Brussels, Den of Spies — Belgian Justice Minister : “Chinese Espionage is Very Real.”

Posted on October 20, 2020 by L

“Belgium may seem an unlikely destination for a Chinese agent. In fact, it’s a den of spies, according to domestic intelligence agency State Security (VSSE). It says the number of operatives is at least as high as during the Cold War, and Brussels is their chessboard.”

How Belgium Became Europe’s Den of Spies and a Gateway for China — Bloomberg (November 28 2019)

October 20 2020 — What a difference a year makes. Until recently, Main Stream Media rarely discussed the issue of Espionage in Brussels. Chinese espionage was a taboo subject among Belgian politicians and Intelligence agencies. No more… Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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Spy Quotes — Three Days of the Condor (1975)

Posted on October 20, 2020 by L

“Listen. I work for the CIA. I am not a spy. I just read books! We read everything that’s published in the world. And we… we feed the plots – dirty tricks, codes – into a computer, and the computer checks against actual CIA plans and operations. I look for leaks, I look for new ideas… We read adventures and novels and journals. I… I… Who’d invent a job like that?”

Joe Turner (Robert Redford) — Three Days of the Condor  (1975) 

 

October 20 2020 — A recent interview of former CIA (acting) director Mike Morell — regarding the Trump “whistle-blower” — reminded me that papyrophilia is a widespread disease among agency officers.  Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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On This Day — Black Monday (October 19 1987) [2020]

Posted on October 19, 2020 by L

“Many people remember the events leading up to October 19, 1987. Unfortunately, very few of them recall the specifics. When many people talk about the dramatic drop in the overall stock market, they either blame a single cause (portfolio insurance) or treat the market fall as if it were something that came from out of the blue. Far from being a lightning strike or an act of God, the crash was a single event caused by a complex series of interconnected events.”

Black Monday — The Motley Fool

 

October 19 2020 — In the morning of October 19 1987, two U.S. warships shelled an Iranian oil platform in the Persian Gulf in response to Iran’s Silkworm missile attack on the Sea Isle City. The stock market crashed as the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 508 points, or 22.6 percent in value, its largest single-day percentage drop. The day became known as “Black Monday”. In a FRONTLINE interview, Former CIA Vincent Cannistraro explained his view on the whole affair going from the Iran-Contra scandal (November 3 1986) to the shoot down of Iran Airbus 655 (July 3 1988), and eventually to the Lockerbie tragedy (December 21 1988). Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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Spy Quotes — CIA Whistleblower Victor Marchetti (December 23, 1929 – October 19, 2018) [#11]

Posted on October 19, 2020 by L

“The real reason for the official secrecy, in most instances, is not to keep the opposition (the CIA’s euphemistic term for the enemy) from knowing what is going on; the enemy usually does know. The basic reason for governmental secrecy is to keep you, the American public, from knowing — for you, too, are considered the opposition, or enemy — so that you cannot interfere. When the public does not know what the government or the CIA is doing, it cannot voice its approval or disapproval of their actions. In fact, they can even lie to you about what they are doing or have done, and you will not know it.”

Victor Marchetti — Propaganda and Disinformation: How the CIA Manufactures History 

 

Former CIA officer Victor Marchetti.

October 19 2020 — Victor L. Marchetti, Jr. was a former special assistant to the Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and a prominent critic of the United States Intelligence Community and the Israel lobby in the United States. Marchetti died on October 19 2018 at his home in Ashburn, Virginia. He was 88. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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Remembering the Greatest Spies — Richard Sorge (October 5 1895 – November 7 1944) [2020]

Posted on October 18, 2020 by L

“Richard Sorge’s brilliant espionage work saved Stalin and the Soviet Union from defeat in the fall of 1941, probably prevented a Nazi victory in World War II and thereby assured the dimensions of the world we live in today.”

American writer Larry Collins

October 18 2020 — On October 18, 1941, Richard Sorge was arrested in Tokyo. He was hanged on November 7 1944, at 10:20 Tokyo time in Sugamo Prison. A number of famous personalities — from General Douglas MacArthur to James Bond’s father and former MI6 Ian Fleming — considered him one of the most accomplished spies. Sorge is proof that one spy can alter the History of our world. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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Matarife — An Unnameable Genocide [Álvaro Uribe Vélez — Season 1 – Episode 2 : Death Corporation]

Posted on October 17, 2020 by L

“The investigation involving Álvaro Uribe has serious implications for the independence of Colombia’s justice institutions, as well as the ongoing efforts to uncover the full truth about the powerful political networks that backed paramilitary death squads during Colombia’s decades-long conflict.”

Open Democracy (October 21 2019)

 

August 15 2020 – Matarifeː An unnameable genocide, known simply as Matarife, is a web series by Colombian journalist Daniel Mendoza Leal. The documentary-type series narrates findings that relate the life of former Colombia president Álvaro Uribe Vélez with drug traffickers, paramilitaries, and corrupt politicians in Colombia. This is the real thing. If you liked Narcos [Netflix], you will love Matarife. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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On This Day — Al Capone Convicted of Income Tax Evasion (October 17 1931) [2020]

Posted on October 17, 2020 by L

“Capitalism gives all of us a great opportunity if we seize it with both hands and hang on to it.”

Chicago gangster Al Capone

 

October 17 2020 — On October 17, 1931, Chicago gangster Al Capone was convicted of income tax evasion and later sentenced to 11 years in federal prison, ending his control of the Chicago underworld. Aren’t you glad that the era of mafia politicians and corrupt law officers is finally over? I mean… Almost over.  Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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Four Years Ago — Dead Man Diary : Sarkozy 2007 Presidential Election Campaign Funded by Gaddafi [UPDATE : Nicolas Sarkozy Indicted for “Criminal Association”]

Posted on October 16, 2020 by L

“Sarkozy has to give back the money he accepted from Libya to finance his electoral campaign. We financed his campaign and we have the proof… The first thing we’re demanding is that this clown gives back the money to the Libyan people.”

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi (March 2011)

 

September 30 2016 — French news website ‘Mediapart’ has uncovered hard evidence documenting the funding of Sarkozy’s presidential campaign (2007) by Colonel Gaddafi. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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Three Years Ago — Maltese Investigative Blogger Killed in Car Bomb [Daphne Caruana Galizia]

Posted on October 16, 2020 by L

“Another year has passed, and there is still no truth or justice for Daphne Caruana Galizia in sight. Three years after her murder, it has still not been established who ordered it and what the motives behind her brutal assassination were.”

Truth and Justice for Daphne Caruana Galizia — Council of Europe (October 16 2020)

 

Daphne Caruana Galizia — (August 26  1964 – October 16 2017)

October 16 2017 (VALLETTA, MALTA)  – Daphne Caruana Galizia — Malta’s best-known investigative journalist — was killed on Monday (October 16 2017)  when a powerful bomb blew up her car. Galizia was 53 and leaves a husband and three sons. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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Spy Quotes — US DIA Ana Montes [#10]

Posted on October 16, 2020 by L

“I believe that the morality of espionage is relative. The activity always betrays someone, and some observers will think that it is justified and others not, in every case.”

Ana Montes —  Private letter to a friend

 

CIA Director George Tenet (left) awards Ana Montes a Certificate of Distinction, the third highest national-level intelligence award. (1997)

October 16 2020 — Ana Belén Montes (born February 28, 1957) is a former American senior analyst at the Defense Intelligence Agency in the United States and convicted spy. On September 21, 2001, she was arrested and subsequently charged with conspiracy to commit espionage for the government of Cuba. Montes eventually pleaded guilty to spying and in October 2002, was sentenced to a 25-year prison term followed by five years’ probation. Montes is incarcerated at FMC Carswell in Fort Worth, Texas. Her tentative release date is listed as July 1, 2023. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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