Category Archives: CIA

In-Q-Tel: Like Father, Like Son

Posted on August 31, 2016 by L

“In-Q-Tel provides only limited information about its investments, and some of its trustees have ties to funded companies” Wall Street Journal – 30 August 2016 There is no secret about the CIA — and other US Intelligence agencies — being … Continue reading →

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Former MI5 Annie Machon Discusses Morell’s “Strategy” in Syria

Posted on August 29, 2016 by L

“This is more like an alarming job application by Morell. He would love to have a senior position in any Clinton’s administration — if she were to be elected — and so he is saying what he thinks she would like … Continue reading →

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UN to probe whether SEC-GEN Hammarskjold was assassinated — UPDATE 27 August 2016

Posted on August 28, 2016 by L

“Seeking a complete understanding of the circumstances is our solemn duty to my illustrious and distinguished predecessor, Dag Hammarskjöld, to the other members of the party accompanying him, and to their families.” UN Secretary General  Ban Ki-moon “I continue to … Continue reading →

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Turkey Coup: “CIA Plotters’ Meeting” in Büyükada

Posted on August 27, 2016 by L

“Sixteen foreigners entered Büyükada Island just before the coup in a clandestine manner and booked hotel rooms on the island, but they left the island immediately as the coup failed. This covert group was led by Henri Barkey, an expert … Continue reading →

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Prison Officials Respond to CIA Whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling’s Health Complaint

Posted on August 26, 2016 by L

“Stirling grew up really feeling that he was going to make it out of the situation that is so often consigned to poor, black Americans, and so he really was resolute, from everything I understand, that he wasn’t going to … Continue reading →

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Trump and the Attempted Coup in Turkey : “13 CIA senior officers helped in Failed Coup”

Posted on August 23, 2016 by L

“I’ve got fresh evidence 13 CIA senior officers helped in Turkey Failed Coup. I will divulge the names in the coming days.” Donald Trump — 15 August 2016 In a message posted on August 15, Trump claimed that he had … Continue reading →

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TRUMP & The CIA Briefings

Posted on August 22, 2016 by L

“Just hours before he was due to receive a classified briefing from members of US intelligence agencies, Presidential candidate Donald Trump declared that he will not employ the ‘standard’ intelligence community figureheads because he does not trust them owing to … Continue reading →

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Former CIA Analyst Philip Giraldi: “Morell’s bluster deserves a bit of a fact check”

Posted on August 20, 2016 by L

“Michael Morell is, in fact, a product of Washington groupthink and a major beneficiary of Establishment politics, the very tradition that Hillary Clinton represents. (…) The national security industry that Morell is part of runs on fear. His current lifestyle … Continue reading →

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Intelligence: Information Collection vs Analytical Methods

Posted on August 19, 2016 by L

“Do You Really Need More Information? The US Intelligence Community invests heavily in improved intelligence collection systems while managers of analysis lament the comparatively small sums devoted to enhancing analytical resources, improving analytical methods, or gaining better understanding of the cognitive … Continue reading →

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The “FAREWELL DOSSIER”

Posted on August 18, 2016 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 Not everyone … Continue reading →

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