Category Archives: CIA

One Year Ago — CIA New Order of Succession (June 14 2019)

Posted on June 14, 2020 by L

“The following officers of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), in the order listed, shall act as and perform the functions and duties of the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (D/CIA), during any period in which the D/CIA has died, … Continue reading →

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Three Years Ago — Meet Trump’s New Iran Man : CIA Michael D’Andrea

Posted on June 11, 2020 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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One Year Ago — NYT Apologizes For Misreporting On Skripal Incident

Posted on June 9, 2020 by L

“I made a significant error in my April 16 profile of Gina Haspel. It took a while to figure out where I went wrong. Here is the correction: […] The intelligence about the ducks and children were based on an … Continue reading →

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Two Years Ago — CIA Recruiting ‘AN US Russian Speaking  Citizen’ [UPDATE : On the art of avoiding assholes]

Posted on June 4, 2020 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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On this Day — Remembering Ian Fleming (28 May 1908 – 12 August 1964) : Father of James Bond & Master of Disinformation

Posted on May 28, 2020 by L

“Fleming found he had a love for espionage, and combined with his support for all things British, provided purpose to his life. But after WWII ended, he found himself at loose ends, and took a job with a newspaper. He … Continue reading →

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60 Years Ago — U.S. Ambassador to the UN Henry Cabot Lodge unveiled ‘The Thing’ [Compromise of the Great Seal] (May 26 1960) 

Posted on May 27, 2020 by L

“#OTD 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 to the … Continue reading →

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Did the CIA Write Scorpions ‘Wind of Change”?

Posted on May 24, 2020 by L

“Walking down the street Distant memories Are buried in the past forever I follow the Moskva Down to Gorky Park Listening to the wind of change (…) Let your balalaika sing What my guitar wants to say” Wind of Change … Continue reading →

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On This Day — USAF Bombs Chinese Embassy in Belgrade (May 7 1999) [2020]

Posted on May 7, 2020 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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Three Years Ago — The True Story of Dr A. Q. Khan’s Nuclear Black Market

Posted on May 3, 2020 by L

“Our accomplishments generally remain classified, but a few special ones are known to the world.” CIA Director Mike Pompeo (April 13 2017) “I was the CIA director. We lied, we cheated, we stole. It’s – it was like – we … Continue reading →

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Earth Day 2020 — CIA : “Climatological Research as it Pertains to Intelligence Problems”

Posted on April 22, 2020 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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