Author Archives: L

Spygate — Will Former CIA Director John Brennan Go to Prison? [UPDATE : Brennan’s role scrutinized by Durham]

Posted on December 20, 2019 by L

“Spying did occur [on the Trump campaign in 2016]. The question is whether it was adequately predicated. And I’m not suggesting that it wasn’t adequately predicated. But I need to explore that.” US Attorney General William Barr (April 10 2019) … Continue reading →

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Belgium — Intel Oversight Committee Annual Report Released

Posted on December 19, 2019 by L

“Since the exception [special methods] is nowadays used so often, it is no longer exceptional.” Belgium — Intel Oversight Committee Annual Report (December 2019) “Brussels has now overtaken Vienna when it comes to the density of so-called intelligence services from outside … Continue reading →

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Australia — Is Wang Liqiang a Chinese Spy or a Fraudster?

Posted on December 18, 2019 by L

“Wang obviously is not a Chinese secret agent. Wang’s lies are grossly unprofessional and demonstrated an extremely shallow understanding of the Chinese intelligence establishment.” Weng Yanqing — Former deputy director of Taiwan’s Military Intelligence Bureau In November 2019, Wang Liqiang … Continue reading →

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General Mike Flynn sentencing set for January 28 2020

Posted on December 17, 2019 by L

“Mr. Flynn accuses the government of suppressing certain information and alleges improprieties regarding the circumstances leading up to his guilty plea — including allegations of misconduct by the FBI, [Department of Justice], and the Special Counsel’s Office — that, in … Continue reading →

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Horowitz Report — Of Sumo Wrestlers and FISA Courts

Posted on December 16, 2019 by L

“To know and to act are one and the same.” Bushido, the Soul of Japan — Inazo Nitobe [1905] “It [FISC] is a kangaroo court with a rubber stamp.” Russell Tice — Former National Security Agency analyst “It is incredibly … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Adolf Eichmann Sentenced to Death by Hanging (December 15 1961) [2019]

Posted on December 15, 2019 by L

“I will leap into my grave laughing because the feeling that I have five million human beings on my conscience is for me a source of extraordinary satisfaction.” SS officer Adolf Eichmann On December 15 1961, Adolf Eichmann — one of … Continue reading →

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The Afghanistan Papers — The Origin of the Opioid Epidemic [Remember Mike Flynn?]

Posted on December 14, 2019 by L

“Does opium defy the laws of economics? Historically, no. In 2001, prices surged tenfold from 2000, to a record high, after the Taliban all but eliminated opium poppy cultivation across the Afghan territory under its control.” Antonio Maria Costa —  … Continue reading →

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On This Day — US Staff in Moscow Warned to Avoid PAN AM 103 (December 13 1988) [2019]

Posted on December 13, 2019 by L

“There was a real push in the embassy community to make sure that everybody was aware that there had been a terrorist threat made, and that people flying Western carriers going through Frankfurt should change their tickets.” Karen Decker — … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Remembering Arrow Air Flight 1285 (December 12 1985) [2019]

Posted on December 12, 2019 by L

 “Hours after the crash the Islamic Jihad – a Shiite Muslim extremist group – claimed it destroyed the plane to prove [its] ability to strike at the Americans anywhere.” UPI — Anonymous caller to a French news agency in Beirut … Continue reading →

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On This Day — CIA Director John Brennan Defends Torture Methods (December 11 2014) [2019]

Posted on December 11, 2019 by L

“In a limited number of cases, agency officers used interrogation techniques that had not been authorized, were abhorrent and rightly should be repudiated by all.” CIA Director John Brennan (December 11 2014) “No evidence that terror attacks were stopped, terrorists … Continue reading →

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