Author Archives: L

HistoCrypt 2021 [September 2021 — Amsterdam, Netherlands]

Posted on October 28, 2020 by L

“A cryptographic system should be secure even if everything about the system, except the key, is public knowledge.” Auguste Kerckhoffs October 28 2020 — The International Conference on Historical Cryptology (HistoCrypt 2021) invites submissions of papers to its annual conference … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Hemingway Wins Nobel Prize (October 28 1954) [2020]

Posted on October 28, 2020 by L

“Hemingway may have said ‘yes’ to the Soviet recruitment pitch, but unless there is some additional trove of material in the NKVD archives that argues otherwise, it is clear Hemingway was never a productive Soviet agent.” CIA website — Intelligence … Continue reading →

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HAVANA SYNDROME — Where is the US National Academy of Sciences Report?

Posted on October 27, 2020 by L

“It’s been extremely frustrating to me and my colleagues, in some ways disheartening, and certainly surprising.” David Relman — Committee Chair October 27 2020 — Last spring, the US State Department requested the National Academy of Sciences to undertake a … Continue reading →

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5G — Will European Countries Ban Huawei? [UPDATE — Italian Government Vetoes Huawei 5G Deal]

Posted on October 27, 2020 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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Spy Quotes — John Le Carré : “And how would I like to be remembered?” (30 January 2020)

Posted on October 27, 2020 by L

“Reading and thinking about Palme makes you wonder who you are. And who you might have been, but weren’t. And where your moral courage went when it was needed. You ask yourself what power drove him – golden boy, aristocratic … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Operation Autumn Leaves (Germany — October 26 1988) [2020]

Posted on October 26, 2020 by L

“Having considered the evidence concerning these matters and the submission of counsel we accept that there is a great deal of suspicion as to the actings of Abu Talb and his circle, but there is no evidence to indicate that … Continue reading →

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RUMINT — DCIA Gina Haspel to Step Down After Election [Biography]

Posted on October 26, 2020 by L

“I wrote a letter to the CIA on my manual college typewriter. I mailed it to CIA with my résumé. I didn’t have an address. So I just put: CIA. Washington, D.C. And here I am.” DCIA Gina Haspel — … Continue reading →

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Spy Quotes — “Journalists for Hire : How the CIA Buys the News”

Posted on October 26, 2020 by L

“I’ve been a journalist for about 25 years and I was educated to lie, to betray and not to tell the truth to the public. The truth will come out one day, the truth won’t die.” Dr. Udo Ulfkotte — … Continue reading →

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On This Day — James Bond “Die Another Day” Premiere in London (November 18 2002) How Jamaica inspired James Bond [UPDATE : “My Name is Bond. Jane Bond.”]

Posted on October 25, 2020 by L

“I wanted the simplest, dullest, plainest-sounding name I could find, and ‘James Bond’ was much better than something more interesting, like ‘Peregrine Carruthers.’ Exotic things would happen to and around him, but he would be a neutral figure — an … Continue reading →

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Spy Quotes — Former CIA John Kiriakou

Posted on October 25, 2020 by L

“That Mark Zaid is involved in this case leads me to believe that the CIA whistleblower is either an idiot who has no idea what he’s gotten himself into or he’s been directed to make his ‘disclosure’.” Former CIA officer … Continue reading →

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