Monthly Archives: October 2020

On this Day — Mata Hari Is Executed (October 15 1917) [2020]

Posted on October 15, 2020 by L

“I had long since lost any illusion of being loved for who I was and now accepted, with clean conscience, flowers, flattery, and money that fed my ego and my false identity.” Mata Hari October 15 2020 — Margaretha Geertruida … Continue reading →

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The Spying Game — Is ‘No Rules’ the New Rule? [2020 — POLL]

Posted on October 14, 2020 by L

“Although no one had written them down, they were the precepts we all understood… By the time they got to Moscow, everyone knew these rules. They were dead simple and full of common sense…” Tony Mendez  — The Master of … Continue reading →

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Three Years Ago — CIA Director Pompeo Delivers Opening Keynote at 2017 Conference on Ethos and Profession of Intelligence

Posted on October 13, 2020 by L

“The truth is, CIA has always had a bias for quick, decisive action. It’s a tradition that goes back to World War II and our predecessors in the OSS. As former CIA Director William Casey put it, in the OSS, … Continue reading →

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Spy Quotes — Former Mossad chief Tamir Pardo [#9]

Posted on October 13, 2020 by L

“If a society crosses a certain line in its division and hatred, then it is a real possibility to see a phenomenon like a civil war.” Tamir Pardo — Former Mossad chief October 13 2020 — Tamir Pardo (born 1953) … Continue reading →

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On This Day — The Brighton Bombing (October 12 1984) [Understanding the Lockerbie Solution]

Posted on October 12, 2020 by L

“Mrs. Thatcher will now realise that Britain cannot occupy our country and torture our prisoners and shoot our people in their own streets and get away with it. Today we were unlucky, but remember we only have to be lucky … Continue reading →

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Spy Quotes — US President Harry S. Truman [#8]

Posted on October 12, 2020 by L

“I think it has become necessary to take another look at the purpose and operations of our Central Intelligence Agency. (…) There is something about the way the CIA has been functioning that is casting a shadow over our historic … Continue reading →

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On This day — Einstein Letter to Franklin Roosevelt (October 11 1939) [Manhattan Project]

Posted on October 11, 2020 by L

“I made one great mistake in my life — when I signed the letter to President Roosevelt recommending that atom bombs be made but there was some justification — the danger that the Germans would make them.” Albert Einstein   … Continue reading →

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Spy Quotes — Dr Richards J. Heuer [#7]

Posted on October 11, 2020 by L

“Do You Really Need More Information? The US Intelligence Community invests heavily in improved intelligence collection systems while managers of analysis lament the comparatively small sums devoted to enhancing analytical resources, improving analytical methods, or gaining better understanding of the cognitive … Continue reading →

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Lockerbie Appeal 2020 — Fiction, Half-Truths and Downright Lies — PART I : The Secret Docs [UPDATE : The appeal court’s written opinion]

Posted on October 10, 2020 by L

“Our argument is that public interest immunity [PII] certificate is not everlasting, it has been 31 years since the bombing and the UK Government represented by the Advocate General should justify why it is still asserting PII and denying full … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — Dag Hammarskjöld Inquiry : US, UK and South Africa still withholding crucial information

Posted on October 10, 2020 by L

“Information of the type requested is the missing link that makes the present picture incomplete, and its conspicuous absence from the record means that conclusions about the cause of the crash cannot yet be reached. South Africa, the UK and … Continue reading →

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