The KRYPTOS Sculpture — New Clues from the CIA Website?

Posted on July 9, 2019 by L

“I hope I have inspired some people to study the Kryptos puzzle and to give it a try. Even the parts of the code that already have been decrypted still have to be interpreted for their deeper meaning. There are many pieces to be put together and many layers to be peeled away.”

David Stein — CIA analyst (Directorate of Intelligence)

Kryptos at CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia

July 9 2019 — Kryptos is a sculpture by the American artist Jim Sanborn located on the grounds of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Langley, Virginia. Of the four parts of the message, the first three have been solved. The last part of the message remains as one of the most famous unsolved code in the world. Intel Today believes that the CIA has recently provided new clues that have been unnoticed until now. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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Two Years Ago — Sir John Chilcot : “Tony Blair Not Straight With UK Over Iraq”

Posted on July 8, 2019 by L

“When I briefed Tony Blair, it was quite clear that he felt this was a necessity, that there was a just cause, that we had to do something about this. How he portrayed that politically… I do not think he played it very well.”

Major General Tim Cross

Sir John Chilcot

July 7 2017 — Sir John Chilcot has concluded that Tony Blair was not “straight with the nation” about his decisions in the run up to the Iraq War. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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HUMOUR — “Vodka Martini. Shaken, Not Stirred” [2019]

Posted on July 7, 2019 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)

July 7 2019 — “Shaken, not stirred” is a catchphrase of Ian Fleming’s fictional British Secret Service agent James Bond and describes his preference for the preparation of his martini cocktails. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →

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5G — Belgium Postpones Spectrum Auction to 2020. And Maybe Later… Why? [UPDATE II]

Posted on July 6, 2019 by L

“Perhaps, the most puzzling part of the Belgian Intelligence Services report is what it does not mention. Although most countries are extremely concerned about China investments in their Telecom infrastructure, the Belgian report is silent on this issue. Why, on earth, why?”

Intel Today – December 3 2018

“Brussels has now overtaken Vienna when it comes to the density of so-called intelligence services from outside the EU.”

Peter Gridling — Head of Austria’s domestic intelligence agency (June 2018)

January 29 2019 — During the Summer 2018, the Belgian federal government announced that the auction for the 5G frequency bands would take place in 2019. Suddenly, this auction is delayed to 2020, and perhaps later. Obviously, the deadline set by the EU for the distribution of 700 MHz frequencies (also known as the ‘Golden frequency band’), set for mid-2020, could be jeopardized. What is going on? Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY
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Havana Syndrome — Toronto Professor : “Diplomats are not suffering from mass psychogenic illness”

Posted on July 5, 2019 by L

“It is a disservice to the men and women of the United States and Canadian diplomatic services to suggest they are suffering from a ‘mass psychogenic illness’ arising from their tenure in Havana.”

Professor Edward Shorter — University of Toronto

Edward Shorter is the Jason A Hannah Professor of the History of Medicine as well as a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. He has researched the methods allowing to differentiate psychogenic from somatogenic complaints. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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Two Years Ago — LOCKERBIE : SCCRC Press Release on Megrahi Application (July 4 2017)

Posted on July 4, 2019 by L

“The Lockerbie trial is “the most disgraceful miscarriage of justice in Scotland for 100 years. Every lawyer who has read the judgment says ‘this is nonsense’. It is nonsense.”

Robert Black QC FRSE –Professor Emeritus of Scots Law in the University of Edinburgh and best known as the “Architect of the Lockerbie Trial”

Mandela visiting Megrahi — aka the ‘Lockerbie bomber’ — in prison. Many thanks to my friend John Ashston who took the picture.

July 4 2017 — The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission confirmed today that it has received a new application to review the conviction in the case of Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al-Megrahi. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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Chief Judge Colleen McMahon: “CIA Disclosures To One Are Disclosures To All” [UPDATE III]

Posted on July 4, 2019 by L

“The CIA is spectacularly terrible at responding to FOIA requests. It’s so bad it’s highly possible the perceived ineptness is deliberate. The CIA simply does not want to release documents. If it can’t find enough FOIA exemptions to throw at the requester, it gets creative.”

Tim Cushing — TechDirt (Legal Issues)

“If the CIA loses in this case, the unsavory practice of providing classified information only to sources willing to do the agency’s bidding will be dealt a setback.”

Paul Mirengoff — Powerline

“I suppose it is possible that the Government does not consider members of the press to be part of the public. I do.”

Chief Judge Colleen McMahon — Initial ruling

“A limited disclosure of information to three journalists does not constitute a disclosure to the public.”

Chief Judge Colleen McMahon — Final ruling

Chief Judge Colleen McMahon of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

February 9 2018 — The CIA claims that it can hand over classified information to some — ‘very friendly’ — journalists and still pretend the information has not been made public. In her initial ruling, Chief Judge Colleen McMahon just made it clear and simple for the Agency: “You cannot have your cake and eat it too.” UPDATE — However, in her final ruling, McMahon concluded the exact opposite. Finally, in June 2019, a federal appeals court affirmed the very dubious decision. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →

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On This Day — Remembering Iran Flight 655 (July 3 1988)

Posted on July 3, 2019 by L

“I will never apologize for the United States — I don’t care what the facts are… I’m not an apologize-for-America kind of guy.”

George H. W. Bush — August 7 1988

July 3 2019 — On July 3 1988, Iran Air Flight 655 was shot down by a missile cruiser fired from the USS Vincennes under the command of William C. Rogers III. The shoot-down of Iran Air flight 655 may have been an “accident”, but Tehran saw it otherwise. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →

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Three Years Ago — The Lockerbie Solution(s)

Posted on July 2, 2019 by L

“The shoot-down of Iran Air flight 655 was an accident, but that is not how it was seen in Tehran.”

Kenneth M. Pollack — Former CIA analyst

July 2 2016 — Soon after the tragedy of Pan Am 103 on December 21st 1988, the investigators suspected that a Syrian-based terrorist group (the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command) was responsible. It was assumed by some (known by others?) that Iran had ordered the attack as revenge for the downing of Iran Airbus 655 on July 3rd 1988. When a joint US/UK indictment finally came in November 1991, Libya – and Libya alone according to President Bush- was the culprit. How did they get from Iran to Libya? Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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BELGIUM — Brussels Times Publishes Huawei Propaganda Disguised As Journalism

Posted on July 1, 2019 by L

“By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, journalism keeps us in touch with the ignorance of the community.”

 Oscar Wilde

“Democracies succeed or fail based on their journalism.”

Scott Pelley

 

July 1 2019 — The Brussels Times is Belgium’s leading English-language daily news media. Their website has posted a very suspicious piece of “journalism” regarding the wonderful future of Huawei in Europe. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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