100 Years Ago — US 1918 Sedition Act Repealed (March 3 1921)

“In addition to conventional spying, however, the Espionage Act has also been used to prosecute those who delivered confidential governmental information not to foreign governments, but to the press. Whistleblowers charged with violating the Espionage Act include Pentagon Papers leaker Daniel Ellsberg, WikiLeaks contributor Chelsea Manning, and NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. Now there are threats that it may be used against the groups that publish that information.”

Electronic Frontier Foundation (June 14 2017)

March 3 2021 — On June 15 1917, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Espionage Act into law. The Espionage Act was further modified by the Sedition Act of 1918 but those amendments were ultimately overturned on March 3 1921. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today

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World Cocktail Day 2020 — “Vodka Martini. Shaken, Not Stirred” [UPDATE : Happy birthday to Daniel Craig!]

“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 (December 2018)

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. [LIIT] What is yours? Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today

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One Year Ago — Crypto AG : The Missing Piece of the Snowden Puzzle

“An attack in Karachi, Pakistan, during which another NSA employee Gary C. Durrell was shot in March 1995  is believed to be related to Crypto AG.”

MINERVA — A History

Crypto AG salesman Werner Graf

March 2 2020 — Why has the Washington Post decided not to tell their readers that the Minerva Files contain disturbing information about a series of suspicious deaths? Could it be that the Post acted under instructions from the CIA? Let us therefore pull this thread, and see where it leads. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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BREAKING — Dead Man Diary : Sarkozy 2007 Presidential Election Campaign Funded by Gaddafi [UPDATE : Sarkozy guilty of corruption and sentenced to one year in prison]

“In February 2020, Sarkozy quoted Nelson Mandela during a conference: ‘I never lose. I either win or learn.’ I expect Sarkozy to learn a big lesson next month.”

Intel Today — February 11 2021

September 30 2016 — French news website ‘Mediapart’ has uncovered hard evidence documenting the funding of Sarkozy’s presidential campaign (2007) by Colonel Gaddafi.

UPDATE (March 1 2021) — Today, a Paris court found French former President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of corruption and influence peddling and sentenced him to one year in prison and a two-year suspended sentence. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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US Whistleblowers 2021 — Test Your Spy Knowledge With Our Quiz!

“It is Snowden who decided, at great risk, to honor his oath to defend the Constitution against ALL enemies foreign and domestic – and NOT the timid politicians whose cowardice Snowden exposed.  Naïve souls still inclined to give credence to congressional “overseers” (“overlookers” is a better word) and to a constitutional-lawyer-in-chief who lies outright about his sweeping power to pardon, are now asked to believe that Snowden was/is a Russian spy.  At long last, have you no sense of decency?”

Former CIA Analyst Ray McGovern

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March 1 2021 — How much do you know about spy agencies? Take this quiz to find out your knowledge of American whistleblowers. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today

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PARODY — Schröd¿ngcat : “Sylvester Stallone is a Russian Spy” [UPDATE : Bellingcat paid by UK FCO to post Russia Fake News]

“This is a work of fiction. Any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events, is purely coincidental.”

Duncan Fyfe — The Strange Reason Nearly Every Film Ends by Saying “It’s Fiction.” (You Guessed It: Rasputin!)

February 28 2021 — Warning: This is [Parody] Sunday… The world-famous citizen journalism website Schrödingcat has broken many earthshaking stories in the last few years. But their latest scoop is out of this world. Schrödingcat investigators have uncovered incontrovertible evidence that the legendary action movie star Sylvester Stallone — the Italian Stallion — is actually a Russian intelligence military officer. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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CSIS Canada — “You could be the perfect spy.”

“You could be the perfect spy. All you need is a cause.”

“What’s your cause?” 

Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) – Tweet (February 25 2021)

February 27 2021 –Hoping to recruit new spies, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) just tweeted a line from John le Carré’s 1986 novel A Perfect Spy. I wonder if this quote will really attract the best and the brightest considering that the story is about a double agent who lies to his family, betrays his country and ultimately takes his own life? Follow us on twitter: @Intel_Today

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On This Day — Allen Dulles Becomes First Civilian Director of Central Intelligence (February 26 1953) [2021]

“There seems to be little difference in Allen Dulles’s influence whether he was a Wall Street lawyer or a CIA director.”

The State, the Deep State, and the Wall Street Overworld

Peter Dale Scott

February 26 2021 — Allen Welsh Dulles was an American diplomat and lawyer who became the fifth, but first civilian Director of Central Intelligence (DCI), and its longest-serving director to date. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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Two Years Ago — GCHQ boss reveals real reason behind his resignation (February 25 2019)

“After Father Edmund Higgins pleaded guilty to child sexual imagery offences in 2013, we submitted a character reference on our knowledge of him to the court in good faith. His subsequent criminal actions appalled us and have shown that our judgment was completely wrong.”

Former GCHQ Boss Robert Hannigan (Feb. 2019)

February 25 2021 — The sudden announcement of Robert Hannigan’s resignation in January 2017 surprised many and the news fueled suspicions that GCHQ had been spying on Trump’s team. At the time, the true reason behind his departure was kept secret but it was finally revealed in February 2019. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today

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Lockerbie — Unmasking the GOLFER. Who was Lockerbie Deep Throat?

“Golfer was interviewed three times by the SCCRC officials but to date his identity has been one of the most closely guarded secrets concerning the whole Lockerbie affair. Let’s underline Golfer’s importance. If Lockerbie is Scotland’s Watergate then Golfer is our Deep Throat.”

Policing Lockerbie, A Bella Caledonia Special Investigation (Sept. 7 2011)

February 24 2021 — Over the last two decades, many people have tried to identify the GOLFER, but no one ever succeeded. Based on our research, Intel Today can reveal that retired Detective Sergeant Ian Hazelton was the GOLFER. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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