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Germany Constitutional Court Rejects Disclosure of NSA Spy Targets

Posted on November 24, 2016 by L

“The Constitutional Court’s ruling is a blow for any clarification on the activities of the BND and the NSA and for the entire parliamentary monitoring of secret services.” Anna Biselli — Digital research organization Netzpolitik Last Tuesday, the German Federal … Continue reading →

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Portugal — Ex CIA Sabrina De Sousa Loses Extradition Appeal

Posted on November 23, 2016 by L

“Rendition was totally counterproductive” Sabrina de Sousa, HARDtalk – BBC World News Sabrina De Sousa, a former CIA officer, has lost another appeal in her ongoing fight to avoid being sent from Portugal to Italy, where she has to serve a … Continue reading →

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GOSINT: First 100 Stories – 148 Countries

Posted on November 22, 2016 by L

Greetings! Please take good note: GOSINT posts will no longer appear on the PT35B page but only on the new GOSINT Facebook page.   The GOSINT blog is about four months old. The first 100 posts reached readers from 148 countries.

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Obama: “I Cannot Pardon Snowden.”

Posted on November 22, 2016 by L

Der Spiegel: “Are you going to pardon Edward Snowden?” POTUS Barack Obama:  “I can’t pardon somebody who hasn’t gone before a court and presented themselves, so that’s not something that I would comment on at this point.” Mike Pompeo, Trump’s … Continue reading →

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Hayden Heartened By Trump’s Pick for CIA Director

Posted on November 21, 2016 by L

“I actually am aware that the broader intelligence community was heartened by that pick.” Former CIA Director Michael Hayden Former CIA Director Michael Hayden said Sunday he was pleased with President-elect Donald Trump’s pick of Mike Pompeo to lead the … Continue reading →

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SNOWDEN: CIA Director Wants Dissidents Like Me Put to Death

Posted on November 20, 2016 by L

“Under the new president, as the news today says, the new CIA director [Mike Pompeo] is an individual who believes that dissidents such as myself should be put to death, they believe that it is the appropriate solution to disagreeing … Continue reading →

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CIA Director Mike Pompeo — Who Is Who in World Intelligence and Security Agencies?

Posted on November 19, 2016 by L

“Mike Pompeo has served our country with honor and spent his life fighting for the security of our citizens. He will be a brilliant and unrelenting leader for our intelligence community to ensure the safety of Americans and our allies.” … Continue reading →

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Suspicious Aviation Tragedies: 1970 Swissair Flight 330

Posted on November 18, 2016 by L

“The secret deal was ‘immoral’ and in breach of legal principles, but it was justified for strategic reasons. This might be absolutely shocking, but the reward was that there were no more attacks.” Pr. Jean Ziegler On 21 February 1970 … Continue reading →

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Who Could Be Trump’s CIA Director? — Last Man Standing (UPDATE 17 November 2016)

Posted on November 17, 2016 by L

“I’d take the job if Mr. Trump decided that someone with my kind of background and experience is what he wanted in the job (of CIA director). You know, this is a decision that Mr. Trump and the transition team … Continue reading →

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POLAND — Cold War Polish CIA Source Posthumously Promoted to General

Posted on November 11, 2016 by L

“The gesture would be a token of obvious gratitude for Kuklinski for his dangerous and intensive work for Poland’s independence.” Defence Minister Antoni Macierewicz President Andrzej Duda has posthumously promoted Ryszard Kuklinski, a Polish Army colonel who worked for the … Continue reading →

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