Monthly Archives: September 2018

On This Day — Remembering Navy Cryptanalyst Agnes Meyer Driscoll (July 24, 1889 – September 16, 1971)

Posted on September 16, 2018 by L

“Once the pursuit of truth begins to haunt the mind, it becomes an ideal never wholly attained.” “We can never achieve absolute truth but we can live hopefully by a system of calculated probabilities.” Agnes Meyer Driscoll “In her thirty-year … Continue reading →

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On this Day — The Wall Street Bombing (September 16 1920)

Posted on September 16, 2018 by L

“Almost in front of the steps leading up to the Morgan bank was the mutilated body of a man. Other bodies, most of them silent in death, lay nearby. As I gazed horror stricken at the site, one of these … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — Under pressure from the CIA, Harvard rescinds Chelsea Manning’s visiting fellowship

Posted on September 16, 2018 by L

“[However] we are withdrawing the invitation to her to serve as a visiting fellow – and the perceived honour that it implies to some people – while maintaining the invitation for her to spend a day at the Kennedy School … Continue reading →

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Two Years Ago — Former CIA Jeffrey Sterling : “Letter From Prison”

Posted on September 16, 2018 by L

“For now, I’m confined to the black TV room at the Federal Correctional Institution in Englewood, Colorado. When I am free, I don’t want to feel that I’m merely going from one prison to another.” Former CIA Jeffrey Sterling “Sterling’s … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — Significant Uncertainties in the Yield Estimate of North Korea H Bomb

Posted on September 15, 2018 by L

“In the preliminary analysis conducted within hours of the event, NORSAR reported an event magnitude of 5.8. This estimate was obtained using analysis procedures developed from investigations of the previous five North Korean test explosions, all of which were around … Continue reading →

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Havana Syndrome — US Scientist Criticizes ICNIRP Refusal to Reassess Cell Phone Radiation Exposure Guidelines

Posted on September 15, 2018 by L

“Based on numerous incorrect and misleading claims, the ICNIRP report concludes that ‘these studies (NTP and Ramazzini) do not provide a reliable basis for revising the existing radiofrequency exposure guidelines.’ The data on gliomas of the brain and schwannomas of … Continue reading →

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Two Years Ago — UK Report : Libyan Intervention Based on Erroneous Assumptions; David Cameron Ultimately Responsible

Posted on September 15, 2018 by L

“We were dragged along by a French enthusiasm to intervene, and the mission then moved from protecting people in Benghazi, who arguably were not at the kind of threat that was then being presented… Indeed, on the basis of the … Continue reading →

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France — DGSE ORGANIZATION CHART [September 2018]

Posted on September 14, 2018 by L

“Contrary to other western Intelligence Services, the DGSE masters all the intelligence collecting methods: human sources (HUMINT), technical sensors (SIGINT and satellite imagery), operational means and open-source processing. Intelligence collected through collaboration with other Services, national and foreign, is positively … Continue reading →

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Colombia — Police Boss Arrested on 6 Charges Including Criminal Conspiracy

Posted on September 14, 2018 by L

“A cada cerdo le llega su San Martín.” (Every pig will get his St. Martin) BOGOTA, Colombia (September 12 2018) — One of Colombia’s most-decorated police officers has been arrested for his alleged involvement in a criminal ring that illegally … Continue reading →

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OBITUARY — NSA Historian Matthew M. Aid Dies at 60 (1958 – August 20 2018) — UPDATE

Posted on September 14, 2018 by L

‘‘I have no idea how to take a normal vacation. Any spare time I have, I run up to the National Archives to do historical research.’’ Matthew M. Aid “One of Mr. Aid’s most significant findings, which became publicly known … Continue reading →

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