INTEL TODAY — First 1000 Posts

“The secret of happiness is to face the fact that the world is horrible, horrible, horrible.”

Bertrand Russell

Time really flies when you’re having fun! On May 3 2018, Gerard Sinclair announced that the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC) will review the case of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, the only man ever convicted for the bombing of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. As I reported the news, I received a quick message to remind us that we had just posted 1000 stories on Intel Today. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading

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Salisbury Incident — OPCW Corrects Own Director Over Novichok

“That quantity – a range from slightly less than a quarter-cup to a half-cup of liquid – is significantly larger than the amount that would be created in a laboratory for research purposes, meaning that it was almost certainly created for use as a weapon.”

Ahmet Üzümcü —  Head of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)

Ahmet Üzümcü —  the head of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) — told New York Times journalists that as much as 50-100 grams of liquid nerve agent was used in the attack on the former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal — and his daughter Yulia — in Salisbury. This false information was gullibly reported by the MSM until corrected by the OPCW! Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading

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CIA Director Nominee — Gina Haspel and the ‘Black Site’ in Thailand (UPDATE : Udon Thani Site Officially Identified)

“Many experts believe it was situated at a former U.S. intelligence post in the remote northeastern province of Udon Thani. Some say it was at an air base southeast of Bangkok that U.S. forces have used as a refueling hub for flights into Afghanistan. Still others point to a section of Bangkok’s Don Mueang International Airport controlled by the Thai air force.”

Los Angeles Times — April 22 2018

“The Thai and English language press continue to highlight the story. Of greatest concern, one newspaper reported that the secret facility was housed on the grounds of the VOA facility in Udon Thani, in northeastern Thailand.”

US State Department cable — November 4 2005

“The decision was reached without input from the National Security Council at the White House, the State Department, the US ambassador in Thailand or even the CIA’s station chief in that country.”

Greg Miller and Adam Goldman –National Security Correspondents for The Washington Post (2004)

“The CIA’s use of its enhanced interrogation techniques was not an effective means of acquiring intelligence or gaining cooperation from detainees.”

 US Senate Intelligence Committee report (2014)

Udon Thani was the Asian Headquarters for Air America an American passenger and cargo airline covertly owned and operated by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). It supplied and supported covert operations in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War

April 30 2018 — Thailand was home to the agency’s first secret prison, or “black site,” after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Even the prison’s location — code-named Detention Site Green — remains cloaked in mystery. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading

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Lockerbie — Megrahi Conviction to be Reviewed by the SCCRC

“The (SCCRC) commission has decided that it is in the interests of justice to accept the current application for a full review of his conviction.”

SCCRC chief executive Gerard Sinclair — May 3 2018

“I regard the Lockerbie verdict against Megrahi as a ‘Grand Monument to Human Stupidity’.  Indeed, the written opinion of the Lockerbie judges is a remarkable document that claims an ‘honoured place in the history of British miscarriages of justice.’ If the [SCCRC] Commission accepts the application for a full review, the infamous Zeist verdict doesn’t have a snowball’s chance in hell of surviving.”

INTEL TODAY — July 5 2017

Mandela visiting Megrahi — aka the ‘Lockerbie bomber’ — in prison. Many thanks to my friend John Ashston who took the picture.

The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC) will review the case of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, the only man ever convicted for the bombing of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading

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One Year Ago — The True Story of Dr A. Q. Khan’s Nuclear Black Market

“Our accomplishments generally remain classified, but a few special ones are known to the world.”

CIA Director Mike Pompeo

“There have been only two kinds of CIA secret operations: the ones that are widely known to have failed—usually because of almost unbelievably crude errors—and the ones that are not yet widely known to have failed.”

Edward Luttwak

Dr A. Q. Khan

May 3 2017 — In his first public speech, CIA Director Mike Pompeo told his audience that one the CIA’s great successes was to shut down the A. Q. Khan’s nuclear network. Once more, this statement needs a bit of “Facts Checking”. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading

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One Year Ago — US Historian : “CIA Concluded GRU Behind John Paul II Assassination Attempt”

“President Reagan and his CIA chief, William Casey, had suspected from the outset that the Soviets had a hand in the shooting of John Paul II on May 13, 1981, in St. Peter’s Square in Rome.”

Dr. Paul Kengor — Professor of political science at Grove City College

Pope John Paul II meets with and forgives Mehmet Ali Agca, the man who tried to kill him in 1981, during a 1983 prison visit.

May 3 2017 — Dr. Paul Kengor, a professor of political science at Grove City College, claims in a new book that the CIA had concluded that top Soviet officials were behind the 1981 assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II. Although I do not doubt the seriousness of Dr. Paul kengor’s research, I believe that the resurrection of the “GRU-Bulgarian connection” must be read with a healthy dose of skepticism. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading

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Animal Spies & Warriors — The MI5 -Trained Gerbils

“For most of the twentieth century, the combination of ineptitude and secrecy created an organisation (MI5) that retreated more and more into a world of fictional conspiracies in order to disguise its repeated failures. The question is whether the same is true today?”

Adam Curtis — Bugger (August 8 2013)

“I think I smell a rat.”

Have Intelligences Agencies really trained various animal species to spy on their enemies?  To be sure, some allegations are highly dubious, if not ridiculous. Some stories are just rumours never actually proven and a few of them are just ‘April fools’ pranks. However, the story of the MI5 gerbils is absolutely true! Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading

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One Year Ago — Acts of War in Cyberspace

“One of the big problems we face with cyber is that it hasn’t really been discussed internationally about what is the acceptable use of cyber-powers, where the red lines are and what happens when those red lines are crossed.”

Sir John Sawers — Former chief of the British Secret Intelligence Service [MI6]

tallinmanual

May 2 2017 — Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.), the chairman of the US Armed Services Committee, has said he believes Russia’s alleged interference in the 2016 presidential election amounted to an act of war. Legal scholars disagree. What defines an act of war in cyberspace? The US Military is currently working out its own definition. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading

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CIA Director Nominee — Gina Haspel Career Timeline

“Ms. Haspel is not an undercover operative, she’s the deputy CIA director seeking a Cabinet-level position. It’s unacceptable for the CIA to hide her behind a wall of secrecy, particularly when such secrecy is unnecessary to protect national security.”

Senators Wyden,  Heinrich, and Feinstein

“The CIA’s timeline on Gina Haspel leaves a little something lacking… namely any details at all.”

Human Rights First

May 2 2018 — On Tuesday, the CIA has released a few additional details about the 33-year career of Gina Haspel. The result is not just disappointing. The document is actually revealing a few tricks used by the spooks to promote “their girl”. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading

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Syria — Documentary Filmmaker Carla Ortiz Debunks MSM Lies

“We keep talking about the so call ‘White Helmets’ in the west as heroes, when the people of Aleppo didn’t even know them by this name. They told me those people in the pictures I showed them were DAESH.”

Carla Ortiz — UN Speech

Carla Ortiz spent 8 months in Syria working on her upcoming film titled Voice of Syria, which will be released later this year and will show her interactions with the people of Syria through her various expeditions through the country.

Carla Ortiz is a Bolivian actress, producer, documentary maker. In a shocking Video-Interview, Ortiz ridicules the narrative of the Main Stream Media regarding the conflict in Syria. She speaks about the true role of the White Helmets and the allegations of chemical attacks by the Syrian regime. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading

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