Monthly Archives: March 2017

Belgium: State Security Service officers not allowed to carry weapons…because of a legal glitch

Posted on March 9, 2017 by L

“One of the oldest domestic intelligence agencies in continuous existence is Belgium’s civil security service, the Veiligheid van de Staat or Surêté de l’Etat (VSSE).” Kenneth L. Lasoen   Because of a legal mistake, the officers of the Belgian State … Continue reading →

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US REPORT: Colombia’s cocaine production is ‘up’. Really?

Posted on March 9, 2017 by L

“There are troubling early signs that cocaine availability is on the rise in the US for the first time in nearly a decade.” US State Department — February 2017 Since 2000, the US has sent Bogotá more than US $10 … Continue reading →

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US: Annual number of suspected criminal leaks undiminished by Obama’s policy

Posted on March 8, 2017 by L

“There’s been major crimes committed. What I’m concerned about is no one is focusing on major leaks that have occurred here… We can’t run a government like this. A government can’t function with massive leaks at the highest level.” House … Continue reading →

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CIA : A Few Good Women – Phyllis Nancy Faraci ( 1939 – April 18 1983)

Posted on March 8, 2017 by L

”This tragedy, however awful, must not distract us from our search for peace in Lebanon and elsewhere. Your devotion to duty is known to all of us. Please let everyone know we will never give in to this cowardly type … Continue reading →

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Marine Le Pen: President Bashar Al-Assad is a more “reassuring” choice for France

Posted on March 7, 2017 by L

“There is no viable and plausible solution other than this binary choice, which is Bashar al-Assad on one hand and the Islamic State on the other hand. Assad is obviously today a much more reassuring solution for France than the … Continue reading →

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Steven Spielberg to direct ‘Pentagon Papers’ film

Posted on March 7, 2017 by L

“For an American to be patriotic is to be loyal to the principles of our Constitution, and the First Amendment. The truth is that the policies of the government is sometimes in conflict with that. In our country, patriotism should … Continue reading →

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This Day in History — March 6 1988: Operation Flavius

Posted on March 6, 2017 by L

“Operation Flavius — also referred to as the ‘Gibraltar killings’ — was a controversial military operation in which three members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) were shot dead by the British Special Air Service (SAS) in Gibraltar on 6 … Continue reading →

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RUSSIA: FSB to employ the leader of the Shaltay Boltay hacker group

Posted on March 6, 2017 by L

“The [Shaltay Boltay] group is famous for their attacks of email addresses and other means of communication of  persons like Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich, News Media CEO Aram Gabrelyanov, former head of Ministry of Defense … Continue reading →

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An Introduction to Dutch Intelligence Agencies

Posted on March 6, 2017 by L

“The situation in the Netherlands is different in at least two major aspects from many other countries. First, there is no institutional separation between domestic security and foreign intelligence as the two secret services combine both tasks. Second, the current … Continue reading →

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FRANCE — And the Next DGSE Boss is?

Posted on March 5, 2017 by L

“The Middle East we have known is over. We see that Syria is already divided on the ground, that the regime is controlling only a small part of the county, only one-third of the country which was established after WWII. … Continue reading →

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