer sweep of our global mission, and his experiences exemplify the risks inherent to intelligence work, as well as the bravery and integrity of those like Barry who heed the call to serve their country.”

CIA Website

July 19, 2026 — Barry S. Castiglione died in El Salvador in July 1992, while rescuing a fellow employee from drowning. Like Ranya Abdelsayed, who died by suicide, his star on the CIA Memorial Wall has sparked questions and remains a point of controversy among some intelligence experts. Should a CIA officer receive a star for dying during a Sunday barbecue? What do you think? Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today

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