Category Archives: CIA

On This Day — U.S. Ambassador to the UN Henry Cabot Lodge unveiled ‘The Thing’ [Microwave Spying & Compromise of the Great Seal] (May 26 1960) 

Posted on May 26, 2021 by L

“On this day in 1960 during a UN Security Council meeting, then-U.S. Ambassador to the UN Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. stunned the world when he revealed a covert listening device in a wooden carving of the U.S. Great Seal gifted … Continue reading →

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Four Years Ago — CIA Establishes Korea Mission Center [UPDATE: U.S. DNI visits DMZ as Biden administration is charting new course. Same objective but new policy.]

Posted on May 13, 2021 by L

“Creating the Korea Mission Center allows us to more purposefully integrate and direct CIA efforts against the serious threats to the United States and its allies emanating from North Korea.” CIA Director Mike Pompeo (May 2017)   May 13 2017 … Continue reading →

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On This Day — USAF Bombs Chinese Embassy in Belgrade (May 7 1999) [2021]

Posted on May 7, 2021 by L

“The attack was a mistake. Let me emphasise our investigation has determined that no one, and I repeat, no one knowingly targeted the Chinese Embassy. Speculation to the contrary is simply unfounded. No one at any stage in the process … Continue reading →

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Four Years Ago — The True Story of Dr A. Q. Khan’s Nuclear Black Market [UPDATE — Five decades later, Dutch Authority absolves whistleblower.]

Posted on May 3, 2021 by L

“There have been only two kinds of CIA secret operations: the ones that are widely known to have failed—usually because of almost unbelievably crude errors—and the ones that are not yet widely known to have failed.” Edward Luttwak May 3 … Continue reading →

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Earth Day 2021 — CIA : “Climatological Research as it Pertains to Intelligence Problems”

Posted on April 22, 2021 by L

“For 250 years most of the world suffered major economic and political unrest which could be directly or indirectly attributed to the climate of the neo-boreal era. Another Little Ice Age would cause hundreds of millions of deaths around the … Continue reading →

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Remembering CIA Monique N. Lewis (October 29, 1946 – April 18, 1983) [2021]

Posted on April 19, 2021 by L

“We gather here today in recognition of Women’s History Month.  At this time, it seems only fitting that we remember our own.We honor today four of our women who made that supreme sacrifice: Barbara A. Robbins, Phyllis Nancy Faraci, Monique N. … Continue reading →

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On This Day — CIA Launches Project MK-ULTRA (April 13, 1953) [2021]

Posted on April 13, 2021 by L

“The CIA’s Office of Scientific Intelligence organized the project, code-named Project MK-ULTRA, in coordination with the U.S. Army Biological Warfare Laboratories. In some cases, academic researchers were funded through grants funneled to them from CIA front organizations while remaining unaware … Continue reading →

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Remembering CIA Barbara A. Robbins (July 26, 1943 – March 30, 1965) — The Enduring Mystery of the Anonymous 1965 Star [2021]

Posted on March 30, 2021 by L

“To this day, Barbara Robbins is the youngest officer memorialized on our Wall. She was the first American woman to die in Vietnam and the first woman in our Agency’s history to make the ultimate sacrifice.  Nine women since then … Continue reading →

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Sunday Jokes — The Differences Between the FBI and the CIA?

Posted on March 28, 2021 by L

“The competing messages, according to officials in attendance, also reflect cultural differences between the FBI and the CIA. The bureau, true to its law enforcement roots, wants facts and tangible evidence to prove something beyond all reasonable doubt. The CIA … Continue reading →

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William Burns at the CIA… What to expect?

Posted on March 26, 2021 by L

“For the past 40 years, incoming presidents have typically made the choice of director of the Central Intelligence Agency their last selection.  These choices have been mediocre for the most part, which helps to explain the current crisis of credibility … Continue reading →

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