On This Day — William E Colby Becomes 10th Director of CIA [September 4 1973]

Posted on September 4, 2018 by L

“We disbanded our intelligence [after both world wars] and then found we needed it. Let’s not go through that again. Redirect it, reduce the amount of money spent, but let’s not destroy it. Because you don’t know 10 years out what you’re going to face.”

William Egan Colby

William Egan Colby (January 4, 1920 – April 27, 1996) was an American intelligence officer who served as Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) from September 4 1973 to January 30 1976. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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Microwave Weapons — Project PANDORA-BIZARRE – Initial Test Results (December 20 1966)

Posted on September 4, 2018 by L

“The test protocol involved training the monkeys to press certain levers in response to signals. If the monkeys pressed the lever correctly, they would receive a reward of food, ‘much as embassy employees might be rewarded with a dry martini at the end of the day,’ wrote the columnist Jack Anderson. Researchers would then measure whether the monkeys performed worse when subjected to the Moscow Signal, compared with when there was no radiation.”

Sharon Weinberger —  The Imagineers of War: The Untold Story of DARPA, the Pentagon Agency that Changed the World

“There is no question that penetration of the central nervous system has been achieved, either directly or indirectly into that portion of the brain concerned with the changes in the work functions and the effects observed.”

DARPA Deputy Director — Memorandum (December 20 1966)

On September 1 2018, the NYT posted a long article titled:  “Microwave Weapons Are Prime Suspect in Ills of U.S. Embassy Workers“. FLASHBACK. In 1965, after the discovery that the American Embassy in Moscow was irradiated with microwave signals, the White House directed the State Department, the CIA and the DOD to attempt to determine the effects of such signals on human behavior. The following report — dated December 20 1966 — documents the initials results of PROJECT PANDORA-BIZARRE. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — The KRYPTOS Sculpture — SECTION III : A Transposition Cipher

Posted on September 3, 2018 by L

With trembling hands, I made a tiny breach in the upper left hand corner… widening the hole a little, I inserted the candle and peered in… at first I could see nothing, the hot air escaping from the chamber causing the candle to flicker. Presently, details of the room emerged slowly from the mist, strange animals, statues and gold – everywhere the glint of gold. For the moment – an eternity it must have seemed to the others standing by – I was struck dumb with amazement, and when Lord Carnarvon, unable to stand in suspense any longer, inquired anxiously “Can you see anything?”, it was all I could do to get out the words “Yes, wonderful things”.

Howard Carter — The Tomb of Tutankhamen

Diary — November 26 1922

September 3 2017 — In a previous post, we looked at the inside story of the NSA people who took the challenge to decrypt — part of — the KRYPTOS code. I will tell you later how the NSA people broke Section III but today I will present you a novel and rather unusual solution.

Why? Because I have great doubts that Sanborn — an artist — has used complex mathematical transformation to code Section III. Who cares? Does it matter anyway?

One would think that as long as the solution is correct, the method used to get it is irrelevant. One could be wrong. The devil IS in the details.

PS: This post will soon be updated to explain carefully several technical points. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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On This Day — Espionage and Sabotage Act of 1954 [September 3 1954]

Posted on September 3, 2018 by L

“At first blush, one would say that we are rather naive in expecting somebody trained in espionage to come forward and register. But … you will find under this language it is possible to prosecute people for failure to register.”

Francis E. Walter (D Pa.) — House Judiciary Committee

Formed during World War II, the United States Office of Strategic Services (OSS), was organized for special operations and intelligence gathering and analysis. Included in its mission was the implementation of, and training of foreign forces in, propaganda, espionage, subversion, and sabotage. After the war, OSS functions were transferred to the newly formed Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). This “Simple Sabotage Field Manual” was used by OSS agents in training “citizen-saboteurs” in methods for inciting and executing simple sabotage to thwart industry and other vital functions in Axis-occupied areas.

The Espionage and Sabotage Act entered into law on September 3 1954. The Act broadened the definitions of what constitutes “war material” and “national defense material” contained in previous anti-sabotage legislation, and took into account sabotage potentialities through use of radioactive, biological and chemical agents. It also permitted the death penalty for peacetime espionage. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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OBITUARY — NSA Historian Matthew M. Aid Dies at 60 (1958 – August 20 2018)

Posted on September 3, 2018 by L

‘‘I have no idea how to take a normal vacation. Any spare time I have, I run up to the National Archives to do historical research.’’

Matthew M. Aid

“One of Mr. Aid’s most significant findings, which became publicly known in 2005, was an NSA coverup of erroneous records related to the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident, in which US officials alleged that North Vietnamese torpedo boats twice fired on US Navy ships. The incident led to US military engagement in Vietnam. A report written by an agency historian in 2001 noted that US intelligence officers falsified documents about a disputed attack, but that fact was suppressed.”

WP — August 29 2018

“Mr. Aid had performed ‘a great service’ in exposing the reclassification program. His work helps all of us fight against the culture of secrecy in Washington today. We don’t have enough watchdogs.’’

Timothy Naftali — Former University of Virginia history professor

‘‘Sometimes the services (NSA) didn’t like what he wrote. But they respected him because he was right.’’

Cees Wiebes — Dutch intelligence scholar

Although a trusted friend had told me that Matthew Aid had died from heart failure, I decided not to post the news until MSM had done so. I never had any contacts with him, but I will greatly miss him. And so should anyone who still cares about facts in this post-truth world. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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Two Years Ago — Dutch Intelligence Services Operated with the CIA Behind the Iron Curtain

Posted on September 2, 2018 by L

“The fact that the Dutch Intelligence Services participated with the CIA in these operations is now clear to me. But why? I cannot answer that question yet.”

Cees Wiebes — Senior Research Fellow at the Ad de Jonge Institute for Intelligence and Security Studies.

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SAMEN MET DE CIA — Operaties achter het IJzeren Gordijn (Together with the CIA — Operations behind the Iron Curtain)

September 2 2016 — A new book contradicts the traditional view that only American and British spooks were active behind the Iron Curtain. The book, written by Cees Wiebes and released today, documents that Dutch Intelligence Services operated with the CIA in the former Soviet Union and in various Eastern European countries . Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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On This Day — The Crash of Swissair Flight 111 & The Mystery of the Lost Picasso (September 2 1998)

Posted on September 2, 2018 by L

“There was sufficient grounds to suspect a criminal device on that plane. I am convinced that the investigation was improperly done.”

Retired RCMP sergeant Tom Juby — Arson investigator assigned to the Swissair file

“RCMP, DFO (Department of Fisheries and Oceans) and the Coast Guard conducted patrols of the area to maintain security of the scene. If someone tried to enter the area, they could have been charged with obstruction under the Criminal Code, or perhaps other offences under the various federal acts that might apply. Once the restrictions were lifted, the RCMP would not be aware of people going to the area to search for valuables, as it would not have been an offence or a police matter. This continues to be the case.”

Nova Scotia RCMP spokeswoman Cpl. Jennifer Clarke

“There was a lot of talk about it after the crash, that there had been all these valuables on board. That was a big deal. Somewhere down at the bottom of the ocean, theoretically, are those diamonds.”

Stephen Kimber — Author of the book Flight 111: A Year in the Life of a Tragedy.

“Usually those kind of paintings are sent in some kind of wooden construction that is really not a shock-proof container. We don’t know for sure but we assume that because of the heavy impact it was probably destroyed.”

Urs Peter Naef — a spokesperson for Swissair

“Le Peintre” (The Painter), by famed artist Pablo Picasso, was lost in the crash of Swissair Flight 111 off Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on Sep 2, 1998.

On September 2 1998, Swissair Flight 111 hit the water off the hamlet of Peggy’s Cove (Nova Scotia)  killing all 229 passengers and crew on board instantly.  According to the plane’s manifest, Flight 111 was also transporting a diamond from a Nature of Diamonds exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, one kilogram of other diamonds, about 4.5 kilograms of other jewellery, 49 kilograms of cash, and a multimillion-dollar version of Picasso’s Le Peintre. None of these was ever recovered. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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Think On These Things : Can You Handle the Truth? (Famous Quotes)

Posted on September 2, 2018 by L

“And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.”

John 8:32

“You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you mad.”

Aldous Huxley

On August 19 2018, during an appearance on Meet the Press, President Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani told Chuck Todd that “Truth isn’t truth!” Does Truth still matter in this post-truth era? PS: I would love to see an SNL parody of  “A Few Good Men” with Lieutenant  Daniel Kaffee (played by Tom Cruise) questioning Donald Trump (played by Alec Baldwin) at Guantanamo! Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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Havana Syndrome — UCSD Researcher Links Diplomats’ Mystery Illness to Microwave Radiation — UPDATE — NYT : “Microwave Weapons Are Prime Suspect in Ills of U.S. Embassy Workers”

Posted on September 1, 2018 by L

“I looked at what’s known about pulsed RF/MW in relation to diplomats’ experiences. Everything fits. The specifics of the varied sounds that the diplomats reported hearing during the apparent inciting episodes, such as chirping, ringing and buzzing, cohere in detail with known properties of so-called ‘microwave hearing,’ also known as the Frey effect. And the symptoms that emerged fit, including the dominance of sleep problems, headaches and cognitive issues, as well as the distinctive prominence of auditory symptoms. Even objective findings reported on brain imaging fit with what has been reported for persons affected by RF/MW radiation.”

” Independent studies over decades have reported biological effects and harms to health from non-ionizing radiation, specifically RF/MW radiation, including via oxidative stress and downstream mechanisms, such as inflammation, autoimmune activation and mitochondrial injury.”

Professor Beatrice Golomb UCSD — August 29 2018

“Whether or not a microwave weapon was the culprit, this stealth technique may be a weapon of the future. I would not be surprised if some military establishment around the world invests or has already been engaged in such a program.”

Professor James Lin — UIC

“My gut is that this has been going on for a while. The NSA has revealed to me in an unclassified setting that a foreign power has used a microwave weapon against people.”

Mark Zaid — Washington DC attorney with a practice focus on National Security Law

Beatrice Golomb, MD, PhD, professor of medicine at UCSD

In October 2017, I suggested than a microwave weapon — and not sonic attacks — may be the cause of the “Havana syndrome”. I am therefore pleased to report that Beatrice Golomb — MD, PhD, professor of medicine at University of California San Diego School of Medicine — has concluded that reported symptoms and experiences of a “mystery illness” afflicting American and Canadian diplomats in Cuba and China strongly match known effects of pulsed microwave electromagnetic radiation.  UPDATE — On September 1 2018, the NYT posted a long article titled:  “Microwave Weapons Are Prime Suspect in Ills of U.S. Embassy Workers”. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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Two Years Ago — CIA Asset Dr Richard Fuisz : TEREX & Lockerbie

Posted on September 1, 2018 by L

Lawyer: “You were being told by members of the Syrian government that [Ahmed] Jibril, and or members of the PFLP-GC were taking credit for the [Lockerbie] bombing?”

Dr Richard Fuisz: “Yes.”

US court deposition by Dr Richard Fuisz (Early 2001)

“The truth [about Lockerbie] no doubt will never be told.”

Dr Richard Fuisz — Email to INTEL TODAY (July 27 2018)

Dr Richard Fuisz

Dr Richard Fuisz

In the fall of 1994, Dr Fuisz told a US Congressional staffer that the perpetrators of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie were based in Syria. Fuisz was adamant that Libya had played no role whatsoever in the tragedy. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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