Author Archives: L

One Year Ago — PUTIN : “Trump Dossier is Utter Nonsense”

Posted on January 17, 2018 by L

“I find it hard to imagine he [Mr Trump] ran to a hotel to meet our girls of ‘low social responsibility’… though they are of course also the best in the world. But I doubt Trump took that bait.” Vladimir … Continue reading →

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On This Day — The Zimmermann Telegram (January 17 1917)

Posted on January 17, 2018 by L

“No account of the stirring episodes leading up to our entry into the World War can be considered complete without at least a reference to the one in which the Zimmermann telegram played the leading role.” 1938 study by the … Continue reading →

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Breaking News — Former CIA Jeffrey Sterling Released to a Halfway House

Posted on January 16, 2018 by L

“We welcome the forthcoming release of Jeffrey Sterling into a halfway house, but hope that he can be reunited with his family soon. His conviction was a breach of First Amendment protections. Simply being in contact with a journalist does … Continue reading →

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Remembering Dr Udo Ulfkotte (20 January 1960 – 13 January 2017)

Posted on January 16, 2018 by L

“I’ve been a journalist for about 25 years and I was educated to lie, to betray and not to tell the truth to the public. The truth will come out one day, the truth won’t die.” Dr. Udo Ulfkotte: German … Continue reading →

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Book Review — “King of Spies” : The Dark Reign of America’s Spymaster in Korea

Posted on January 16, 2018 by L

“Harden’s stated purpose is more ambitious than telling the story of one man. He uses this lens to explain the larger role of the United States in Korea under Syngman Rhee, expose human rights violations during this period and add … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — “Trump Dossier”: Can Intelligence officials ‘legally’ disclose classified information to members of the press?

Posted on January 15, 2018 by L

“I think it was disgraceful that the intelligence agencies allowed any information that turned out to be so false and fake out. I think it’s a disgrace.” US President-Elect Donald Trump “Let me tell you, you take on the intelligence … Continue reading →

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TOP INTEL TODAY 2017 STORIES #3 : “WikiLeaks: ‘Vault 7’ dump reignites debate about deadly car crash of Michael Hastings”

Posted on January 15, 2018 by L

“The CIA was also looking at infecting the vehicle control systems used by modern cars and trucks. The purpose of such control is not specified, but it would permit the CIA to engage in nearly undetectable assassinations.” WikiLeaks — Vault … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — The “Trump Dossier”: A Clever Fabrication?

Posted on January 14, 2018 by L

“I think it was disgraceful – disgraceful that the intelligence agencies allowed any information that turned out to be so false and fake out. I think it’s a disgrace… and that’s something that Nazi Germany would have done and did … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — Radio Pyongyang Resurrects its ‘NUMBERS STATION’. How does it work anyway?

Posted on January 14, 2018 by L

“Numbers read on state radio may be cold war-era method of sending coded messages to spies in South Korea – or an attempt to wage psychological warfare.” Last year (2016), North Korea reactivated its ‘numbers station’. And now, V15 transmits … Continue reading →

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Maltese Investigative Blogger Killed in Car Bomb [UPDATE]

Posted on January 14, 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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