Monthly Archives: May 2018

One Year Ago — The Black Market of Mass Surveillance Equipment

Posted on May 23, 2018 by L

“Anyone who has looked at Iran, at the young population, can understand the enormous pressure and fear that they live under in a country where surveillance and restrictions and monitoring are not only systematic, but the consequences of being caught … Continue reading →

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Remarks by CIA Director Gina Haspel at Swearing-In Ceremony

Posted on May 23, 2018 by L

“As the Director, I want the current CIA leadership team to be role models and mentors for our next generation of officers who will walk the streets of far-flung capitals and work the late nights here at Headquarters and abroad.” … Continue reading →

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Salisbury Incident — President Putin : “Skripal Would Be Dead If Poisoned By Novichok”

Posted on May 22, 2018 by L

“We’re happy that he’s alright. We’re still demanding the access to these people. We want just to understand how they feel and we want them to say personally what they want. If they don’t want our assistance it’s fine. We … Continue reading →

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What will be the blowback for UK government after Libya revelations? by Mark Curtis [Manchester Bombing – May 22 2017]

Posted on May 22, 2018 by L

“When Theresa May was home secretary in 2011, did she know about or authorise the despatch of Libyans living in the UK to Libya, and were Salman or Ramadan Abedi specifically part of this process? If she did not, what … Continue reading →

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Wikipedia & the Spooks — The Remake? [The Philip Cross Affair]

Posted on May 22, 2018 by L

“This story is demented and broken on so many levels, it is quite difficult to know where to begin, even. Here we have an excellent Wikipedia administrator [‘SlimVirgin’ aka Linda Mack] who has been victimized by lunatic conspiracy theorists, a … Continue reading →

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY — “NYT Admits Lockerbie Case Flaws” (May 21 2012)

Posted on May 21, 2018 by L

“The enigmatic Mr Megrahi had been the central figure of the [lockerbie] case for decades, reviled as a terrorist but defended by many Libyans, and even some world leaders, as a victim of injustice whose trial, 12 years after the … Continue reading →

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UK — MI5 Agents Allowed To Carry Out Criminal Activity

Posted on May 21, 2018 by L

“After a seven-month legal battle the prime minister has finally been forced to publish her secret order but we are a long way from having transparency. The public and parliament are still being denied the guidance that says when British … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — Former Mossad Chiefs : “Israel Will Think Twice Before Sharing Sensitive Information With U.S. Intel Agencies”

Posted on May 20, 2018 by L

“We need to punish the Americans, it’s possible, so that we don’t put Trump in a position where he is again tempted, we need to abstain from transferring information to him, or to only give him partial information so that … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Megrahi, Convicted in 1988 Lockerbie Bombing, Dies in Tripoli (May 20 2012)

Posted on May 20, 2018 by L

“Hans Köchler, a United Nations observer, called the trial ‘a spectacular miscarriage of justice,’ words echoed by Mr. Mandela. Many legal experts and investigative journalists challenged the evidence, calling Mr. Megrahi a scapegoat for a Libyan government long identified with … Continue reading →

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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo: “War on Terror as a Cosmic Divine Battle”

Posted on May 19, 2018 by L

“History, I believe, furnishes no example of a priest-ridden people maintaining a free civil government. This marks the lowest grade of ignorance of which their civil as well as religious leaders will always avail themselves for their own purposes.” Thomas … Continue reading →

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