Monthly Archives: September 2018

CIA Director Gina Haspel : Agency Must Focus on Nation State Rivals

Posted on September 25, 2018 by L

“Among my greatest pleasures as director are my relationships with foreign counterparts who come to visit. And I made it a tradition that when … foreign heads of service visit Langley, Virginia, and sit with me in my office, I … Continue reading →

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Two Years Ago — Former CIA John Kiriakou Explains The Jeffrey Sterling Case (VIDEO)

Posted on September 24, 2018 by L

“Just like the CIA primary mission is to protect the Agency, the New York Time primary mission is to protect the Time. And so when this hit the fan — so to speak — Jeffrey was on his own.” Former CIA … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Newspaper Heiress Patricia Hearst Sentenced to Seven Years (September 24 1976)

Posted on September 24, 2018 by L

“I frankly don’t think it’s going to be a successful war on terrorism until law enforcement agencies like the FBI are willing to share with other law enforcement agencies. If they can’t share information, there’s no way this war can … Continue reading →

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Salisbury Incident — Skripal Case Investigators Could Learn From The Lockerbie Affair

Posted on September 24, 2018 by L

“The men and women at Bletchley had no idea that in the Napoleonic Wars we had broken the French ciphers, any more than those people knew how ciphers had been cracked when we faced the threat from the Armada. There … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Puerto Rican Pro-Independence Movement Assassinated by FBI Agents (Sept. 23, 2005)

Posted on September 23, 2018 by L

“Few times have we hated so, and so united in our hate.” Julio Muriente — University professor and co-leader of the Hostosiano Movement “We have every reason to believe the agents acted properly.” FBI Spokesperson On September 23 2005, Filiberto Ojeda Ríos was … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — Small Artificial Earthquake Detected in North Korea

Posted on September 23, 2018 by L

“It is clear that the quake wasn’t caused by an artificial explosion.”  South Korea Meteorological Administration (Anonymous) “This event occurred in the area of the previous North Korean Nuclear tests. We cannot conclusively confirm at this time the nature (natural … Continue reading →

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CIA — 71 Years of Torture, Narco Trade & Regime Change

Posted on September 23, 2018 by L

“The Eagle = vigilance, a symbol of our nation. The Defense Shield = intelligence as our nation’s first line of defense. The 16-Point Compass Rose = information coming in from all points of the globe & being brought together at … Continue reading →

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On This Day — French Prime Minister Laurent Fabius : “DGSE Agents Sank the Rainbow Warrior” (September 22 1985)

Posted on September 22, 2018 by L

“The truth is cruel.. Agents of the DGSE sank this boat [Rainbow Warrior]. They acted on orders.” French Prime Minister Laurent Fabius  (September 22 1985) “Governments lie. They do it all the time. And, much as we’d like to believe … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — Belgian Policeman Arrested for Complicity in Brussels Attacks

Posted on September 22, 2018 by L

“Over the past year, according to police documents, the police have been piecing together Mr. [Yassine] Atar’s role in the network. He is a cousin of the brothers Ibrahim and Khalid el-Bakraoui, who on March 22, 2016, carried out the … Continue reading →

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Colombia — UNODC Report 2018 : Cocaine Production Hits New Record

Posted on September 22, 2018 by L

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

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