Category Archives: CIA

CIA : “Our failures are known. Our successes are not.” [Joke]

Posted on March 14, 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 March 14 … Continue reading →

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CIA — And The Top 2021 Blunder is…

Posted on March 12, 2021 by L

“A picture is worth a thousand words” March 12 2021 — A recent CIA tweet suggests that you watch “The Tip of the Spear: From Virginia Hall to Gina Haspel”. Indeed, you should… Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today

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On This Day — Remembering CIA Jacqueline K. Van Landingham (1962 – March 8 1995) [Why was Gary Durrell not honored with a Star?]

Posted on March 8, 2021 by L

“An attack in Karachi, Pakistan, during which another NSA employee Gary C. Durrell was shot in March 1995  is believed to be related to Crypto AG.” MINERVA — A History [Released Feb. 11 2020] March 8 2021 — Jacqueline K. … Continue reading →

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On This Day — CIA Aldrich Ames Arrested by FBI in Arlington, Virginia (February 21, 1994) [2021]

Posted on February 21, 2021 by L

“I knew quite well, when I gave the names of our agents in the Soviet Union, that I was exposing them to the full machinery of counter-espionage and the law, and then prosecution and capital punishment.” Former CIA Aldrich Hazen … Continue reading →

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Two Years Ago — CIA Molly Hale Goes Digital (February 4 2019) [UPDATE : 11th Female Star Identity Revealed]

Posted on February 5, 2021 by L

“Dear Molly, Could you tell us how many stars on the Memorial Wall are known to represent women? Regards, Intel Today” Intel Today — Question to Molly Hale (February 4 2019) February 4 2021 — On February 4 2019, CIA … Continue reading →

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Four Years Ago — The “STARGATE Project” : The CIA Psychic Spies [UPDATE — CIA 1991 MEMO : “Russian scientists have perfected ESP methods.”]

Posted on January 29, 2021 by L

“Our mission – that is, the mission for INSCOM Center Lane Program’s remote viewing project number 8404 – was to help find Buckley [William Francis Buckley, station chief for the CIA in Beirut Lebanon] before it was too late. The … Continue reading →

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On This Day — CIA Director William Casey Resigns (January 29 1987) [2021]

Posted on January 29, 2021 by L

“We’ll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false.” William Casey — CIA Director (1981-1987) January 29 2021 — William Joseph Casey (March 13, 1913 – May 6, 1987) was the Director of Central … Continue reading →

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On This Day — The CIA exfiltrates 6 diplomats from Iran (January 28 1980) [2021]

Posted on January 28, 2021 by L

“Mehrabad is like many Middle Eastern or South Asian airports. Although of fairly modern construction, the people who pass through as travelers or hang around to greet or see travelers off make an orderly transit impossible. This was another reason … Continue reading →

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On This Day — President Carter Signs Executive Order 12036 [Ban on Assassination] (January 24 1978)

Posted on January 24, 2021 by L

“No person employed by or acting on behalf of the United States Government shall engage in, or conspire to engage in, assassination.” Executive Order 12036 (January 24 1978) January 24 2021 — On January 24 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed … Continue reading →

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Three Years Ago — Wormwood : Searching the Truth to the Bitter End [The mysterious death of Cold War era military scientist Frank Olson]

Posted on January 23, 2021 by L

“You think that finding the answer to this is gonna restore the path of your own life. But how can it possibly do that if you’ve lost yourself along the way?” Eric Olson (Wormwood)   January 23 2018 — Wormwood … Continue reading →

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