One Year Ago — Israel Modifies Intelligence-Sharing Protocols with US after Trump’s Leak

Posted on May 28, 2018 by L

“Intelligence cooperation [with the US] is terrific. It’s never been better.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (May 2017)

“Before he [Donald Trump] makes any decision, he posts on Twitter. He tweets and then checks the responses in order to make his decision. Is that how you run a country?”  That’s not how you run a corner store.”

Shabtai Shavit — Former Head of the Mossad

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, next to Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Sergei Kislyak at the White House in Washington, May 10, 2017. (Russian Foreign Ministry photo via AP)

May 28 2017 — Israel says it has changed its intelligence-sharing protocols with the United States after President Donald Trump disclosed classified information to Russian diplomats earlier this month. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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Colombia — Juan Pablo Escobar: “My Father Worked for the CIA.” [UPDATE]

Posted on May 28, 2018 by L

“My father worked for the CIA selling cocaine to finance the fight against Communism in Central America.”

Juan Pablo Escobar

“What we’ve learned is that if you look at history what happened with the Medellin Cartel after we took them down, Cali Cartel got stronger, right? Then we take them down, and North Valle Cartel takes over. We’re taking down cartels, and another cartel is born.”

Javier Pena — Former DEA officer

pablo

February 24 2017 — In a new book, Pablo Escobar’s son claims that his father worked for the CIA. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →

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Microwave Spying — Leon Theremin & “The Thing”

Posted on May 28, 2018 by L

“Theremin did some of his best scientific work while imprisoned by one of the most repressive regimes of the 20th century. This brilliant scientist crossed path with the CIA more than once — to our detriment.”

Benjamin R. Fisher — CIA History staff

“History certainly isn’t averse to irony. Seventy-plus years later, descendents of a device invented by the Soviet Union to eavesdrop on its Western enemies are being flogged in an internal catalog of a U.S. intelligence organization.”

Maurits Martijn — The Correspondent (December 2015)

Clara Rockmore & Leon Theremin. Rockmore was a classical violin prodigy and a virtuoso performer of the “Theremin”, the grandfather of all electronic musical instruments.

Once upon a time, the Russians relied for many years on a technology unknown to the Americans to spy on the US ambassador in Moscow. The device — known as “The thing” — was the brainchild of an extraordinary genius: Leon Theremin.

I have long suspected that “Microwave Spying” is still a tool on the shelf of the modern spies. In the aftermath of Snowden’s revelations, Der Spiegel published a catalog of surveillance technologies used by the NSA and CIA to eavesdrop on foreign spies and diplomats.

And indeed, these documents show that the U.S. Intelligence is using products — with names like LOUDAUTO and ANGRYNEIGHBOR — against foreign embassies. Those products are generally considered as direct successors of Leon Theremin’s brilliant invention. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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Salisbury Incident — Scientists Forced to Revise Everything About Novichok [Humor]

Posted on May 27, 2018 by L

“However, after studying the movements of the Skripals after being poisoned, we have now revised our understanding, and we now believe that one of its primary effects is to generate in its victims a strong desire to go out for a beer followed by a pizza.”

Anonymous source

The Skripal case has forced scientists to revise everything they thought they knew about Novichok. Warning: This article, written by Rob Slane, is likely to contain traces of satire. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →

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France — Chinese Moles Inside the DGSE?

Posted on May 26, 2018 by L

“Two French agents in our service and probably one of the spouses of these agents are accused of serious acts likely to be considered acts of treason, on suspicions of delivering information to a foreign power. (…) The compromised information could undermine the security of the state.”

Florence Parly  — French Armed Forces Minister (May 24 2018)

“They are trying to learn what other powers intend to do in terms of politics, diplomacy, etcetera, while of course continuing their hunt for economic information.”

Alain Chouet — Former head of intelligence and security at the DGSE

“Contrary to other Western Intelligence Services, the DGSE masters all the intelligence collecting methods: human sources (HUMINT), technical sensors (SIGINT and satellite imagery), operational means and open-source processing. Intelligence collected through collaboration with other Services, national and foreign, is positively increasing.”

DGSE : Who we are?

DGSE Headquarters 141 Boulevard Mortier, Paris XX, France

Two ex-DGSE agents are suspected of “extremely serious” treason on behalf of a foreign power, widely believed to be China. Speaking from Moscow, French President Emmanuel Macron called the alleged conspiracy “extremely serious”. Prosecutors have requested the declassification of DGSE documents dating from July 6, 2016, to April 19, 2017, suggesting the agents may have been compromised for months. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →

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Colombia — Escobar Hitman Arrested for Extortion

Posted on May 26, 2018 by L

“Only those who went hungry with me and stood by me when I went through a bad time at some point in life will eat at my table.”

Pablo Escobar

“In an interview last year, a source within the Oficina de Envigado— the collection of Medellín crime groups that controls most of the city’s underworld — told InSight Crime that Popeye was blackmailing frontmen for the late Escobar who had held on to assets linked to the Medellín Cartel’s illicit activities.”

Business Insider — (May 25 2018)

Vasquez, better known as ‘Popeye,’ started working for Colombian drugs lord Pablo Escobar at the age of 18, rising up the ranks to become his most trusted hitman

May 25 2018 — Colombian police have re-arrested “Popeye”, the former Escobar hitman as part of an investigation into extortion. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency participated in the investigation. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →

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One Year Ago –Team Trump’s ties to Russian interests [Felix Sater & Alexander Mashkevich]

Posted on May 25, 2018 by L

“As long as Donald Trump was just a high-profile and frequently clownish real estate tycoon from New York and the star of The Apprentice, this probably didn’t matter very much. It seems quite probable that as Trump moved closer to the presidency in the early months of 2016, alarm bells started to go off in the FBI and the CIA, as the relevance of business partnerships with Sater and reliance on capital out of the former Soviet Union suddenly became dramatically more relevant.”

Josh Marshall — Editor and publisher of TalkingPointsMemo

May 24 2017 — Trump has frequently said he does not remember Felix Sater, who was the managing director of Bayrock Group, the firm that developed Trump SoHo. Sater is known to have work for the CIA and the FBI. And Alexander Mashkevich — one of Trump and Sater strategic partners — is a man known to have set up front companies for Russian Intelligence Services in Western Europe. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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Exclusive Q&A with Carla Ortiz from Ghouta, Syria

Posted on May 25, 2018 by L

“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)

Carla Ortiz in Douma (Ghouta), Syria — May 2018

Carla Ortiz is a Bolivian actress, producer, documentary maker. She is reporting from Douma (Ghouta), Syria. Mrs Ortiz kindly answered a few questions for INTEL TODAY. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →

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One Year Ago –Trump-Russia Investigation — Who is the White House Official identified as a “Person of Interest”?

Posted on May 24, 2018 by L

“As the president has stated before – a thorough investigation will confirm that there was no collusion between the campaign and any foreign entity.”

 Sean Spicer — White House Press Secretary

Michael Cohen

May 23 2017 — The Washington Post has reported that investigators have identified a current White House official as a significant person of interest. The individual is described as someone who is “close to the president”. Although most people believe that this person is Jared Kushner, I believe that Michael Cohen may fit the profile. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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Breaking News — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to Face Trial For Corruption [UPDATE]

Posted on May 24, 2018 by L

“Sarkozy has to give back the money he accepted from Libya to finance his electoral campaign. We financed his campaign and we have the proof… The first thing we’re demanding is that this clown gives back the money to the Libyan people.”

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi — March 2011

March 29 2018 — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is to face trial for corruption and influence peddling. “Rien ne va plus” for Nicolas Sarkozy. Hard evidence of Libyan funding are quickly piling up. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →

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