Monthly Archives: November 2018

Remembering the Greatest Spies — Richard Sorge (October 18 1941 – November 7 1944)

Posted on November 7, 2018 by L

“Richard Sorge’s brilliant espionage work saved Stalin and the Soviet Union from defeat in the fall of 1941, probably prevented a Nazi victory in World War II and thereby assured the dimensions of the world we live in today.” Larry … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Colombia Palace of Justice Under Siege (November 6 1985)

Posted on November 6, 2018 by L

“Colombia has moved on… Colombia has forgotten the Palace of Justice siege.” Ana Carrigan — “The Palace of Justice: A Colombian Tragedy” The Palace of Justice siege (Toma del Palacio de Justicia in Spanish) was a 1985 attack against the … Continue reading →

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Two Years Ago — Why the CIA & MI6 Love to Hate Putin

Posted on November 6, 2018 by L

“With the majority vote for Brexit against the strong preference of Scotland and Northern Ireland for remain, we have shown ourselves quite capable of inflicting potentially fatal harm to our national stability all by ourselves. Why would we need Russia … Continue reading →

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo — “US Government Determined to Change the Behavior of Ayatollah Khomeini”

Posted on November 6, 2018 by L

“Today, Secretary Mnuchin and I will discuss one of the many lines of effort to achieve these fundamental changes in the Iranian regime’s behavior as directed by the President. While important, these economic sanctions are just a part of the … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Robert Gates Becomes 15th CIA Director (November 6 1991) [Test your “Spy Knowledge” with our CIA Directors Quiz!]

Posted on November 6, 2018 by L

“If Iraq and Afghanistan have taught us anything in recent history, it is the unpredictability of war and that these things are easier to get into than to get out of.” Former CIA Director Robert Gates Robert Gates was nominated … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — Gordon Brown : “UK Misled Over Iraqi WMDs”

Posted on November 5, 2018 by L

“Given that Iraq had no usable chemical, biological or nuclear weapons that it could deploy and was not about to attack the coalition, then two tests of a just war were not met: war could not be justified.” Gordon Brown … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Ayatollah Khomeini Declares US “The Great Satan” (November 5 1979)

Posted on November 5, 2018 by L

“In this revolution, the Great Satan is America that gathers around other devils blatantly… If we see the US, this great Satan, raising chain and bringing the devils together around him, it is because the US grip over our country … Continue reading →

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BELGIUM — €10bn Missing From Gaddafi Frozen Accounts [UPDATE II : Money Used to Fund Terrorist Groups]

Posted on November 5, 2018 by L

“There remains a little less than 5 billion euros on the four accounts opened at Euroclear Bank SA.” Denis Goeman — Spokesman from Brussels’ prosecutor’s office “Making the interest and other earnings freely available to the Libyan Investment Authority is … Continue reading →

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General Qassem Soleimani : “I Will Stand Against You”

Posted on November 4, 2018 by L

“Come! We are waiting.  You start this war, but we will finish it.” Major-General Soleimani — Head of the elite Quds Force The leader of Iran’s elite Quds Force, General Qassem Soleimani, has responded to US President Donald Trump’s announcement … Continue reading →

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On This Day — KRYPTOS Sculpture Dedication Ceremony at the CIA (November 3 1990)

Posted on November 4, 2018 by L

“Maybe you’re mistaken–maybe this first part of the Kryptos code is really not a polyalphabetic Vigenere Tableau after all–maybe it’s a different type of code entirely. Or maybe it is a Vigenere code, but it’s been double or triple encoded–or … Continue reading →

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