Wikipedia : A Disinformation Operation? [UPDATE: Virgil Griffith, Aaron Swartz & Lockerbie]

Posted on May 14, 2020 by L

“Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.”

Francis Bacon

“This story is demented and broken on so many levels, it is quite difficult to know where to begin, even. Here we have an excellent Wikipedia administrator who has been victimized by lunatic conspiracy theorists, a private person who has absolutely no relation to the wild stories that this article promulgates. Slashdot, you have been trolled.”

Jimmy Wales — Wikipedia co-founder (July 26 2007)

“I cannot confirm that the traffic you cite came from agency computers.”

George E. Little — CIA Spokesperson (August 15 2007)

“A nuclear scientist and reporter Ludwig De Braeckeleer suggested that intelligence agents may have infiltrated Wikipedia to remove undesirable information from Wikipedia articles The design and application of WikiScanner technology proved such suspicions to be well founded”

Internet Brigades in Wikipedia — Wikipedia

“The strange thing about this story is that this was proven to be true. And there was no denying it. Then later on, a few people started to deny it and claim that it was merely a rumor. Wikipedia has no excuse to hide this.”

Anonymous [Wikipedia user Blissyu2]

March 19 2020 — The Swiss Propaganda Research Group (SPR), founded in 2016, is an independent non-profit research group investigating geopolitical propaganda in Swiss and international media. In their last published work, SPR warns that Wikipedia is anything but an open, transparent and reliable source of information. This story brings back quite a few memories. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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World Cocktail Day 2020 — “Vodka Martini. Shaken, Not Stirred”

Posted on May 13, 2020 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 (December 2018)

“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. [LIIT] What is yours? Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — New York Times Journalist Lying Through His Teeth [5G]

Posted on May 13, 2020 by L

“The Russian network RT America aired the segment, titled ‘A Dangerous Experiment on Humanity,’ in covering what its guest experts call 5G’s dire health threats. U.S. intelligence agencies identified the network as a principal meddler in the 2016 presidential election. Now, it is linking 5G signals to brain cancer, infertility, autism, heart tumors and Alzheimer’s disease — claims that lack scientific support.”

William J. Broad — New York Times (May 12 2019)

May 13 2019 — Journalist William J. Broad just penned the worst “science piece” since the New York Times argued that a rocket could not reach the moon because there is no atmosphere to push against. The article is also a masterpiece of US propaganda. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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On This Day — First Modern Computer Delivered to German Aerospace Institute (May 12 1941) [2020]

Posted on May 12, 2020 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 2020 — 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 Continue reading →

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Lockerbie – Three Decades of Lies: J’Accuse…!

Posted on May 11, 2020 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

“The right to search for the truth implies also a duty. One must not conceal any part of what one has recognized to be the truth.”

Albert Einstein

“U.S. Department of State has authorized a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of those responsible for the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 and the murders of the 270 victims.”

Rewards for Justice [retrieved May 11 2020]

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 Continue reading →

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Animal Spies & Warriors — Operation Acoustic Kitty [PARODY]

Posted on May 10, 2020 by L

“They slit the cat open, put batteries in him, wired him up. The tail was used as an antenna. They made a monstrosity. They tested him, and tested him. They found he would walk off the job when he got hungry, so they put another wire in to override that. Finally, they are ready. They took it out to a park bench and said: ‘Listen to those two guys. Don’t listen to anything else – not the birds, no cat or dog – just those two guys!’ (…) They put him out of the van, and a taxi comes and runs him over. There they were, sitting in the van with all those dials, and the cat was dead.”

Victor Marchetti — Special assistant to the Deputy Director of the CIA

“The environmental and security factors in using this technique in a real foreign situation force us to conclude that for our (intelligence) purposes, it would not be practical.”

CIA Project Acoustic Kitty — Final Report

May 10 2020 — Thank God, It is Parody Sunday! Acoustic Kitty was a CIA project launched by the Central Intelligence Agency Directorate of Science & Technology, which in the 1960’s intended to use cats to spy on the Kremlin and Soviet embassies. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_TODAY Continue reading →

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Crypto Games — A Poem to Anna [Vigenère Cipher]

Posted on May 9, 2020 by L

P J I E Q D R L V Q F L N J V E F M I D V T G X M V I E G O P D Y U F X P J Z H F D P L A Q Q X M J V

Poem to Anna — L (02 02 2020)

Anna Loginova (September 3 1978 – January 27  2008) was described as Russia’s most famous female bodyguard. She ran an agency, staffed with female bodyguards, some trained by the ex-KGB, to give discreet protection to Moscow’s billionaires.  Anna was killed in a carjacking incident in Moscow. Her killer has never been identified.

May 9 2020 — On February 2 2020, I felt the urge to speak to my best friend. What kind of life is waiting for us? Will our societies learn from this pandemic? Or will our world be just the same, but even worse? Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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Remembering Olof Palme (January 30 1927 – February 28 1986) [UPDATE]

Posted on May 8, 2020 by L

“This is an open wound in Swedish society. It is extremely important that this is solved.”

Sweden Prime Minister Stefan Lofven (May 2018)

“The Anti Apartheid Conference in Stockholm, it is suggested by our Swedish Sources in Uppsala, would present the ideal opportunity to take the necessary action against Mr. Palme and it would be possible to ensure that the action be attributed to other groups.”

South Africa Military Intelligence Report (October 15 1985)

“Reading and thinking about Palme makes you wonder who you are. And who you might have been, but weren’t. And where your moral courage went when it was needed. You ask yourself what power drove him – golden boy, aristocratic family, brilliant scion of the best schools and the best cavalry regiment – to embrace from the outset of his career the cause of the exploited, the deprived, the undervalued and the unheard?”

 David Cornwell (John le Carré ) — Olof Palme Award acceptance speech (January 30 2020)

February 28 2019 — The murder of Prime Minister Olof Palme on February 28 1986 shocked Sweden and had a great impact across Scandinavia. If we can solve today the mystery of the 1961 murder of UN Secretary Dag Hammarskjold, then surely we must be able to identify the killer(s) of Prime Minister Olof Palme. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →

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On This Day — USAF Bombs Chinese Embassy in Belgrade (May 7 1999) [2020]

Posted on May 7, 2020 by L

“The attack was a mistake. Let me emphasise our investigation has determined that no one, and I repeat, no one knowingly targeted the Chinese Embassy. Speculation to the contrary is simply unfounded. No one at any stage in the process realised that our bombs were aimed at the Chinese Embassy.”

CIA Director George Tenet

“We are very dependent on databases and the accuracy of those databases. And clearly, we didn’t have accurate databases here. I find it embarrassing that we didn’t have in our databases the precise location of the Chinese Embassy. And that did contribute to this failure where we didn’t catch the mistake and possibly could have. We know that now and we’re going to have to prevent that in the future.”

Deputy Defense Secretary John Hamre

On May 7, 1999, during the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia (Operation Allied Force), five US Joint Direct Attack Munition guided bombs hit the People’s Republic of China embassy in the Belgrade district of New Belgrade, killing three Chinese journalists. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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Lessons of History — French President Charles de Gaulle : “The word of the president of the United States is good enough for me.”

Posted on May 6, 2020 by L

“History is determined not just by the so-called rational actors, the men (or women) in suits, the bureaucrats and the top military brass. ‘Irrational actors’ – people who stumble onto the stage by chance and change the course of history – also play a role.”

One Minute to Midnight — Michael Dobbs

“There is always some son-of-a-bitch who does not get the word.”

John F. Kennedy (October 1962)

French President Charles de Gaulle and Jacqueline Kennedy

May 6 2020 — In October 1962, the U.S. claimed that the Soviets had installed offensive nuclear missiles in Cuba. This was a very dangerous moment in modern history. The United States and the Soviet Union were on the brink of World War III. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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