25 Years Ago — Ana Montes Is Arrested (September 21 2001)

Posted on September 21, 2026 by L

“I believe that the morality of espionage is relative. The activity always betrays someone, and some observers will think that it is justified and others not, in every case.”

Ana Montes 
Private letter to a friend

CIA Director George Tenet (left) awards Ana Montes a Certificate of Distinction, the third highest national-level intelligence award. (1997)

September 21 2026 — Ana Belén Montes (born February 28, 1957) is a former senior analyst at the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency and a convicted spy. On September 21, 2001, she was arrested and subsequently charged with conspiracy to commit espionage for the government of Cuba. Montes eventually pleaded guilty to spying and, in October 2002, was sentenced to a 25-year prison term followed by five years’ probation. Montes was incarcerated at FMC Carswell in Fort Worth, Texas. She was released from prison in January 2023 after serving more than 20 years. She now lives in Puerto Rico, where she has returned to private life and has declined requests for media interviews. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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Did Intel Today Trigger the Halt of the Lockerbie Trial? [UPDATE: Sealed Hearing, New Evidence Remains a Mystery]

Posted on September 20, 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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On This Day — Remembering UTA Flight 772 (September 19 1989) [UPDATE : Senussi and Sarkozy — From the UTA Bombing to the New Evidence in the Lockerbie Case]

Posted on September 19, 2026 by L

“Raufer established three new facts, all of them pointing — for the first time — to Libya as the culprit of both Pan Am 103 and UTA 772. These facts are false. (…) If that story gains credibility in the media and becomes the ‘new truth’, we will be forced to revisit our position regarding Libya and Gaddafi.”

French Intelligence (DST)
Note to French President Francois Mitterrand 
(June 1991)

Rescuers stand near the wreckage of the French UTA DC-10 flight 772 in the Tenere desert, on September 22, 1989

September 19 2020 — It has been called the greatest murder investigation in French history. When a suitcase bomb destroyed French Airlines UTA Flight 772, killing all 170 passengers and crew on board, it triggered a decade long search for accountability. At the conclusion of the investigation, the French investigative magistrate judge — Jean Louis Bruguiere — determined that the Libyan State was directly responsible for the bombing of UTA Flight 772. Case closed?

Not everyone is convinced. Pierre Péan, one of the greatest French investigative journalists, came to the conclusion that Thomas Thurman — a Federal Bureau of Investigation explosives expert — fabricated false evidence against Libya in the investigations of Pan Am Flight 103 and UTA Flight 772 . Péan is certainly not alone to suspect foul play. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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Did Intel Today Trigger the Halt of the Lockerbie Trial? [UPDATE: Trial expected to begin on January 19, 2027]

Posted on September 15, 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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New Book — The Havana Syndrome: Secret Weapons, a Government Cover-Up, and the Greatest Spy Mystery of Our Time

Posted on September 14, 2026 by L

“This is the book America needs right now. . . . This work by Michael Rey and Oriana Zill de Granados is not just a thriller. It is a tour de force of journalism, among the highest examples of what our profession is and can be. (…) The Havana Syndrome should be read by every American who respects or doubts the power and veracity of ‘shoe leather’ journalism.”

Scott Pelley
60 Minutes correspondent

September 14, 2026 — A new book by investigative journalist Michael Rey and Oriana Zill de Granados examines the mysterious illness first reported among U.S. diplomats in Havana and the 10-year investigation into what became known as “Havana Syndrome.” This is an outstanding book and a must-read for all students of intelligence. Drawing on extensive reporting and newly uncovered material, the authors explore the competing explanations, the intelligence implications, and the extraordinary mystery surrounding these cases. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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CIA Memorial Wall — The powerful ending of “13 HOURS” is DEAD WRONG ! [Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods — Benghazi, Libya – September 12, 2012]

Posted on September 13, 2026 by L

“Also being twice in that great building, I was drawn to the Memorial Wall both times. On Friday [March 27, 2015], I realized that the last two stars were Tyrone and Glen. I would like to end the film with a wide shot of the wall, including the flags on either side, and then cut on a close up of the last two stars, and fade out.”

Michael Bay
Email to the CIA
(April 1, 2015)

September 12, 2025 — 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (also known simply as 13 Hours) is a 2016 American biographical action-thriller film directed and produced by Michael Bay and written by Chuck Hogan. The script is based on Mitchell Zuckoff’s 2014 book of the same name. The film’s historical accuracy has been disputed. Today, I will not weigh on this issue, but I can ensure you that the ‘powerful end scene’ is DEAD WRONG. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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On This Day — 1,000 Boeing 747 Jumbo Plane Produced (September 10 1993) [Update : Why I ruled out the Lockerbie bomb theory] [UPDATE II— Synchronicity?]

Posted on September 10, 2026 by L

“There was a single primary return received (…) 16 seconds before SSR returns were lost. […] No explanation can be offered for its presence.”

Pan AM 103
AAIB Report

September 10, 2020 — Boeing has delivered more than 1,500 of these jets since 1970. The 747 has been involved in 60 hull losses, resulting in 3,722 fatalities. The destruction in flight of three Boeing-747 remains the subject of intense debates to this day: AIR INDIA 182, PAN AM 103, and TWA 800. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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Five Years Ago — Crypto AG : Was Boris Hagelin Jr. Murdered by the CIA? [UPDATE : The Scandalous History of the Last Rotor Cipher Machine]

Posted on September 9, 2026 by L

“Even the vice president of the BND assumed that Boris Hagelin Jr. was not the victim of an accident. It was an intelligence murder.”

Erich Schmidt-Eenboom
Intelligence Expert

The Hagelin family in 1962. In front: Boris Hagelin, his wife Annie and their daughters. Back, from left to right: Boris Jr., Karl Wilhelm and Carl. Courtesy from Sixten Svensson [Copyright]

September 9, 2021 — Two decades ago, I argued that Crypto AG had rigged the equipment used by diplomats around the world allowing US Intelligence Agencies to decode in real-time their messages. Many years later, Swiss Media Group SRF Rundschau, German public broadcaster ZDF and the Washington Post eventually confirmed many details of the story after gaining access to a classified, comprehensive CIA history of the operation codenamed “Thesaurus” and later “Rubicon”. There are many issues to discuss. I will address them one at the time. In this post, I will review the suspicious circumstances regarding the death of Boris Hagelin Jr. just a few months after the Swiss Company was sold to the CIA. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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Havana Syndrome — What Are the Frequencies Used by US Intel for Microwave Spying? [UPDATE : From Snowden to Kyiv: The Intelligence Hidden in a Spectrum Analyser]

Posted on September 8, 2026 by L

“LOUDAUTO is extremely useful for picking up room audio. It can pick up speech at a standard, office volume from over 20′ away. (NOTE: Concealments may reduce this distance.) It uses very little power (~15 uA at 3.0 VDC), so little, in fact, that battery self-discharge is more of an issue for serviceable lifetime than the power draw from this unit. The simplicity of the design allows the form factor to be tailored for specific operation requirements. All components at COTS and so are non-attributable to NSA.”

From the NSA’s Tailored Access Operations (TAO) group implant catalogue

September 17 2018 — Why is the Washington Post telling his readers that “Microwave Weapons” do not exist? Why do they ridicule a known technology — patented in the US and used by the NSA according to documents leaked by Snowden — as fake news? Why was the initial report regarding the mysterious illness affecting the US diplomats in Havana “lost” for six months, thus badly delaying the start of the US investigation? And why has the CDC never been contacted to investigate this case? Do not worry. It will eventually make sense.

First thing first. Obviously, I would like to know what frequencies are used today for “Microwave spying”? Well, Snowden gave us a few clues regarding the NSA/CIA gadgets. Tiny steps for tiny feet. Snowden revelations include a very much ignored information regarding an Audio-based RF retro-reflector — codenamed LOUDAUTO — which provides room audio from targeted space using radar and basic post-processing. Let us try to make sense of it!  Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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On This Day — Golda Meir Orders Operation Wrath of God (September 7 1972) [UPDATE: Evidence of Support from Western Intelligence Services]

Posted on September 7, 2026 by L

“There’s no difference between one’s killing and making decisions that will send others to kill. It’s exactly the same thing, or even worse.”

Prime Minister Golda Meir

September 7, 2026 — On September 7 1972, two days after the Munich massacre at the 1972 Summer Olympics, Israel retaliated by bombing ten PLO bases in Syria and Lebanon. Prime Minister Golda Meir also created Committee X — a small group of government officials tasked with formulating an Israeli response — with herself and Defense Minister Moshe Dayan at the head.  Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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