World Cocktail Day 2021 — “Vodka Martini. Shaken, Not Stirred”

Posted on May 13, 2021 by L

“There is strong and consistent evidence that James Bond has a chronic alcohol consumption problem at the ‘severe’ end of the spectrum. He should seek professional help and try to find other strategies for managing occupational stress.”

Medical Journal of Australia (Dec. 2018)

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“Do I look like I give a damn?”

James Bond —  Casino Royale (2006)

May 13 2020 — World Cocktail Day is a global celebration of cocktails. It marks the publication date of the first definition of a cocktail on May 13 in 1806. The Oxford Dictionaries define cocktail as an “alcoholic drink consisting of a spirit or spirits mixed with other ingredients, such as fruit juice or cream”.  My favorite cocktail is the Long Island Iced Tea. What is yours? Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today

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Four Years Ago — CIA Establishes Korea Mission Center [UPDATE: U.S. DNI visits DMZ as Biden administration is charting new course. Same objective but new policy.]

Posted on May 13, 2021 by L

“Creating the Korea Mission Center allows us to more purposefully integrate and direct CIA efforts against the serious threats to the United States and its allies emanating from North Korea.”

CIA Director Mike Pompeo (May 2017)

 

Andrew Kim — Head of the CIA Korea Mission Center

May 13 2017 — The CIA has established a special division called the ‘Korea Mission Center’ to address the nuclear and ballistic missile threats posed by North Korea. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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One Year Ago — Three Decades of Lies: J’Accuse…! [Lockerbie]

Posted on May 12, 2021 by L

“If there is no such thing as ‘the Truth’ about the past, and therefore, a fortiori, if there is no obligation to seek such truth, we are left only with clashing opinions. (…) But, if there is such a thing as the ‘Truth’ about the past, and if one party claims to possess it, yet without sufficient grounds, the possibility remains of questioning that claim and showing it to be mistaken or inadequate.”

Miroslav Volf — The End of Memory

May 11 2020 – Over the last two decades, I have written over a hundred pieces about the Lockerbie tragedy. In recent years, many people have asked me to write just a short story that summarizes my thoughts on this affair. This master of procrastination has always managed to avoid this painful task… Until today. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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80 Years Ago — First Modern Computer Delivered to German Aerospace Institute (May 12 1941)

Posted on May 12, 2021 by L

“The danger of computers becoming like humans is not as great as the danger of humans becoming like computers.”

Konrad Zuse (June 22, 1910 – December 18, 1995) — Inventor of the world’s first programmable Turing-complete computer

 

Zuse Z3 replica on display at Deutsches Museum in Munich

May 12 2021 — The Z3 was the world’s first working programmable, fully automatic digital computer. In 1998, the Z3 was demonstrated to be, in principle, Turing-complete. The Z3 was the brainchild of Konrad Zuse, a German civil engineer, inventor and computer pioneer. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today

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Remembering Bob Marley (February 6 1945 – May 11 1981) — Was the CIA involved? [Conspiracy Theories vs Actual Conspiracies]

Posted on May 12, 2021 by L

“I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE ATTENTION OF THE JAMAICAN PRESS AND PEOPLE TO THE FACT THAT THE CURRENT [CIA] CHIEF OF STATION HERE [NORMAN DESCOTEAUX], AND TWO OF THE OPERATIONS OFFICERS ARRIVED IN KINGSTON DURING THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PART OF LAST YEAR PRIOR TO THE INITIATION OF VIOLENCE.”

AGEE PRESS RELEASE (September 17 1976)

Bob Marley unite two warring factions JLP and PNP at his 1978 One Love Peace Concert

December 3 2020 —  On December 3, 1976, two days before the Smile Jamaica concert, seven men with guns raided Marley’s house at 56 Hope Road around 8.30 pm. Marley’s wife, Rita, was shot in the head. The gunmen shot Marley in the chest and arm. His manager, Don Taylor, was shot in the legs and torso. Astonishingly, there were no fatalities. Over the years, many have alleged that the CIA was behind the assassination plot. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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BREAKING NEWS — “Lockerbie prosecutor-turned-judge sends blogger to jail” [Craig Murray]

Posted on May 11, 2021 by L

“I can affirm that the FCO and MI6 knew that al-Megrahi was not the Lockerbie bomber.”

Former UK Ambassador Craig Murray

Craig Murray was British Ambassador to Uzbekistan from 2002 to 2004.

May 11 2021 — Former UK ambassador Craig Murray has been sentenced to eight months in jail for contempt of court over articles posted on his blog. This is not Justice. It is State Vendetta. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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BREAKING NEWS — Havana Syndrome — White House Official Confirms Microwave Attacks [UPDATE — A quick comment on the Frey Effect (FOREIGN POLICY Dead Wrong on Facts and Science)]

Posted on May 11, 2021 by L

“I will have no higher priority than taking care of people, of colleagues, and their families. And I do commit to you that, if I am confirmed, I will make it an extraordinarily high priority to get to the bottom of who is responsible for the [Havana] attacks.”

CIA Director Nominee William Burns

April 16 2021 — For the first time ever, a top ranking US official appears to confirm that US diplomats in Havana have suffered microwave attacks. During a recent interview on CNN (Spanish), Juan Gonzalez (Special Assistant to POTUS & NSC Senior Director for Western Hemisphere) admitted that US diplomats in Havana were indeed subjected to microwave attacks. Follow us on twitter: @Intel_Today

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20 Years Ago — FBI Robert Hanssen Is Arrested (February 18 2001) [On This Day– Hanssen is sentenced to life in prison without parole. (May 10 2002)]

Posted on May 10, 2021 by L

“F.B.I. officials knew as far back as the mid-1980’s that Robert P. Hanssen, the longtime agent and convicted Russian spy, had repeatedly mishandled classified data and violated procedures but did nothing to prompt an investigation, a Justice Department report released today states. The report from the department’s inspector general provides many previously undisclosed details about how the F.B.I. missed numerous signals that could have led to Mr. Hanssen’s capture years earlier.”

New York Times (August 15 2003)

February 18  2021 — Robert Philip Hanssen is a former Federal Bureau of Investigation agent who spied for Soviet and Russian intelligence services against the United States from 1979 to 2001. His espionage was described by the Department of Justice as “possibly the worst intelligence disaster in U.S. history.” He was sentenced to 15 life terms without the possibility of parole. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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BREAKING NEWS — Havana Syndrome — White House Official Confirms Microwave Attacks [UPDATE — Dozen CIA officers medevaced from their stations overseas]

Posted on May 10, 2021 by L

“I will have no higher priority than taking care of people, of colleagues, and their families. And I do commit to you that, if I am confirmed, I will make it an extraordinarily high priority to get to the bottom of who is responsible for the [Havana] attacks.”

CIA Director Nominee William Burns

April 16 2021 — For the first time ever, a top ranking US official appears to confirm that US diplomats in Havana have suffered microwave attacks. During a recent interview on CNN (Spanish), Juan Gonzalez (Special Assistant to POTUS & NSC Senior Director for Western Hemisphere) admitted that US diplomats in Havana were indeed subjected to microwave attacks. Follow us on twitter: @Intel_Today

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80 Years Ago — Enigma Machine Captured (May 9 1941)

Posted on May 9, 2021 by L

“Also the coding machine was found here, plugged in and as though it was in actual use when abandoned. The general appearance of this machine being that of a type writer, the telegraphist pressed the keys and finding results peculiar sent it up the hatch. This W/T office seemed far less complicated than our own-sets were more compact and did not seem to have the usual excess of switches, plug holes, knobs, ‘tally’s’ etc on the outside.”

Lieutenant David Balme — Report on the U-110  boarding

 

The Wireless Telegraph area on board U Boat U-124 in March 1941, where the Enigma machine, similar to a typewriter, can be seen bottom left.

May 9 2021 — One of the outstanding intelligence breakthroughs of the World War II came on May 9 1941 with the capture of an intact Enigma machine. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today

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