On This Day — James Bond “Die Another Day” Premiere in London (November 18 2002) [How Jamaica inspired James Bond]

Posted on November 20, 2018 by L

Colonel Moon: You will not live to see the day all Korea is ruled by the North.

James Bond: Then you and I have something in common.

James Bond — Die Another Day (2002)

“Die Another Day is the wrong film at the wrong time.”

South Korean Ministry of Culture and Tourism

“I wanted the simplest, dullest, plainest-sounding name I could find, and ‘James Bond’ was much better than something more interesting, like ‘Peregrine Carruthers.’ Exotic things would happen to and around him, but he would be a neutral figure — an anonymous, blunt instrument wielded by a government department.”

Ian Fleming

In 1943, Ian Fleming flew to Jamaica to track down rumors of a secret submarine base near Nassau. It was there that he picked up a book on birds — written by one James Bond. Ten years later, when Fleming decided to channel his time in intelligence into fiction, he pilfered the name “James Bond” for his new hero in “Casino Royale.”

Die Another Day is a 2002 British-American spy film, the twentieth film in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions, as well as the fourth and final film to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film follows Bond as he leads a mission to North Korea, during which he is betrayed and, after seemingly killing a rogue North Korean colonel, is captured and imprisoned. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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RussiaGate — Adam Carter : “My Turn to Speak”

Posted on November 20, 2018 by L

“A British IT manager and former hacker launched and ran an international disinformation campaign that has provided US President Donald Trump with fake evidence and false arguments to deny that Russia interfered to help him win the election.”

Duncan Campbell (July 31 2018)

“At around this time, a friend and former associate of VIPS verified that I was genuinely from the UK (versus what Campbell had convinced himself of at that time) and, at the end of 2017, that friend notified the US Department of Justice of my real identity and noted that I had helped to collate evidence that was referenced in a report he’d previously sent to Rosenstein, Mueller and others (so, it means that although Campbell eventually attributed “Adam Carter” to the correct person he only really exposed my identity to the public as I’d already agreed to my details being passed to the US government by an ally 7 months earlier).”

Adam Carter — Email to Intel Today (November 19 2018)

In a piece published during the summer 2018, Duncan Campbell claimed that Bill Binney had changed his views on RussiaGate. That is hardly true. In the same piece, Campbell went on to smear  independent researcher ‘Adam Carter’. Why the smear campaign? What is really going on behind the scene? Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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POLINT — Michael Bloomberg : “Alternate Realities Threaten Democracy”

Posted on November 20, 2018 by L

“How did we go from a president who could not tell a lie to politicians who cannot tell the truth?”

Michael Bloomberg — Rice University (May 12 2018)

November 20 2018 — Michael Bloomberg has just donating $1.8 billion to his alma mater, Johns Hopkins University. This is the largest gift ever to any education institution in the United States. Is the former New York City mayor mulling a bid for the US presidency in 2020? Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — Khan Shaykhun : UN Report Paradoxical; Real Experts Needed

Posted on November 19, 2018 by L

So, if it becomes clear that Al Qaeda tricked President Trump not only would he be responsible for violating international law and killing innocent people, but he and virtually the entire Western political establishment along with the major news media would look like Al Qaeda’s “useful idiots.”

Robert Parry — Consortium News

“I can say the following very confidently. Many officials in our Western governments have really no knowledge of the truth! This is what is so scary. Our decision-makers have been deceived either by misinformation or lies provided by their Intelligence Agencies regarding this conflict.”

Carla Ortiz — Interview with Intel Today (May 23 2018)

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A man collects samples from the site of the attack in Khan Sheikhun. Photograph: Omar Haj Kadour/AFP/Getty Images

November 19 2017 — The United Nations-sponsored report on the April 4 sarin incident in an Al Qaeda-controlled town in Syria blames Bashar al-Assad’s government for the atrocity. However, a carefull reading of its “Annex II” demonstrates that the conclusion is hardly facts-based. I have asked real military experts to comment on this UN report. Stay tuned! Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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Two Years Ago — SNOWDEN : “CIA Director Wants Dissidents Like Me Put to Death”

Posted on November 19, 2018 by L

“Under the new president, as the news today says, the new CIA director [Mike Pompeo] is an individual who believes that dissidents such as myself should be put to death, they believe that it is the appropriate solution to disagreeing with the government.”

Edward Snowden

“President-elect Trump’s transition to power is reshaping American government, and the worlds of cybersecurity and surveillance are no exception. A congressman who’s called for Snowden’s execution may soon lead the CIA. The director of national intelligence is out, and the head of the NSA may take his place. And a senator with a horrifying record on civil liberties, particularly privacy and online surveillance could soon helm the Department of Justice.”

WIRED

“In some ways, I do think [leaking has] accelerated. I think there is a phenomenon, the worship of Edward Snowden, and those who steal American secrets for the purpose of self-aggrandizement or money or for whatever their motivation may be, does seem to be on the increase.”

CIA Director Mike Pompeo — June 24 2017

“If Assange can be prosecuted merely for publishing leaked classified documents, every single media outlet is at risk of prosecution for doing the exact same thing. There would be no way to differentiate a traditional media outlet such as The New York Times or The Atlantic from an entity like WikiLeaks without involving the government and the courts in the formulation of a legal definition of what qualifies as a part of the press. Is it only a traditional outlet like a newspaper or a television network? What about legal bloggers who do freelance work? Or how about online-only platforms? Is one more deserving of First Amendment protection than the other? This is not something I want the government deciding in a criminal context.”

Bradley P. Moss — Deputy executive director of the James Madison Project  (November 19 2018)

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November 19 2016 — During a Q&A in Oslo via a video link from Moscow on Friday November 18 2016, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden said the new director of the CIA — Mike Pompeo — under the Trump administration believes that “dissidents such as myself” should be put to death. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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On This Day — Whitey Bulger Sentenced to Two Terms of Life Imprisonment. (November 14, 2013) So, why the death sentence? [UPDATE: “Indiana Jones of art” Strikes Again]

Posted on November 19, 2018 by L

“Prison officials dropped the ball by transferring him to the notoriously violent Hazelton facility and mixing him with the general population. It’s like sending somebody to death row. (…)We all know that you can’t put somebody high-profile like Whitey Bulger there. It’s like throwing meat to a bunch of sharks.”

Joe Rojas — President of American Federation of Government Employees at the Fed Correctional Complex in Coleman, Florida

“[Special counsel Robert Mueller] is the guy who kept four innocent people in prison for many years in order to protect the cover of Whitey Bulger as an FBI informer.”

Alan Dershowitz  — Harvard Law Professor emeritus

“Long before he became FBI Director, serious questions existed about Mueller’s role as Acting U.S. Attorney in Boston in effectively enabling decades of corruption and covering up of the FBI’s illicit deals with mobster Whitey Bulger and other top echelon informants who committed numerous murders and crimes.”

Coleen Rowley — Retired FBI special agent and Division legal counsel

“I have spoken to former IRA members who say it was common knowledge these paintings [Gardner Museum] were probably in hands of the organization.”

Arthur Brand — Dutch investigator and art adviser based in Amsterdam

“On the new morning of 18 March 1990, even the dogs in the streets of south Boston must have known that Whitey was involved in some way before, during, or after the robbery [of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum].”

Charles Hill — Former Scotland Yard detective turned private investigator

On November 14 2013, Whitey Bulger was sentenced to two terms of life imprisonment, plus five years.  Obviously, two lifetimes will go by quickly if a FBI informant is dropped in a prison filled with dangerous criminals working for the mafia. Whoever decided to transfer Bulger to the notoriously violent Hazelton facility knew that he would not survive very long. So, why was he sentenced to death? Allow me to suggest two possibilities. The first is related to the past of Special Counsel Robert Mueller. The second involves the Isabella Stewart Gardner Heist. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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On This Day — Terry Waite Is Released by “Islamic Jihad” (November 18 1991)

Posted on November 18, 2018 by L

“I was taken out, blindfolded again, put into the boot of a car, then another car, and when they took the blindfold off I was with a Syrian intelligence operative, who drove me to the Syrian intelligence headquarters.”

Terry Waite

“A lot of people thought it (Lockerbie – Pan Am 103) was the Syrians. The Syrians took a bum rap on this.”

President Bush (November 14 1991)

James Baker: “What are you doing about the … group?”

Farouk al-Sharaa: “What are you talking about?

Baker: “Jibril. We know they are responsible for Lockerbie. What are you doing about them?”

al-Sharaa: “How do you know that?”

Baker: “We have the evidence. And the evidence is irrefutable.”

Secretary of State James Baker meeting with Syrian Foreign Intelligence Minister Farouk al-Sharaa. (Mid 1989)

“A deal between the US and Iran that involved the issue of Pan Am 103 is not an unreasonable hypothesis, given previous US behaviour and British and French ‘deals’ with Iran for the release of hostages.”

Dr Davina Miller — “Who Knows About This? Western Policy Towards Iran: The Lockerbie Case”

On November 18 1991, Terry Waite and Thomas Sutherland were released by the Islamic Jihad organization.  The timing of their release was very suspicious and many experts have argued that this was part of a deal with Iran to switch the blame for the Lockerbie bombing from Iranian surrogates to Libya. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — Former Double Agent : “Self-destruction of humankind has been put back on the agenda”

Posted on November 18, 2018 by L

“I believe that you will serve our common cause selflessly and courageously. I believe in the final victory over the treacherous enemy. This belief has given me strength. [The men and women of the SVR] must save the world in a situation when the danger of nuclear war and the resulting self-destruction of humankind again have been put on the agenda by irresponsible politicians.”

George Blake — Former KGB Double Agent

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November 18 2017 –On the eve of his 95th birthday, former KGB double agent George Blake said that officers of the SVR — the Russian foreign intelligence service — have “the difficult and critical mission” of saving the world. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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On this Day — FBI : No Evidence of Foul Play in 1996 TWA 800 Crash (November 18 1997)

Posted on November 18, 2018 by L

“Aviation investigations are replete with accident scenarios that couldn’t happen. And given the lack of bomb evidence so far, neither scenario has been ruled out, officials said. First is the possibility that the doomed plane’s front section, which has a history of structural fatigue cracks and must undergo regular inspections, simply unzipped from the rest of the plane as weakened structural frames gave way.”

TWA 800 — Washington Post (August 1 1996)

“No evidence has been found which would indicate that a criminal act was the cause of the tragedy of TWA flight 800.  We do know one thing. The law enforcement team has done everything humanly possible, has pursued every lead, has looked at every theory and has left no stone unturned.”

FBI Assistant Director James Kallstrom (November 18 1997)

“The FBI didn’t want to hear about anything but a missile or a bomb, because otherwise there was no FBI case. Their conduct was disturbing from the very beginning.”

Chuck Grassley — Chairman of the Judiciary subcommittee on administrative oversight. Washington Post (May 9 1999)

“Governments lie. They do it all the time. And, much as we’d like to believe otherwise, the US government is no exception. There were times when we may have believed otherwise. But after Vietnam and Watergate, we know better.”

US Journalist Ted Koppel — “The USS Vincennes: Public War, Secret War.” –  ABC News (July 1st 1992)

Trans World Airlines Flight 800 (TWA 800) was a Boeing 747-100 which exploded and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York, on July 17, 1996. On November 17 1997, the FBI formally ended its 16-month investigation into the crash of TWA flight 800. FBI agents concluded there was no evidence it was a criminal act. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_Today Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — Barcelona Terror Attacks : Imam was CNI Informant

Posted on November 17, 2018 by L

“The imam did, in fact, stay in Belgium, but he was not known to the judicial authorities.”

Thierry Werts — Spokesman of the Office of the Public Prosecutor

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November 17 2017 — Abdelbaki Es Satty , the Imam from the small Catalan town of Ripoll who headed the jihadist cell behind the terrorist attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils in mid-August 2017, was an informant for Spain’s National Intelligence Center (CNI). Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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