Monthly Archives: September 2018

On This Day — 1,000 Boeing 747 Jumbo Plane Produced (September 10 1993)

Posted on September 10, 2018 by L

“Aviation investigations are replete with accident scenarios that couldn’t happen. And given the lack of bomb evidence so far, neither scenario has been ruled out, officials said. First is the possibility that the doomed plane’s front section, which has a … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — Welcome to Belgistan! [Is Belgium a Failed State?]

Posted on September 9, 2018 by L

“What do Molenbeek’s failures reveal about the deep dysfunction in the Belgian state? That Molenbeek has been allowed to become a breeding-ground for jihadism says some damning things about formal and informal structures in Belgium, and in particular Brussels.” Belgium … Continue reading →

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Think On These Things : Should Spies Use Cryptography?

Posted on September 9, 2018 by L

“Bizarrely the stubby pencil and piece of paper that you put your cross on in the ballot box is actually much more secure than anything which is electronic.” Former MI6 Chief Sir John Sawers “The approved systems have simply been … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — CIA Goes to War with WikiLeaks [POLL]

Posted on September 8, 2018 by L

“It is the sense of Congress that WikiLeaks and the senior leadership of WikiLeaks resemble a non-state hostile intelligence service often abetted by state actors and should be treated as such a service by the United States.” 2018 US Intelligence … Continue reading →

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Two Years Ago — CIA and BND Employed Former SS “Bloody Brigitte” – Reflections on Nazis and ISIS

Posted on September 8, 2018 by L

“Although she understandably questions the morality of the decision to hire Nazi SS scientists, Jacobsen balances her judgment with an understanding of the perceived threat of the Soviet Union under Stalin and the communists’ dialectical determination to prepare for total … Continue reading →

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OBITUARY — CIA Psychologist Richards “Dick” J. Heuer, Jr. (July 15 1927 – August 21 2018)

Posted on September 8, 2018 by L

“Dick influenced analysis at the CIA more than any other single person.” Former CIA Director Michael Morell “Do You Really Need More Information? The US Intelligence Community invests heavily in improved intelligence collection systems while managers of analysis lament the comparatively … Continue reading →

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Two Years Ago — CIA PALANTIR Sues Early Investor

Posted on September 7, 2018 by L

“[Since 2013] U.S. spy agencies also employ Palantir to connect databases across departments. Before this, most of the databases used by the CIA and FBI were siloed, forcing users to search each database individually. Now everything is linked together using … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Golda Meir Orders Operation Wrath of God (September 7 1972)

Posted on September 7, 2018 by L

“There’s no difference between one’s killing and making decisions that will send others to kill. It’s exactly the same thing, or even worse.” Golda Meir “Every civilization finds it necessary to negotiate compromises with its own values.” Movie Quote from … Continue reading →

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Microwave Attacks — Havana, Beijing… And Where Else?

Posted on September 7, 2018 by L

“There’s been some other locations [where] we’ve had similar situations. We’re still working on it. I think if it was an intelligence-based operation, it’ll be hard to attribute.” William Evanina  — Director of the US National Counter-Intelligence and Security Center … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — NORTH KOREA H-Bomb : First estimate of the Yield

Posted on September 6, 2018 by L

“The institute recently succeeded in making a more developed nuke. Kim Jong-un watched an H-bomb to be loaded into a new ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile).” KCNA — North Korea State News Agency (September 3 2017) “Based on the similarity of the … Continue reading →

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