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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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On This Day — James Bond “From Russia With Love” Premiere in London (October 10 1963) [2020]

Posted on October 10, 2020 by L

“The film is highly immoral in every imaginable way; it is neither uplifting, instructive nor life-enhancing. Neither is it great film-making. But it sure is fun.” Richard Roud — The Guardian  (October 11 1963)     October 10 2020  — From … Continue reading →

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Spy Quotes — James Jesus Angleton [#6]

Posted on October 10, 2020 by L

“Deception is a state of mind and the mind of the State.” “Intelligence Agencies create stories inside stories, each with its carefully constructed trail of evidence, in order to create false trails as diversions.” James Jesus Angleton October 10 2020 … Continue reading →

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5G — Will European Countries Ban Huawei? [UPDATE — Huawei ousted from Brussels as Nokia & Ericsson win Belgian 5G contracts]

Posted on October 9, 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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On This Day — Che Guevara Is Executed (October 9 1967) [2020]

Posted on October 9, 2020 by L

“The true revolutionary is guided by a great feeling of love. It is impossible to think of a genuine revolutionary lacking this quality.” “The only passion that guides me is for the truth… I look at everything from this point … Continue reading →

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Spy Quotes — Helen Mirren [#5]

Posted on October 9, 2020 by L

“The role of women has always been undervalued in the spy world, always undermined in terms of recognition. Unfairly so. It’s a world that needs women.” Helen Mirren October 9 2020 — Dame Helen Lydia Mirren (born Mironoff on 26 … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — The Fifth Estate : Investigating what made the diplomats sick [Havana Syndrome Documentary]

Posted on October 8, 2020 by L

“Do the results known to me fully support that the signs / symptoms occurring in US embassy personnel were solely due to cholinergic neurotoxicity? No, not completely.” James Giordano PhD — Departments of Neurology and Biochemistry Georgetown University — Email … Continue reading →

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75 Years Ago — Raytheon files US patent application for microwave cooking process (October 8, 1945)

Posted on October 8, 2020 by L

“My grandfather was watching a microwave testing rig, and he realized that the peanut-cluster bar in his pocket started to melt — it got quite warm.” Rod Spencer — Inventor and grandson of Percy Spencer October 8 2020 — The … Continue reading →

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