Author Archives: L

Former CIA Valerie Plame : “Scooter Libby Pardon Is Not About Me”

Posted on June 9, 2018 by L

“It has nothing to do with Libby, and it has nothing to do with me. Libby’s problem was with the Justice Department. He was indicted, tried and convicted on obstruction of justice and perjury charges for basically violating the national … Continue reading →

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Trump-Russia Investigation — Felix Sater: ‘The X Files’ (UPDATE: The Informant – Newsweek)

Posted on June 8, 2018 by L

“Our boy can become president of the USA and we can engineer it. I will get all of [Russian President Vladimir] Putin’s team to buy in on this.” Felix Sater (November 2015 email) “Trump was trying to build his brand … Continue reading →

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Remembering the U.S.S. Liberty — June 8 1967 [2018]

Posted on June 8, 2018 by L

“There has been a lot of media coverage mostly written by Israelis or American Jews regarding Israel’s ‘victory’ fifty years ago during the so-called Six Days War directed against its Arab neighbors but I have yet to see an account … Continue reading →

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Remembering Alan Turing [23 June 1912 – 7 June 1954]

Posted on June 7, 2018 by L

“I believe that at the end of the century the use of words and general educated opinion will have altered so much that one will be able to speak of machines thinking without expecting to be contradicted.” Alan Turing “I … Continue reading →

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Fred Burton & The Lockerbie Case

Posted on June 6, 2018 by L

“There is no concrete indication that any piece of luggage was unloaded from Air Malta 180, sent through the luggage routing system at Frankfurt airport, and then loaded on board Pan Am 103.” FBI Briefing Paper “I would rather have … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — Paris Attacks : Belgium Formally Charges Yassine Atar

Posted on June 5, 2018 by L

“Over the past year, according to police documents, the police have been piecing together Mr. [Yassine] Atar’s role in the network. He is a cousin of the brothers Ibrahim and Khalid el-Bakraoui, who on March 22, 2016, carried out the … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — Meet Trump’s New Iran Man : CIA Michael D’Andrea

Posted on June 4, 2018 by L

“Michael D’Andrea has been revealed to be the Chief of the CIA’s Counter Terrorism Center for the last many years. He replaced Robert L. Grenier as head of CTC in 2006. He is well known as the originator of the … Continue reading →

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CIA Recruiting ‘AN US’ — Russian Speaking — Citizen [Humor]

Posted on June 4, 2018 by L

“Are you an US citizen with a college degree? Seriously CIA?” Sujai Shukla @sujaishukla “Seriously?? I think your first order of business should be to hire a proofreader. You made yourselves look like fools. Are you still concerned with the … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — Zbigniew Brzezinski: “An exceptional failure all round.”

Posted on June 3, 2018 by L

“This will require a review of our policy toward Pakistan, more guarantees to it, and, alas, a decision that our security policy toward Pakistan cannot be dictated by our nonproliferation policy.” Zbigniew Brzezinski — Letter to US President Jimmy Carter … Continue reading →

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Animal Spies & Warriors — WWII : British Hawks vs Nazi Pigeons

Posted on June 3, 2018 by L

“But the sad truth is that the only pigeons they [the MI5 British hawks] managed to kill were British ones because hawks don’t have a friend or foe identification system. An MI5 report at the end of the war noted that … Continue reading →

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