Monthly Archives: July 2021

Sunday Parody — Political Intelligence : The 2020 Tokyo Olympics Samurai [Case study: Belgium]

Posted on July 25, 2021 by L

“All mistakes originate with people’s acting like experts thoroughly familiar with a subject, and looking down with an air of superiority on others.” Yoshida Kenkō — Tsurezuregusa (ca. 1330) July 25 2021 — To celebrate the 2020 Summer Olympics, a … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Remembering Navy Cryptanalyst Agnes Meyer Driscoll (July 24, 1889 – September 16, 1971) [2021]

Posted on July 24, 2021 by L

“Once the pursuit of truth begins to haunt the mind, it becomes an ideal never wholly attained. We can never achieve absolute truth but we can live hopefully by a system of calculated probabilities.” Agnes Meyer Driscoll July 24 2019 … Continue reading →

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Five Years Ago — Radio Pyongyang Resurrects “NUMBERS STATION” [UPDATE : Quick note about KRYPTOS K4]

Posted on July 24, 2021 by L

“Some are worried it signals that North Korean might be planning some type of operation, alerting its spies by sending the coded broadcast. But for that to be true, North Korean agents would have had to have been listening at … Continue reading →

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Havana Syndrome — Chris Carter [X-Files] : “I Believe the Havana Syndrome and your government denied it.” [UPDATE — CIA officer from bin Laden unit will lead Havana Syndrome probe]

Posted on July 23, 2021 by L

“How do you remove the wrapping from a gift you’ve been given? How do you unpack the stories that are shared with you in order to discover what’s contained within — what most people refer to as the ‘moral’ or … Continue reading →

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Deadly Floods in Belgium — A Monumental Intelligence Failure? [UPDATE : How do you define Terrorism?]

Posted on July 22, 2021 by L

“The fact that people didn’t evacuate or get the warnings suggests that something is going wrong. If you’ve got some information about what risk you’re at and you can understand it, you can take action to protect yourself. These floods … Continue reading →

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On This Day — President Clinton Fires FBI Director (July 19 1993) [2021]

Posted on July 21, 2021 by L

“We cannot have a leadership vacuum at an agency as important to the United States as the FBI. It is time that this difficult chapter in the agency’s history is brought to a close.” President Bill Clinton — White House … Continue reading →

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Deadly Floods in Belgium — A Monumental Intelligence Failure?

Posted on July 20, 2021 by L

“The fact that people didn’t evacuate or get the warnings suggests that something is going wrong. If you’ve got some information about what risk you’re at and you can understand it, you can take action to protect yourself. These floods … Continue reading →

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Havana Syndrome — Chris Carter [X-Files] : “I Believe the Havana Syndrome and your government denied it.” [UPDATE — Two dozen new cases reported in Vienna]

Posted on July 19, 2021 by L

“How do you remove the wrapping from a gift you’ve been given? How do you unpack the stories that are shared with you in order to discover what’s contained within — what most people refer to as the ‘moral’ or … Continue reading →

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Nelson Mandela International Day (July 18 2021) [UPDATE — Theme Of Nelson Mandela International Day 2021]

Posted on July 18, 2021 by L

“There must be a kernel of morality also to international behaviour. Of course, nations must place their own interests high on the list of considerations informing their international relations. But the amorality which decrees that might is right can not … Continue reading →

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25 Years Ago — Remembering the crash of TWA 800 (July 17 1996)

Posted on July 17, 2021 by L

“The FBI didn’t want to hear about anything but a missile or a bomb, because otherwise there was no FBI case. Their conduct was disturbing from the very beginning.” Chuck Grassley — Chairman of the Judiciary subcommittee on administrative oversight –Washington … Continue reading →

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