Monthly Archives: December 2018

CIA Debacle in China — Former CIA Official : “We Buried the Truth”

Posted on December 14, 2018 by L

“Heads should roll because of this. Agents were killed. But to protect people’s careers and egos, we buried counterintelligence problems.” Former US Senior Intelligence Official “It’s not just a single flawed system that needed to be fixed. It was a … Continue reading →

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On This Day — US Staff in Moscow Warned to Avoid PAN AM 103 (December 13 1988)

Posted on December 13, 2018 by L

“There was a real push in the embassy community to make sure that everybody was aware that there had been a terrorist threat made, and that people flying Western carriers going through Frankfurt should change their tickets.” Karen Decker — Consular … Continue reading →

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MEDINT — James Bond Has a Severe Chronic Alcohol Problem

Posted on December 13, 2018 by L

“There is strong and consistent evidence that James Bond has a chronic alcohol consumption problem at the ‘severe’ end of the spectrum. He should seek professional help and try to find other strategies for managing occupational stress.” Medical Journal of … Continue reading →

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CIA D/NCS — Test Your ‘Spy’ Knowledge With Our Quiz! [UPDATE]

Posted on December 13, 2018 by L

“It had all the earmarks of a CIA operation; the bomb killed everybody in the room except the intended target!” William F. Buckley, Jr. “There have been only two kinds of CIA secret operations: the ones that are widely known … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Remembering Arrow Air Flight 1285 (December 12 1985)

Posted on December 12, 2018 by L

 “Hours after the crash the Islamic Jihad – a Shiite Muslim extremist group – claimed it destroyed the plane to prove [its] ability to strike at the Americans anywhere.” UPI — Anonymous caller to a French news agency in Beirut … Continue reading →

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CIA Historian William Blum Dies at 85 (March 6, 1933 – December 9, 2018)

Posted on December 12, 2018 by L

“The thesis in my books and my writing is that anti-American terrorism arises from the behavior of U.S. foreign policy. It is what the U.S. government does which angers people all over the world.” William Blum “William Blum was at … Continue reading →

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Lockerbie 30th Anniversary — PT/35(b) : The Most Expensive Forgery in History

Posted on December 12, 2018 by L

“Without PT/35(b), there would have been no indictment.” Richard Marquise — FBI Agent who led the US side of the Lockerbie investigation “If this (Intel Today analysis) is correct and the type of copper used in PT/35(b) can be dated 1989 … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — Donald Trump Interest In Russia Sanctions Alarmed Outgoing State Staff

Posted on December 11, 2018 by L

“Did President Donald Trump know Michael Flynn talked about sanctions during his conversations a year ago with the former Russian ambassador? Or did the President’s small circle of advisers keep it from him?” Jeff Zeleny and Kevin Liptak —  CNN … Continue reading →

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Two Years Ago — MI6 Alex Younger & BND Bruno Kahl : “Russian Hackers Will Target European 2017 Elections”

Posted on December 11, 2018 by L

“We have evidence that cyber-attacks are taking place that have no purpose other than to elicit political uncertainty.” Bruno Kahl  — BND Head (December 2016) December 11 2016 — Bruno Kahl, president of the Bundesnachrichtendienst, has warned that next year’s … Continue reading →

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5G — Will European Countries Ban Huawei?

Posted on December 11, 2018 by L

“Perhaps, the most puzzling part of the [Belgian Intelligence Services] report is what it does not mention. Although most countries are extremely concerned about China investments in their Telecom infrastructure, the Belgian report is silent on this issue. Why, on … Continue reading →

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