Monthly Archives: March 2017

CIA Director Mike Pompeo defends ‘State Secrets Privilege’ in high profile torture case

Posted on March 15, 2017 by L

“Many details surrounding the program remain highly classified due to the damage to national security that reasonably could be expected to result from disclosure of that information. For this reason, the CIA has withheld or objected to the disclosure of … Continue reading →

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Is Belgian ISIS Jihadist Osama Atar the ‘Mastermind’ of the Paris and Brussels attacks?

Posted on March 14, 2017 by L

“Abdelhamid Abaaoud [a Belgian-Moroccan killed by police five days after the November 13 atrocities] was only a go-between, not a senior figure. We know the mastermind [of the Paris Attacks] but I will remain discreet on this point.” DGSE Director … Continue reading →

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WikiLeaks: ‘Vault 7’ dump reignites debate about deadly car crash of Michael Hastings

Posted on March 13, 2017 by L

“The CIA was also looking at infecting the vehicle control systems used by modern cars and trucks. The purpose of such control is not specified, but it would permit the CIA to engage in nearly undetectable assassinations.” WikiLeaks — Vault … Continue reading →

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UK Boris Johnson: ‘No Evidence Russia trying to disrupt UK democracy’

Posted on March 13, 2017 by L

“We have no evidence that the Russians are actually involved in trying to undermine our democratic processes at the moment.” Foreign Minister Boris Johnson Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) — part of the GCHQ spying agency —  has written … Continue reading →

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The NSA Four: “We Warned the American People about Naked Surveillance, but No One Listened”

Posted on March 12, 2017 by L

“Today, we see unfolding before our very eyes a Constitutional crisis of monumental proportions, one that threatens the very foundations of our nation’s system of governance.” Former NSA Kirk Wiebe What follows is an article written by former senior NSA official … Continue reading →

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National Security Advisor McMaster: “More information does not equate to better understanding”

Posted on March 12, 2017 by L

“Do You Really Need More Information? The US Intelligence Community invests heavily in improved intelligence collection systems while managers of analysis lament the comparatively small sums devoted to enhancing analytical resources, improving analytical methods, or gaining better understanding of the cognitive … Continue reading →

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CIA Statement on Claims by Wikileaks

Posted on March 11, 2017 by L

“I will splinter the CIA into a thousand pieces and scatter it into the wind.” President John F. Kennedy.   Tuesday 7 March 2017, WikiLeaks began its new series of leaks on the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. Code-named “Vault 7” … Continue reading →

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Italian Intel Agencies: ISIS Terrorism Risk “increasingly acute”

Posted on March 11, 2017 by L

“Fundamentalist terrorism is spreading to a worrying degree in other areas, such as Southeast Asia, Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa as well as the Balkans.” DIS — Annual Report 2016 The 2016 annual report by the Italian Department of Intelligence and … Continue reading →

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Sean Spicer just told a whopper about Foreign Agent Mike Flynn

Posted on March 10, 2017 by L

“SERIOUS ISSUES — Flynn has potentially problematic connections to foreign governments. His consulting firm has financial ties to Turkey… which perhaps explains why he said that he would extradite Fethullah Gullen… It has become evident that he has some confirmation-type problems.” … Continue reading →

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The Untold Story of the Four NSA Whistleblowers — Documentary

Posted on March 10, 2017 by L

“Trailblazer was canceled in 2006 and remains one of the worst failures in US intelligence history. But the money spent on this privatization scheme, like so much at the NSA, remains a state secret to this day.” Former NSA Thomas … Continue reading →

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