James Bond [D. Craig] Visits CIA Headquarters (June 25 2018)

Posted on July 5, 2018 by L

“I would regularly bump into a parade of Hollywood types, including Harrison Ford and Ben Affleck. I often wondered why these actors were allowed to walk around a top-secret facility. Because he’s going to be playing a CIA guy in a movie? That’s the criteria now?”

Former CIA Analyst John Kiriakou

“The Agency’s Entertainment Industry Liaison is a member of the media team and engages with actors, authors, directors, producers and screenwriters who are featuring the CIA in their creative ventures. The protection of national security equities is always paramount in any engagement with the entertainment industry. Our goal is accurate balanced portrayal of the men and women of the CIA, their vital mission and the commitment to public service that defines them.”

CIA Website

“Do I look like I give a damn?” — James Bond (Casino Royale – 2006)

Building on the Reel vs. Real theme introduced in May 2018, CIA’s Office of Public Affairs hosted Daniel Craig, famously known for his portrayal as James Bond, at CIA Headquarters on June 25 to discuss what it’s really like to be an Intelligence Officer. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →

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Lockerbie — The Eyewitness Evidence Against Megrahi : Exclusive Q&A with Professor Tim Valentine

Posted on July 4, 2018 by L

“Al-Megrahi was released from prison in 2009 and sent back to Libya on compassionate grounds because of advancing cancer. Public outrage was sparked. Al-Megrahi lived with his cancer for a few years (…) One cannot help but wonder whether the outrage over his release might be tempered if those angry individuals were to seriously examine the suspicious eyewitness testimony that led to Al-Megrahi’s conviction in the first place. My examination has led me to seriously wonder: Is the Lockerbie bomber still out here?”

Professor Elizabeth F. Loftus — Memory (2013)

“There is no reasonable basis in the trial court’s judgment for its conclusion that the purchase of the items [clothes that were found in the wreckage of the plane] from Mary’s House [in Malta] took place on 7 December 1988.”

The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission

Tim Valentine is Professor of Psychology at Goldsmiths, University of London. Previously he was a member of the scientific staff at the Medical Research Council Applied Psychology Unit, Cambridge, and has held academic appointments at the University of Manchester and the University of Durham.

Professor Valentine has studied the statements made by Tony Gauci, the only eyewitness of the Lockerbie case who ‘identified’ Megrahi. His report is available online. Professor  Valentine has kindly agreed to answer a few questions regarding his  understanding of Tony Gauci’s testimony and statements. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →

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Remembering Iran Flight 655 (July 3 1988)

Posted on July 3, 2018 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

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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Fake News & History in the Post-Truth Era — From the Korean War To The Havana Syndrome

Posted on July 2, 2018 by L

“Falsehood flies, and truth comes limping after it, so that when men come to be undeceived, it is too late; the jest is over, and the tale hath had its effect: like a man, who hath thought of a good repartee when the discourse is changed, or the company parted; or like a physician, who hath found out an infallible medicine, after the patient is dead.”

Jonathan Swift — Anglo-Irish satirist (30 November 1667 – 19 October 1745)

“The criterion for my judgment is not whether North Korea’s claim is correct or the American claim is right; the criterion is whether the incidents actually happened or not. I went to North Korea and met people who had suffered the effects of germ warfare. They told me their stories, shedding tears and grimacing with anger. They told me what actually happened and I cannot question that.”

Masataka Mori — Professor of history at Shizuoka University in Japan

“The history behind the Korean War, and U.S. military and covert actions concerning China, Japan, and Korea, are a matter of near-total ignorance in the U.S. population. The charges of “brainwashing” of U.S. POWs, in an ongoing effort to hide evidence of U.S. biological warfare experiments and trials, also has become entwined in the propaganda used to explain the U.S. post-9/11 torture and interrogation program, and alibi past crimes by the CIA and Department of Defense for years of illegal mind control programs practiced as part of MKULTRA, MKSEARCH, ARTICHOKE, and other programs.”

Dr Jeffrey S. Kaye

WASHINGTON June 28 2018 – The United States has confirmed that another US diplomat in Cuba has suffered health symptoms from an apparent sonic attack, State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert said in a press release on Thursday.

Professors Jonathan D Moreno and Sergio Litewka believe that this incident is just another example of a ‘mysterious disease’ used to stir tensions between countries. And to make their point, they suggest that the use of biological weapons by the US in the Korean war was a similar piece of disinformation. Allow me to disagree… Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →

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“Vodka Martini. Shaken, Not Stirred” [Humor]

Posted on July 1, 2018 by L

“Do I look like I give a damn?”

James Bond —  Casino Royale (2006)

“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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FBI Experts : Monkey Science in Monkey Courts?

Posted on June 30, 2018 by L

“For over thirty years, FBI experts testified about comparative bullet lead analysis (CBLA), a technique that was first used in the investigation into President Kennedy’s assassination. CBLA compares trace chemicals found in bullets at crime scenes with ammunition found in the possession of a suspect. (…) Although the FBI eventually ceased using CBLA, the Bureau’s conduct in first employing the technique and then defending it after it was challenged provides an insight into how forensic science sometimes works.”

Paul C. Giannelli

“Yet nearly a decade after the National Academy of Sciences report, little new work has been done to establish whether bloodstain-pattern analysis is actually a reliable forensic discipline. Few peer-reviewed studies exist, and research that might determine the accuracy of analysts’ findings is close to nonexistent. Meanwhile, experts with limited training continue to testify.”

Pamela Colloff

Forensic science used in criminal trials can be surprisingly unscientific. Maybe a new television procedural could help change the public perception. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — CIA Director Blames “Worship of Edward Snowden” for Rise in Leaks

Posted on June 29, 2018 by L

“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

June 29 2017 — Mike Pompeo, the director of the CIA, blames the “worship” of leakers such as Edward Snowden for a rise in the public disclosure of US intelligence. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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Pompeo, Tehran and a Mysterious Murder in the Netherlands [Hafte Tir Bombing – June 28 1981]

Posted on June 28, 2018 by L

“Today, the Iranian Quds Force conducts covert assassination operations in the heart of Europe.”

Mike Pompeo — US Secretary of State (May 21 2018)

“It’s unlikely to be true. There is no evidence to back the claim that currently they are carrying out such operations in Europe.”

Iraj Mesdaghi — Sweden-based Iranian political activist

Mohammad Reza Kolahi Samadi

Mike Pompeo’s claim that the Iran’s Revolutionary Guard is carrying out “assassination operations in the heart of Europe” [See video below at the 9:28 mark] has bewildered security experts and Iranian exiles, who are unaware of any evidence. Of course, Pompeo could be lying as he did repeatedly when he was CIA Director. But, in this case, we do not even know what story he has been spinning? Explanation. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →

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Obituary — Paul Harris, Maverick Reporter & MI6 Agent (July 22, 1948 – May 24, 2018)

Posted on June 27, 2018 by L

“Of course, I still care about this appalling miscarriage of justice [Lockerbie].  My view is that Bollier was a CIA agent. That is still my view based on my personal experience.”

Paul Harris — Email to Intel Today (November 16 2017)

Paul Harris alongside the Radio North Sea International (1971)

Paul Anthony Harris was born on July 22 1948 at Bexleyheath in Kent. He died on May 24 2018. Paul Harris has been the co-founder of a pirate radio station, a journalist, a writer and a publisher.

Harris reported not only from the Balkan conflict, but from war zones in Asia and Africa, filing stories from more than 50 countries. He also worked as an analyst on global insurgency and terrorism for Jane’s Intelligence Review. He was awarded the David Blundy Award certificate for work in Croatia and Bosnia at the 1992 British Press Awards.

He was also a former MI6 agent. And therefore, not surprisingly, Harris had a keen life-long interest in the Lockerbie Affair. He was convinced that this case was a spectacular miscarriage of justice. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →

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On This Day — “Ich bin ein Berliner” (June 26 1963)

Posted on June 26, 2018 by L

“Two thousand years ago, the proudest boast was ‘civis romanus sum’. Today, in the world of freedom, the proudest boast is ‘Ich bin ein Berliner!’ … All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin, and therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words ‘Ich bin ein Berliner!'”

U.S. President John F. Kennedy in West Berlin — June 26 1963

Kennedy’s ‘Ich bin ein Berliner’ speech was watched by West Berliners

The speech is considered one of Kennedy’s best, both a notable moment of the Cold War and a high point of the New Frontier. It was a great morale boost for West Berliners, who lived in an enclave deep inside East Germany and feared a possible East German occupation. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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