Category Archives: CIA

Colombia — UNODC Report 2018 : Cocaine Production Hits New Record

Posted on September 22, 2018 by L

US REPORT: Colombia’s cocaine production is ‘up’. Really? Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — New York Times vs. CIA : “An Old Debate Wrapped in New Clothes”

Posted on September 20, 2018 by L

“Because it’s a military operation, I don’t think we can completely treat the people who run it purely as intelligence operatives. It moves into a different realm in the discussion as far as I’m concerned. It’s not like you’re exposing … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — Historian Webster Tarpley : Nixon Was Ousted By The CIA

Posted on September 19, 2018 by L

“Kissinger served as Nixon’s de facto intelligence adviser and it was Kissinger, not the CIA, whom Nixon counted on to help him keep informed about global events. In part, Kissinger did this each day by sending Nixon a memorandum prepared … Continue reading →

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Two Years Ago — Dr A. Q. Khan : The Bomb, the Swiss and the CIA

Posted on September 18, 2018 by L

“If you put the [A. Q. Kahn] puzzle together, you get the whole picture.”  Swiss magistrate Andreas Müller “If the Swiss can safeguard billions in hundreds of thousands of numbered accounts, they can guard a few CDs. The destruction of the documents … Continue reading →

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Two Years Ago — Former CIA Jeffrey Sterling : “Letter From Prison”

Posted on September 16, 2018 by L

“For now, I’m confined to the black TV room at the Federal Correctional Institution in Englewood, Colorado. When I am free, I don’t want to feel that I’m merely going from one prison to another.” Former CIA Jeffrey Sterling “Sterling’s … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Former CIA Boss John McLaughlin : “So, that’s it.” (September 11 2001)

Posted on September 11, 2018 by L

“I typed a single sentence, a memo to myself: Nothing will ever be the same.” John McLaughlin — Former CIA Deputy Director & Acting Director (2000 to 2004) “The hijacked planes hit the twin towers at 8:46 and 9:03 a.m. … Continue reading →

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Two Years Ago — CIA and BND Employed Former SS “Bloody Brigitte” – Reflections on Nazis and ISIS

Posted on September 8, 2018 by L

“Although she understandably questions the morality of the decision to hire Nazi SS scientists, Jacobsen balances her judgment with an understanding of the perceived threat of the Soviet Union under Stalin and the communists’ dialectical determination to prepare for total … Continue reading →

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OBITUARY — CIA Psychologist Richards “Dick” J. Heuer, Jr. (July 15 1927 – August 21 2018)

Posted on September 8, 2018 by L

“Dick influenced analysis at the CIA more than any other single person.” Former CIA Director Michael Morell “Do You Really Need More Information? The US Intelligence Community invests heavily in improved intelligence collection systems while managers of analysis lament the comparatively … Continue reading →

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Two Years Ago — CIA PALANTIR Sues Early Investor

Posted on September 7, 2018 by L

“[Since 2013] U.S. spy agencies also employ Palantir to connect databases across departments. Before this, most of the databases used by the CIA and FBI were siloed, forcing users to search each database individually. Now everything is linked together using … Continue reading →

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On This Day — William E Colby Becomes 10th Director of CIA [September 4 1973]

Posted on September 4, 2018 by L

“We disbanded our intelligence [after both world wars] and then found we needed it. Let’s not go through that again. Redirect it, reduce the amount of money spent, but let’s not destroy it. Because you don’t know 10 years out … Continue reading →

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