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Former CIA Director Mike Morell : “CIA Needs Help and Time to Understand Saudi Missing Journalist Case.” Where is Pompeo Crack Team?

Posted on October 18, 2018 by L

“They started throwing out the rules long ago.  If the Saudis get away with Istanbul it won’t be long before they start going after journalists inside our borders.” Former CIA officer Bob Baer — Email to Intel Today (October 13 … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Al Capone Convicted of Income Tax Evasion (October 17 1931)

Posted on October 17, 2018 by L

“They can’t collect legal taxes from illegal money.” “Capitalism gives all of us a great opportunity if we seize it with both hands and hang on to it.” “A smile can get you far, but a smile with a gun … Continue reading →

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Lockerbie 30th Anniversary — PT/35(b) : The Most Expensive Forgery in History [Poll]

Posted on October 17, 2018 by L

“Without PT/35(b), there would have been no indictment.” Richard Marquise — FBI Agent who led the US side of the Lockerbie investigation “I regard the Lockerbie verdict against Megrahi as a ‘Grand Monument to Human Stupidity’.  Indeed, the written opinion of … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — The Real Story Behind Netflix’s Narcos

Posted on October 17, 2018 by L

“What we’ve learned is that if you look at history what happened with the Medellin Cartel after we took them down, Cali Cartel got stronger, right? Then we take them down, and North Valle Cartel takes over. We’re taking down … Continue reading →

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Two Years Ago — Europe Most Wanted (Paris and Brussels Attacks)

Posted on October 16, 2018 by L

“Mr Atar’s situation is being followed closely. Repeated requests made by Belgium to the Iraqi government to consider an early release for humanitarian reasons have been fruitless so far.” Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs — October 9, 2010 October 16 … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — Maltese Investigative Blogger Killed in Car Bomb

Posted on October 16, 2018 by L

“The best way to think of Daphne Caruana Galizia is as a one-woman WikiLeaks, crusading against untransparency and corruption in Malta, an island nation famous for both. To John Dalli, a former European commissioner whom she helped bring down in … Continue reading →

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The Spying Game — Is ‘No Rules’ the New Rule? [UPDATE: Answers from Former CIA Officers & Agents]

Posted on October 15, 2018 by L

Tom Bishop (Brad Pit) — Ah, Jesus Christ, you just… You don’t just trade these people like they’re baseball cards! It’s not a fucking game! Nathan Muir (Robert Redford) —  Oh, yes it is. It’s exactly what it is. And it’s … Continue reading →

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On this Day — Mata Hari Is Executed (October 15 1917)

Posted on October 15, 2018 by L

“A harlot? Yes, but a traitor, never!” Phrase attributed to Mata Hari during the trial “Death is nothing, nor life either, for that matter. To die, to sleep, to pass into nothingness, what does it matter? Everything is an illusion.” … Continue reading →

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Remembering Archbishop Oscar Romero (August 15, 1917 — Assassinated March 24, 1980) UPDATE 2: Canonisation on October 14 2018

Posted on October 14, 2018 by L

“Let my blood be a seed of freedom and the sign that hope will soon be reality.” “Between the powerful and the wealthy, and the poor and vulnerable, who should a pastor side with? I have no doubts. A pastor … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — CIA Director Pompeo Compares Iran To ISIS

Posted on October 14, 2018 by L

“For unlike ISIS and its mirage of a caliphate, Iran is a powerful nation-state that remains the world’s largest state-sponsor of terrorism. The Islamic Republic is Iran’s version of what the caliphate ought to look like under the control of … Continue reading →

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