Russia Embassy in London — Questions to the UK Concerning the Salisbury Poisoning

Posted on April 1, 2018 by L

“we are witnessing a blatant violation by the UK of its international obligations under the 1963 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations and the 1968 bilateral Consular Convention. We have not received a response to our multiple questions and requests made through diplomatic notes. Failure by Britain to engage in normal diplomatic exchange with the Embassy on this matter is regrettable.”

Embassy Press Officer (March 31 2018)

“Before we set off on Cold War II with Russia — leading perhaps to the shooting war we avoided in Cold War I — let’s try to get this one right.”

Pat Buchanan — Former senior advisor to U.S. Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Ronald Reagan

On Friday March 30 2018, the Embassy made public a list of 27 questions that Russia had asked Britain in the light of the Salisbury poisoning. Fourteen new questions were issued on Saturday. Several of these new questions focus on France’s involvement in the investigation. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →

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WikiLeaks — “#ReconnectJulian” : Online Vigil for Julian Assange

Posted on March 31, 2018 by L

“In 1940 the elected president of Catalonia, Lluís Companys, was captured by the Gestapo, at the request of Spain, delivered to them and executed. Today, German police have arrested the elected president of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, at the request of Spain, to be extradited.”

Julian Assange — March 25 2018

Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom joins journalist Suzie Dawson — and a host of other supporters including former CIA John Kiriakou and Ray McGovern —  of Julian Assange in an online vigil event. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →

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Remembering CIA Barbara A. Robbins (July 26, 1943 – March 30, 1965)

Posted on March 30, 2018 by L

“March 23 1965: I imagine you’re still wondering about Doug (Johnson). I still haven’t given him an answer and I may not between now and at the time he leaves. . . . The trouble is I’m not at all sure how I feel about him. Time, I guess, will be the deciding factor. That’s all for now. Love, Barbara”

 Barbara A. Robbins — Last letter to her parents

“They devoted their hearts and minds to a mission unlike any other, at an agency unlike any other, serving on the world’s most dangerous frontiers to defend our people, defeat our adversaries, and advance our freedoms. Their words and deeds will inspire us forever, and their service and sacrifice will never be forgotten.”

CIA Director David Petraeus — 2012 Annual Memorial Ceremony

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“IN HONOR OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY”

The Memorial Wall is a memorial at the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters in Langley, Virginia. It honors CIA employees who died in the line of service. There are 125 stars carved into the white Alabama marble wall. At least, ten represent women. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today

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Dag Hammarskjold — UN Investigation Reauthorized by Secretary General

Posted on March 30, 2018 by L

 “His death was almost certainly the result of a sinister intervention.”

Susan Williams — University of London scholar of African decolonization

I also received information regarding an unauthenticated claim made by a Belgian pilot, “Beukels”, to Claude de Kemoularia in 1967 that Beukels shot down or otherwise forced SE-BDY to crash. In the course of my work, I was for the first time given access to the originals of De Kemoularia’s agendas, as well as many of his personal records, which appear to verify his meeting with “Beukels” and other mercenaries in 1967. I also reviewed De Kemoularia’s letters showing that he had gone to the French and Swedish authorities regarding Beukels’s claim much earlier than previously understood. However, without further information, I was not able to verify other aspects of the claim, including, most notably, the identity of “Beukels”.

Mohamed Chande Othman — UN Report A/71/1042

Dag Hammarskjold

Secretary General António Guterres has reauthorized the UN investigation into the 1961 crash of the aircraft carrying Mr. Hammarskjold and 15 others on an African peace mission. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →

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

Posted on March 29, 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. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →

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Senator Diane Feinstein on Gina Haspel CIA Nomination

Posted on March 29, 2018 by L

“To promote someone so heavily involved in the torture program to the top position at the CIA, the agency responsible for one of the darkest chapters in our history, is a move that I’m very wary of.”

Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)  — March 23 2018

March 29 2018 — Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)  has sent a letter to the CIA asking for the declassification of Gina Haspel’s records. Continue reading →

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Facebook Scandal — Zuckerberg in 2009 : “We Will Not Share People’s Information”

Posted on March 28, 2018 by L

“The person who’s putting the content on Facebook always owns the information, and that’s why this is such an important thing.”

Mark Zuckerberg  — BBC interview 2009

In a 2009 interview with the BBC’s Laura Trevelyan, Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will not share people’s information with other parties.  Follow us on twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →

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NSA Expert Blasts Russiagate Hype

Posted on March 28, 2018 by L

“By devoting so much attention to the Russia story, journalists are failing in the difficult job of developing sources within what the spy world calls “hard targets”—the CIA, the NSA, and other parts of the intelligence community. No one, it seems, deems it necessary to explore the ways in which the U.S. intelligence establishment has for years brazenly hacked, bugged, and stolen data from the elections of others—even friends and neighbors such as Mexico. America the victim is always a far better story than America the perpetrator.”

James Bamford — Author and NSA Expert

NSA expert James Bamford says the reports of Russian interference in the 2016 US election are overblown. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — Former CIA John Kiriakou: “Doing Time Like A Spy”

Posted on March 27, 2018 by L

“Even if torture works, it cannot be tolerated — not in one case or a thousand or a million. If their efficacy becomes the measure of abhorrent acts, all sorts of unspeakable crimes somehow become acceptable. I may have found myself on the wrong side of government on torture. But I’m on the right side of history. There are things we should not do, even in the name of national security. One of them, I now firmly believe, is torture.”

Former CIA Analyst John Kiriakou

March 27 2017 — Doing Time Like A Spy is former CIA analyst John Kiriakou’s memoir of his twenty-three months in prison. Using life skills he learned in CIA operational training, he was able to keep himself safe and at the top of the prison social heap. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →

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CIA Director — A Biography of Gina Haspel

Posted on March 27, 2018 by L

“I supervised Gina Haspel when I worked at the Central Intelligence Agency. I found her to be smart, tough and effective. Foreign liaison services who have worked with her uniformly walked away impressed. Out of all of the chaos coming out of the White House these days, the one bit of promising news is the nomination of Haspel as the new CIA director.”

Former CIA Robert Baer

“If you do not withdraw the nomination of Gina Haspel and she is confirmed, this will cast a moral stain on the vast numbers of patriotic and ethically upright Americans who serve their country in the field of national security. It will also be a continuation of the steady erosion of human rights standards and rule of law post-9/11.”

Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) — MEMORANDUM FOR The President (March 25 2018)

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, CIA Deputy Director Gina Haspel, and CIA Chief Operating Officer Brian Bulatao

Gina Haspel, the Deputy Director of the CIA, has been nominated to replace Director Pompeo. If confirmed, she will be the CIA’s first-ever female director. But her nomination has reopened old wounds and she will face a tough battle in the Senate.

Critics point out that Haspel was a key part of the CIA torture program and its illegal cover-up. Is it actually true? Because of her entire life spent in the CIA clandestine service — also known as the Directorate of Operations — very little is known about her life.

Here is a short biography of Gina Haspel based on information available in the public domain. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →

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