Monthly Archives: September 2019

Three Years Ago — NSA Hacked French President’s House

“Keith Alexander (Director of the NSA) told me he was disappointed because he never thought we would detect them and he even added: You guys are good.” Bernard Barbier — Director of the DGSE Technical Division September 4 2016 — The … Continue reading

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On This Day — William E Colby Becomes 10th Director of CIA (September 4 1973) [2019]

“We disbanded our intelligence [after both world wars] and then found we needed it. Let’s not go through that again. Redirect it, reduce the amount of money spent, but let’s not destroy it. Because you don’t know 10 years out … Continue reading

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Theo van Gogh Murder — AIVD Wiretap Transcripts Could Reveal Foreknowledge

“Despite requests from the Administrative Jurisprudence Division for clarification, the minister [Interior Minister Kajsa Ollongren] has simply provided a general explanation as to why national security is endangered if these documents are made public. Such a general and unclear explanation … Continue reading

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On This Day — Espionage and Sabotage Act of 1954 (September 3 1954) [2019]

“At first blush, one would say that we are rather naive in expecting somebody trained in espionage to come forward and register. But … you will find under this language it is possible to prosecute people for failure to register.” … Continue reading

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Three Years Ago — Dutch Intelligence Services Operated with the CIA Behind the Iron Curtain

“The fact that the Dutch Intelligence Services participated with the CIA in these operations is now clear to me. But why? I cannot answer that question yet.” Cees Wiebes — Senior Research Fellow at the Ad de Jonge Institute for … Continue reading

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On This Day — The Crash of Swissair Flight 111 & The Mystery of the Lost Picasso (September 2 1998) [2019]

“There was sufficient grounds to suspect a criminal device on that plane. I am convinced that the investigation was improperly done.” Retired RCMP sergeant Tom Juby — Arson investigator assigned to the Swissair file “RCMP, DFO (Department of Fisheries and … Continue reading

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Fifty Years Ago — The Fall of the Libyan Monarchy (September 1st 1969)

“The group, which called itself the Revolutionary Command Council, was motivated by the ideology of Arab socialism modeled by Egypt’s Gamal Abdel Nasser. Within a short time, a young officer named Muammar Qadhafi emerged as a leader of the group, … Continue reading

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Three Years Ago — CIA Asset Dr Richard Fuisz : TEREX & Lockerbie

Lawyer: “You were being told by members of the Syrian government that [Ahmed] Jibril, and or members of the PFLP-GC were taking credit for the [Lockerbie] bombing?” Dr Richard Fuisz: “Yes.” US court deposition by Dr Richard Fuisz (Early 2001) … Continue reading

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On This Day — Korean Airliner Flight 007 Shot Down (September 1 1983) [2019]

“Governments lie. They do it all the time. And, much as we’d like to believe otherwise, the US government is no exception. There were times when we may have believed otherwise. But after Vietnam and Watergate, we know better.” US … Continue reading

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