Monthly Archives: December 2019

On This Day — Saddam Hussein is Executed (December 30 2006) [2019]

“No one can know what would have happened to Iraq had Saddam stayed in power. With that question unanswerable, many Iraqis look back at the death and destruction of the past 15 years, and in a haze of nostalgia for … Continue reading

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Ten Years Ago — Remembering CIA Elizabeth Hanson ( February 14 1979 – December 30 2009 )

“Those who fell yesterday were far from home and close to the enemy, doing the hard work that must be done to protect our country from terrorism. We owe them our deepest gratitude, and we pledge to them and their … Continue reading

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Ten Years Ago — Remembering CIA Jennifer Matthews ( December 6 1964 – December 30 2009 )

“Those who fell yesterday were far from home and close to the enemy, doing the hard work that must be done to protect our country from terrorism. We owe them our deepest gratitude, and we pledge to them and their … Continue reading

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Three Years Ago — President Obama Announces Sanctions Against Russia For Elections Interference (December 29 2016)

“I have issued an executive order that provides additional authority for responding to certain cyber activity that seeks to interfere with or undermine our election processes and institutions, or those of our allies or partners. Using this new authority, I … Continue reading

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On This Day — Pan Am 103 Debris Show Evidence of Plastic Explosive (December 28 1988) [2019]

“I need not go into the rest of the story and the explosion, except to say that some of us believe that, within hours, the Americans had guessed, at a very high level, what had gone wrong. It is a … Continue reading

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On This Day — Benazir Bhutto Is Assassinated (December 27 2007) [2019]

“The people of Pakistan had rejected bigotry and prejudice in electing a woman Prime Minister. It was an enormous honor, and an equally enormous responsibility… I had not asked for this role; I had not asked for this mantle. But … Continue reading

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INTEL TODAY — Top 10 Stories of 2019

“The truth is replaced by silence, and silence is a lie. But the Russian people have a beautiful proverb: ‘A lie is like a bow. You hide the ends in water but the middle protrudes. You hide the middle, and … Continue reading

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INTEL TODAY — Vote for the Most Outrageous Statement of the YEAR [2019 — POLL]

“And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:32 As Ted Koppel once famously said : “Governments lie. They do it all the time. And, much as we’d like to believe otherwise, the US … Continue reading

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MERRY CHRISTMAS — And the Very Best for 2020 !

“The Holiday Season is a time of festivity and for a cup of cheer or two, but don’t endanger yourself or others as a result. Alcohol is a factor in more than half of all traffic accidents.” CIA Declassified Holiday … Continue reading

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On This Day — CIA COS Richard Welch Is Assassinated in Athens (December 23 1975) [2019]

“Remember Phil Agee, who I consider a traitor to our country? The guy encouraged the publishing of names of those serving under cover, sacrificing their lives. And Counterspy magazine did publish names, including the name of Richard Welch, our station … Continue reading

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