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Two Years Ago — MI6 Alex Younger : “Terrorism Threat to the UK is Unprecedented.”

“The risks at stake are profound and represent a fundamental threat to our sovereignty. They should be a concern to all those who share democratic values.” Alex Younger – MI6 Head December 9 2016 — Alex Younger, the new head … Continue reading

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Germany — The BND Operational Structure [2018]

“ The Bundesnachrichtendienst is the sole foreign intelligence service of the Federal Republic of Germany. As such it reports directly to the Federal Chancellery. The mission of the Bundesnachrichtendienst is to provide the Federal Government with fast and comprehensive information. … Continue reading

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Russiagate — William Barr to be Next US Attorney General? (UPDATE)

“Scientists determined that it was part of the bomb’s timing device and traced it to its manufacturer – a Swiss company that had sold it to a high-level Libyan intelligence official.” William Barr, US acting Attorney General — US accuses … Continue reading

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Vatican News — Pope Recognizes Martyrdom of the Seven Trappist Monks Murdered in Tibhirine, Algeria (1996) [UPDATE]

“When the time comes, I would like to be able to have that stroke of lucidity which would permit me to ask forgiveness of God and of my brothers in humanity, forgiving wholeheartedly, at the same time, whoever my killer … Continue reading

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One Year Ago — The Havana Syndrome : Sonic Attacks or Microwave Weapons?

“What we’ve said to the Cubans is: Small island. You’ve got a sophisticated intelligence apparatus. You probably know who’s doing it. You can stop it. It’s as simple as that.” Rex Tillerson — US Secretary of State  (December 6 2017) … Continue reading

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Two Years Ago — The VELA Incident : Declassified Files Shed Light on the Nuclear Test Controversy

“We had operational successes, most importantly regarding Pretoria’s nuclear capability. My sources collectively provided incontrovertible evidence that the apartheid government had in fact tested a nuclear bomb in the South Atlantic in 1979, and that they had developed a delivery … Continue reading

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On This Day — Pan Am Flight 214 Crashes (December 8 1963)

“Aviation investigations are replete with accident scenarios that couldn’t happen. And given the lack of bomb evidence so far, neither scenario has been ruled out, officials said. First is the possibility that the doomed plane’s front section, which has a … Continue reading

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Belgium — Chinese Espionage Is Clear and Present Danger [UPDATE : Huawei under Investigation]

“Unlike the Cold War, it’s about who is going to be the global leader – first with the biggest economy, and out of that will come political influence. But then secondarily – who is the most innovative economy and creating … Continue reading

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On This Day — Lockerbie Judges Under the Weather (Malta – December 7 1988)

“There is no reasonable basis in the trial court’s judgment for its conclusion that the purchase of the items [clothes that were found in the wreckage of the plane] from Mary’s House [in Malta] took place on 7 December 1988.” … Continue reading

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Britain and US Urged to Release Papers on Dag Hammarskjöld Death [UPDATE]

“I also received information regarding an unauthenticated claim made by a Belgian pilot, “Beukels”, to Claude de Kemoularia in 1967 that Beukels shot down or otherwise forced SE-BDY to crash. In the course of my work, I was for the … Continue reading

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