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One Year Ago — Dutch Intel Agency Witnessed 2016 DNC Attack by Russian Hackers — Q&A with Dutch Intel Expert Dr Peter Koop

Posted on February 5, 2019 by L

“We’d never expected that the Russians would do this, attacking our vital infrastructure and undermining our democracy.” Chris Painter — Former cyber official at the U.S. State Department February 5 2018 — A Dutch Intelligence Agency directly witnessed the Russian … Continue reading →

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Two Years Ago — MOSSAD Chief’s Secret Visit to Washington

Posted on February 5, 2019 by L

“As the president has expressed many times, he hopes to achieve peace throughout the Middle East region. The Trump administration has not taken an official position on settlement activity and looks forward to continuing discussions, including with Prime Minister Netanyahu … Continue reading →

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Russia Deploys New Blinding Weapons

Posted on February 5, 2019 by L

“Filin 5P-42, a non-lethal visual-optical inference device, has been deployed aboard Russian navy frigates Admiral Gorshkov and Admiral Kasatonov.” Russia  state-run RIA Novosti Russia is deploying a new kind of weapons aboard its warships, Russian state media reported. The weapon … Continue reading →

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On This Day — UN Panel : “Julian Assange Is Arbitrarily Detained” (February 5 2016) [2019]

Posted on February 5, 2019 by L

“The UN working group on arbitrary detention has concluded that Mr Assange is arbitrarily detained. The working group’s view differs from that of the Swedish authorities. We will forward a reply to the working group tomorrow. It will be more … Continue reading →

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Questions About the CIA? Just Ask Molly Hale!

Posted on February 4, 2019 by L

“Meet Molly Hale. She’s been the CIA’s public voice since 2002, responding to faxes, phone calls, emails, and snail mail sent to the Agency. Now she’s going digital.” CIA Website (February 4 2019) February 4 2019 — Today CIA Molly … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Palestine National Congress Appoints Yasser Arafat Chairman of the PLO (February 4 1969)

Posted on February 4, 2019 by L

“The report contains strong evidence, in my view conclusive evidence, that there’s at least 18 times the level of polonium in Arafat’s exhumed body than there should be. It’s what killed him. Now we need to find out who was … Continue reading →

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DNI Dan Coats : “U.S. Faces Toxic Mix of Threats”

Posted on February 4, 2019 by L

“The United States faces a toxic myth — mix  — of threats.” Dan Coats — Director of US National Intelligence (January 29 2019) On January 29 2019, Dan Coats, the Director of National Intelligence, testified before the Senate Select Committee … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Madeleine Albright Discovers Her Jewish Roots (February 4 1997)

Posted on February 4, 2019 by L

“I do believe this to be a personal issue, but since it is an object of discussion, I would just as soon have you know what I know. I started to think about it and to put pieces together. There … Continue reading →

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On This Day — The Cavalese Cable Car Disaster (February 3 1998) [2019]

Posted on February 3, 2019 by L

“Many believe one of the reasons the Italian judges went after the CIA RDI [Rendition, Detention, Interrogation]  and [former CIA Officer] Sabrina De Sousa in the Abu Omar case was the USMC and USG accountability failures and arrogance.” Mark Fallon — International Security … Continue reading →

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Just a Song — “The People We Love”

Posted on February 3, 2019 by L

“This morning I’m going to tell the people I love Oh, how they’re important to me every moment Sweet words are better than a beautiful requiem And tell them it’s important And say it as long as it’s time. (…) … Continue reading →

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