On This Day — US President George H. W. Bush condemns Iraq’s takeover of Kuwait at UN (October 1 1990) [Lockerbie & The Tehran Conspiracy Theory]

Posted on October 1, 2024 by L

“Two months ago, in the waning weeks of one of history’s most hopeful summers, the vast, still beauty of the peaceful Kuwaiti desert was fouled by the stench of diesel and the roar of steel tanks. Once again the sound of distant thunder echoed across a cloudless sky, and once again the world awoke to face the guns of August.
But this time, the world was ready. The United Nations Security Council’s resolute response to Iraq’s unprovoked aggression has been without precedent. Since the invasion on August 2nd, the Council has passed eight major resolutions setting the terms for a solution to the crisis.”

US President George H. W. Bush
Address to the United Nations
(October 1st 1990)

October 1 2021 — On October 1st 1990, US President George H. W. Bush condemned the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Many ‘Lockerbie experts’ have suggested and continue to argue that the “switch” from Iran & Syria to Libya occurred at that time as the result of realpolitik. This is nonsense! Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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40 Years Ago — Stanislav Petrov Saves the World from Nuclear War (September 26 1983) [UPDATE]

Posted on September 26, 2024 by L

“The siren howled. But I just sat there for a few seconds, staring at the big, back-lit, red screen with the word ‘LAUNCH’ on it.”

Colonel Stanislav Petrov

Stanislav Petrov, a former lieutenant colonel for the Soviet Air Defence Forces, is credited with correctly recognizing a false alarm while manning an early-warning missile defense system, thereby averting a Soviet retaliatory strike and nuclear war.

September 26 2023 — On September 26 1983 — just three weeks after the Soviet military had shot down Korean Air Lines Flight 007 — Stanislav Petrov was the duty officer at the command center for the Oko nuclear early-warning system when the system reported that a missile had been launched from the United States, followed by up to five more.

Petrov judged the reports to be a false alarm and his decision is credited with having prevented an erroneous retaliatory nuclear attack on the United States and its NATO allies that could have resulted in large-scale nuclear war. Investigation later confirmed that the Soviet satellite warning system had indeed malfunctioned. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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Reflection on the Role of the U.S. Vice Presidency

Posted on September 25, 2024 by L

“The vice presidency is not worth a bucket of warm piss.”

John Nance Garner

Ms. Lauren Bacall perched atop a piano being played by Vice President Harry S. Truman. (National Press Club in Washington — February 10, 1945.)

September 25, 2024 — Winter is coming soon, and I have decided to embark on a fun project: writing a short book on the early days of the CIA. President Harry Truman created the agency in 1947 to help the U.S. better understand and respond to two major emerging threats: communism and the nuclear age. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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CIA Annual Ceremony — 50th Anniversary of the Memorial Wall (May 17, 2024) [UPDATE — Earliest known photo of the CIA Memorial Wall]

Posted on August 30, 2024 by L

“We never take for granted the safety of our people, and we go to great lengths to prepare for every eventuality. But danger is part of the job, and it has never deterred us from our vital mission…From our very first operation, CIA has never shied away from the difficult, the demanding, or the dangerous.”

CIA Director Bill Burns
May 17, 2024

May 20 2024 — On May 17, 2024, the Central Intelligence Agency held its annual ceremony to remember, honor, and celebrate courageous CIA officers who died serving their country. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the CIA wall, which was carved in July 1974. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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CIA Annual Ceremony — 50th Anniversary of the Memorial Wall (May 17, 2024) [UPDATE — PBS NewsHour : ‘Every star’s a life’: The personal stories behind the stars on the CIA Memorial Wall]

Posted on August 23, 2024 by L

“We never take for granted the safety of our people, and we go to great lengths to prepare for every eventuality. But danger is part of the job, and it has never deterred us from our vital mission…From our very first operation, CIA has never shied away from the difficult, the demanding, or the dangerous.”

CIA Director Bill Burns
May 17, 2024

May 20 2024 — On May 17, 2024, the Central Intelligence Agency held its annual ceremony to remember, honor, and celebrate courageous CIA officers who died serving their country. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the CIA wall, which was carved in July 1974. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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MEDINT — So just how healthy is Joe Biden? [TIME: Panic.] — UPDATE : Joe Biden withdraws from presidential race

Posted on July 21, 2024 by L

“Nothing more than a misstep on the stairs.”

Kate Bedingfield
White House Com Director

(March 20 2021)

March 20 2021 — On Friday, Joe Biden stumbled three times on his way up a staircase to the Air Force One presidential aircraft. Beware the Ides of March and the March of Illness… Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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MEDINT — So just how healthy is Joe Biden? [TIME: Panic.]

Posted on July 3, 2024 by L

“Nothing more than a misstep on the stairs.”

Kate Bedingfield
White House com director

March 20 2021 — On Friday, Joe Biden stumbled three times on his way up a staircase to the Air Force One presidential aircraft. Beware the Ides of March and the March of Illness… Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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One Year Ago — Is The Guardian a reliable news source? [UPDATE : More disinformation from The Guardian]

Posted on June 10, 2024 by L

“Although I do not trust The Guardian when it comes to intelligence matters, I thought that the online UK newspaper could at least report accurately a chess game.”

Intel Today
(Nov. 29, 2021)

The Guardian — World Chess Championship 2021 webpage

November 29 2021 — On Sunday, I decided to watch the third game of the World Chess Championship 2021 between reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen and challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi. Although I do not trust The Guardian when it comes to intelligence matters, I thought that the online UK newspaper could at least report accurately a chess game. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today

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CIA Annual Ceremony — The Mystery of the Higos Four [And a surprising link to Havana Syndrome]

Posted on June 5, 2024 by L

“We never take for granted the safety of our people, and we go to great lengths to prepare for every eventuality. But danger is part of the job, and it has never deterred us from our vital mission…From our very first operation, CIA has never shied away from the difficult, the demanding, or the dangerous.”

CIA Director Bill Burns
May 17, 2024

June 5, 2024 — In a recent post, I concluded that the only logical possibility is that Marine Maj. Douglas Alexander Zembiec was honored by a star at the 2010 ceremony. Relying on this new piece of information, it becomes straightforward to solve the mystery of the four CIA operators who died on a spy mission during Tropical Storm Higos [September 2008]. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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On This Day — Italian Physicist Ettore Majorana vanishes (March 25, 1938) [What Elon Musk does not know…]

Posted on May 31, 2024 by L

“There are several categories of scientists in the world. Those of second or third rank do their best but never get very far. Next, there is the first rank, those who make important discoveries, fundamental to scientific progress. And then, there are the geniuses, like Galileo and Newton. Majorana was one of these.”

Enrico Fermi
(Physics Nobel Prize 1938)

March 25 2024 — On 25 March 1938, Italian theoretical physicist Ettore Majorana disappeared under mysterious circumstances after purchasing a ticket to travel by ship from Palermo to Naples. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today

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