Category Archives: CIA

Breaking News — Former CIA Jeffrey Sterling Released to a Halfway House [UPDATE]

Posted on January 23, 2018 by L

“Sterling’s case drew nationwide attention because the Obama-era Department of Justice unsuccessfully tried to force the reporter, James Risen, to divulge the identity of his sources for ‘State of War’, a book in which he revealed the CIA had botched a covert … Continue reading →

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CIA Director Mike Pompeo Top 10 Lies — #1 : “We don’t do it to help American businesses.”

Posted on January 21, 2018 by L

“What is the recent flap regarding Echelon and U.S. spying on European industries all about? We’ll begin with some candor from the American side. Yes, my continental European friends, we have spied on you. And it’s true that we use … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — Obama’s Cryptic Comment on the DNC Leaks

Posted on January 20, 2018 by L

“The conclusions of the intelligence community with respect to the Russian hacking were not conclusive as to whether WikiLeaks was witting or not in being the conduit through which we heard about the DNC e-mails that were leaked.” President Obama … Continue reading →

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Statement from CIA Director Pompeo on Former DCI Admiral Stansfield Turner

Posted on January 20, 2018 by L

“I think Mike Hayden is extremely well qualified for the job, but there is this big question mark over the legality of the wiretapping that was done under his supervision. I happen to think it was illegal.” Former DCI Admiral … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — Obama’s Crackdown on National Security Leaks

Posted on January 19, 2018 by L

“The current state of whistleblowing prosecutions under the Espionage Act makes a truly fair trial wholly unavailable to an American who has exposed classified wrongdoing. Legal scholars have strongly argued that the US Supreme Court – which has never yet … Continue reading →

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Ex-CIA Officer Suspected of Spying for China

Posted on January 19, 2018 by L

“The disclosure [of this information] could have caused exceptionally grave damage to the national security of the United States.” Anonymous FBI investigator “Some former officials who reviewed the evidence described the case against Mr. Lee as strong but circumstantial, not bulletproof. Some … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — No Presidential Pardon for Ex-CIA Jeffrey Sterling

Posted on January 18, 2018 by L

“At the same time that Mr. Obama commuted the sentence of Ms. Manning, a low-ranking enlisted soldier at the time of her leaks, he also pardoned James E. Cartwright, the retired Marine general and former vice chairman of the Joint … Continue reading →

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Breaking News — Former CIA Jeffrey Sterling Released to a Halfway House

Posted on January 16, 2018 by L

“We welcome the forthcoming release of Jeffrey Sterling into a halfway house, but hope that he can be reunited with his family soon. His conviction was a breach of First Amendment protections. Simply being in contact with a journalist does … Continue reading →

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Remembering Dr Udo Ulfkotte (20 January 1960 – 13 January 2017)

Posted on January 16, 2018 by L

“I’ve been a journalist for about 25 years and I was educated to lie, to betray and not to tell the truth to the public. The truth will come out one day, the truth won’t die.” Dr. Udo Ulfkotte: German … Continue reading →

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TOP INTEL TODAY 2017 STORIES #3 : “WikiLeaks: ‘Vault 7’ dump reignites debate about deadly car crash of Michael Hastings”

Posted on January 15, 2018 by L

“The CIA was also looking at infecting the vehicle control systems used by modern cars and trucks. The purpose of such control is not specified, but it would permit the CIA to engage in nearly undetectable assassinations.” WikiLeaks — Vault … Continue reading →

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