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Intel Today — A Belgian Watergate?

Posted on September 29, 2018 by L

“What do Molenbeek’s failures reveal about the deep dysfunction in the Belgian state? That Molenbeek has been allowed to become a breeding-ground for jihadism says some damning things about formal and informal structures in Belgium, and in particular Brussels.” “Belgium … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Einstein Writes : “E = m c2”. (Fake News)

Posted on September 27, 2018 by L

“If a body gives off the energy L in the form of radiation, its mass diminishes by L/c2. The fact that the energy withdrawn from the body becomes energy of radiation evidently makes no difference, so that we are led … Continue reading →

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CIA Warned South Africa About the Guptas in 2009. [Flashback : Uranium Sales During Apartheid]

Posted on September 27, 2018 by L

“The Americans wanted to know why the Guptas are interested in mining uranium and where they intend sending their product.  Naturally we were interested as well.” Njenje — Former Head of the SA National Intelligence Agency “Mrs Thatcher was relentlessly hostile … Continue reading →

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Two Years Ago — Blast From The Past : The NSA & the CRYPTO AG Sting (And why it matters to Dag Hammarskjöld murder investigation)

Posted on September 26, 2018 by L

“Further evidence suggesting that the Crypto AG machines were compromised was revealed after the assassination of former Iranian Prime Minister Shahpour Bakhtiar in 1991.” Intel Today Researcher (December 29 2007) “The different versions of the report make clear Friedman – described … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Stanislav Petrov Saves the World from Nuclear War (Sept. 26 1983)

Posted on September 26, 2018 by L

“The siren howled. But I just sat there for a few seconds, staring at the big, back-lit, red screen with the word ‘launch’ on it.” Colonel Stanislav Petrov On 26 September 1983, just three weeks after the Soviet military had … Continue reading →

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Two Years Ago — CIA : A Few Good Women

Posted on September 25, 2018 by L

“My first son was my 1993 World Trade Centre bombing baby. I call my second son my “Khobar Towers baby” (born shortly after the 1996 bombing of a military housing complex in Saudi Arabia); my third child, a daughter, is my “African embassy bombing baby” (she … Continue reading →

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On This Day — UN Resolution 670 (Sept. 25 1990) – The Rise and Fall of Saddam Hussein (Documentary)

Posted on September 25, 2018 by L

“In a now famous interview with the Iraqi leader, U.S. Ambassador April Glaspie told Saddam, ‘[W]e have no opinion on the Arab-Arab conflicts, like your border disagreement with Kuwait.’ The U.S. State Department had earlier told Saddam that Washington had … Continue reading →

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CIA Director Gina Haspel : Agency Must Focus on Nation State Rivals

Posted on September 25, 2018 by L

“Among my greatest pleasures as director are my relationships with foreign counterparts who come to visit. And I made it a tradition that when … foreign heads of service visit Langley, Virginia, and sit with me in my office, I … Continue reading →

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Two Years Ago — Former CIA John Kiriakou Explains The Jeffrey Sterling Case (VIDEO)

Posted on September 24, 2018 by L

“Just like the CIA primary mission is to protect the Agency, the New York Time primary mission is to protect the Time. And so when this hit the fan — so to speak — Jeffrey was on his own.” Former CIA … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Newspaper Heiress Patricia Hearst Sentenced to Seven Years (September 24 1976)

Posted on September 24, 2018 by L

“I frankly don’t think it’s going to be a successful war on terrorism until law enforcement agencies like the FBI are willing to share with other law enforcement agencies. If they can’t share information, there’s no way this war can … Continue reading →

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