Monthly Archives: June 2017

Ex-KGB Jack Barsky and ex-CIA Bob Baer Appalled over Kushner’s Russian Backchannel

Posted on June 17, 2017 by L

“Kushner, in his naiveté about government, may also not have remembered that Barack Obama was still president and in charge of all negotiations with Russia. And it was an innocent oversight that Kushner failed to mention his talk with Kislyak … Continue reading →

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INTEL TODAY DIARY — JUNE 17 2017

Posted on June 17, 2017 by L

Islamic State leader Baghdadi ‘may have been killed by Russia’ — Russia investigation: Mike Pence hires personal legal counsel — Ex-Panama president, shackled in Miami court — Telegram founder: U.S. intelligence agencies tried to bribe us to weaken encryption

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KAZAKHGATE — An Easy Primer

Posted on June 16, 2017 by L

“A drama is being played out in the unlikely setting of a Brussels parliamentary committee room that could have made the plot of a John Le Carré novel, perhaps coupled with Game of Thrones.” Nick Kochan — Investigative writer and … Continue reading →

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INTEL TODAY DIARY — JUNE 16 2017

Posted on June 16, 2017 by L

Scandal Drove Brussels’s Mayor From Office. Now He’s Nowhere to Be Seen — Trump-Russia inquiry: President ‘probed for obstruction of justice’ — NSA links Wannacry worm to North Korea — CIA Gina Haspel: Trump’s Darling

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Manchester Bombing — What do we know so far? [UPDATE — JUNE 14 2017]

Posted on June 15, 2017 by L

“The question needs to be asked:  why was the Manchester bombing allowed to happen?” Paul F. — UK At about 2230 on Monday evening, 22 May, Salman Abedi exploded an improvised explosive device (IED) in the Foyer of the Manchester … Continue reading →

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INTEL TODAY DIARY — JUNE 15 2017

Posted on June 15, 2017 by L

What Sessions did (and didn’t) tell us — Spy chief, a frequent guest at the White House, is MIA at headquarters — Saif al-Islam Gaddafi case: ICC calls for arrest of ex-Libya leader’s son — Israeli Mossad Forms Startup Investment Fund … Continue reading →

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ZEMBLA — “The Dubious Friends of Donald Trump: The Russians”

Posted on June 14, 2017 by L

“I have nothing to do with Russia – no deals, no loans, no nothing!” Donald Trump “The Russians are alleged to be in possession of sensitive information about Trump. And that exposes Trump to blackmail.” Fake news? Follow us on … Continue reading →

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INTEL TODAY DIARY — JUNE 14 2017

Posted on June 14, 2017 by L

A legal ‘dream team’ looking at Trump — What next for Saif al-Islam Gaddafi? — How a crippling shortage of analysts let the London Bridge attackers through — Jeff Sessions denies third meeting with Russia envoy

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French Intel Agencies — Macron picks three new directors

Posted on June 13, 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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INTEL TODAY DIARY — JUNE 13 2017

Posted on June 13, 2017 by L

U.S. Cyberweapons, Used Against Iran and North Korea, Are a Disappointment Against ISIS — Monitoring Nuclear Testing is Getting Easier — What Did [CIA Director] Mike Pompeo Do? — Manchester bombing was planned for months, Libya says

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