Monthly Archives: August 2018

On This Day — France Becomes 5th Thermo-Nuclear Power [Canopus Test] (August 24 1968)

Posted on August 24, 2018 by L

“I returned to civilization shortly after that and went to Cornell to teach, and my first impression was a very strange one. (…) I sat in a restaurant in New York, for example, and I looked out at the buildings and … Continue reading →

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Two Years Ago –Trump and the Attempted Coup in Turkey : “13 CIA senior officers helped in Failed Coup”

Posted on August 24, 2018 by L

“I’ve got fresh evidence 13 CIA senior officers helped in Turkey failed Coup. I will divulge the names in the coming days.” Donald Trump — 15 August 2016 “I have not set foot in or even near Turkey in five … Continue reading →

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The CIA in China

Posted on August 24, 2018 by L

“To give our compromise context, the U.S. communications infrastructure was under siege. Once we understood this compromise several of the mysteries we encountered in our operations came sharply into focus. Our operational interests were known. The damage did not stop … Continue reading →

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On This Day — West German Spy Chief Defects to East (August 23 1985)

Posted on August 23, 2018 by L

“Naturally I am a traitor, I cannot deny that.” Hans Joachim Tiedge The West German spy chief’s defection was made public by the East German authorities on August 23 1985. Follow us on Twitter; @INTEL_TODAY

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Two Years Ago — TRUMP & the CIA Briefings

Posted on August 23, 2018 by L

“There were so many things I did not know when I became President.” US President Harry Truman (1952) “By his words and his actions, Mr Trump is putting our national security and our collective futures at grave risk.” Former CIA … Continue reading →

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CIA to Recruit Korean Speakers — Do you know your ABC?

Posted on August 23, 2018 by L

“Fluent in Korean? US citizen with a 4 yr college degree? Interested in national security? Your skills are needed here!” CIA Directorate of Operations — Twitter (August 17 2018) “We referred to North Korea as the hardest of the hard … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — BELGIUM : “No Link between Barcelona Imam and the 2016 Brussels Attacks”

Posted on August 22, 2018 by L

“The imam did, in fact, stay in Belgium, but he was not known to the judicial authorities.” Thierry Werts — Spokesman of the Office of the Public Prosecutor “But this is also a story of missed clues and intelligence failings, because … Continue reading →

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On This Day — J. Edgar Hoover Becomes FBI Deputy Director (August 22 1921)

Posted on August 22, 2018 by L

“I regret to say that we of the FBI are powerless to act in cases of oral-genital intimacy, unless it has in some way obstructed interstate commerce.” “Above all, I would teach him to tell the truth Truth-telling, I have … Continue reading →

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Lockerbie — “Till Truth Do Us Part” [The Legend of the Iranian Payment]

Posted on August 22, 2018 by L

“I asked de Villiers about his next novel, and his eyes lighted up. ‘It goes back to an old story,’he said. Lockerbie. The book is based on the premise that it was Iran — not Libya — that carried out … Continue reading →

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On This Day — US Marine Clayton J. Lonetree Convicted in Sexpionage Case (August 21 1987)

Posted on August 21, 2018 by L

 “[Lonetree’s motivation] was not treason or greed, but rather the lovesick response of a naive, young, immature and lonely troop in a lonely and hostile environment.”  General Alfred M. Gray — Commandant of the Marine Corps “They wanted to kill … Continue reading →

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