One Year Ago — International Law and Cyber Warfare. From the Tallinn Manual to a Digital Geneva Convention?

Posted on February 15, 2018 by L

“Moscow’s hacking and dumping of Democratic emails to WikiLeaks is not an initiation of armed conflict. It’s not a violation of the U.N. Charter’s prohibition on the use of force. It’s not a situation that would allow the U.S. to respond in self-defense militarily.”

Michael Schmitt, chairman of the U.S. Naval War College’s International Law Department

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February 15 2017 — Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.), the chairman of the Armed Services Committee, has said he believes Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election amounted to an act of war. Legal scholars simply disagree. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →

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India — “Honey -Trapped” IAF Officer Arrested For Spying

Posted on February 15, 2018 by L

“During questioning, he admitted that he had taken pictures of the classified documents, which were in his custody, on his cellphone. He also confessed that he had sent the pictures of the documents to the two women on WhatsApp and Telegram chats. His cellphone was recovered, and sent to the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) of the CBI.”

India Senior Police Officer

“John le Carré’s considerable public achievement has been to chronicle and interrogate the big political themes of the age while also inventing his own lexicon of espionage — the Circus, tradecraft, lamplighters, moles, scalphunters, pavement artists, the honey trap — that will endure as a permanent part of the language.”

Jason Cowley — Editor of the New Statesman

IAF officer Arun Marwah

An Indian Air Force or IAF officer has been arrested in Delhi on charges of espionage and leaking classified information to Pakistani intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →

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Breaking News — Former CIA Jeffrey Sterling Released from Prison [Op-Ed from John Kiriakou]

Posted on February 14, 2018 by L

“Still, overall Jeffrey’s transition is a good thing, not just for him, but for the country. That’s because Jeffrey Sterling will no longer be silenced.  He’ll have the ability, if he so desires, to speak his mind.  The District Court of the Eastern District of Virginia can no longer silence him.  The Bureau of Prisons can no longer silence him.  Jeffrey Sterling has a story to tell.  And I can’t wait to hear it.”

Former CIA officer John Kiriakou (January 16 2018)

Febryary 14 2018 — Jeffrey Sterling is now home for the rest of his sentence. Details will follow. The following Letter was written by former CIA officer Jon Kiriakou a few weeks ago. However, it was not published because we did not want to put Jeffrey Sterling’s release in jeopardy. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →

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WikiLeaks — UK Court Upholds Assange Arrest Warrant

Posted on February 14, 2018 by L

“The impression I have … is that [Assange] is a man who wants to impose his terms on the course of justice, whether the course of justice is in this jurisdiction or in Sweden. He appears to consider himself above the normal rules of law and wants justice only if it goes in his favor. (…) Defendants on bail up and down the country, and requested persons facing extradition, come to the court to face the consequences of their choices.”

Senior District Judge Emma Arbuthnot

“Whether it [an appeal against the decision] is pursued is another question. The history of the case from start to finish is extraordinary. Each aspect of it becomes puzzling and troubling as it is scrutinised.”

Gareth Peirce — Member of Assange’s legal team

Julian Assange

February 13 2018 — LONDON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange lost his bid to overturn an arrest warrant that has prompted him to take refuge in London’s Ecuadorian Embassy for nearly six years. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →

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Russia and Estonia Swap Spies [Video]

Posted on February 14, 2018 by L

“The Republic of Estonia and the Russian Federation today exchanged Russian citizen Artjom Zintsenko, found guilty of espionage in Estonia, for Estonian citizen Raivo Susi, found guilty of espionage in Russia. The exchange took place today, on Feb. 10 at 10 a.m., at Koidula Border Crossing Point.”

Estonian Internal Security Service

“Unfortunately, this has to be taken into account by people who might come to the attention of the Russian special services. And it is clear, Estonian counter-intelligence had to take action over such obvious Russian spying in Estonia.”

Harrys Puusepp — Spokesperson for the Estonian Security Police

Masked Russian forces look on as the prisoner exchange gets under way

In a scene reminiscent of the Cold-War era, Russia and Estonia carried out a spy swap on a snowy bridge on the border between the two countries. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — General Mike Flynn Has Resigned. Could An Indictment Lead To An Impeachment?

Posted on February 13, 2018 by L

“In the course of my duties as the incoming national security advisor, I held numerous phone calls with foreign counterparts, ministers, and ambassadors. (…) Unfortunately, because of the fast pace of events, I inadvertently briefed the vice president-elect and others with incomplete information regarding my phone calls with the Russian ambassador. I have sincerely apologized to the president and the vice president, and they have accepted my apology.”

Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn

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Michael Flynn, Trump’s National Security Advisor, and Jill Stein attending the Russian State owned TV Gala as Putin’s guests (December 2015)

February 13 2017 — National Security Adviser Mike Flynn has resigned. Could Flynn be indicted? And if he was convicted of Treason, could Trump be impeached? Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →

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Poland — General Kuklinski Remembered on Death Anniversary

Posted on February 13, 2018 by L

”Nobody and nothing could possibly change my mind or lead me off the chosen path. . . . I was additionally convinced that I am not alone traveling the road, that the nation desires freedom from the shackles of Communism imposed from the outside.”

Ryszard Kukliński — Letter to CIA case Officer (September 1981)

“Tn Kuklinski’s view, NATO—forced to use tactical atomic weapons to counter Warsaw Pact superiority in conventional forces—would turn most of Poland and part of Czechoslovakia into a nuclear no-man’s land.”

The Vilification and Vindication of Colonel Kuklinski

Ryszard Kukliński

February 11 2018 — Ceremonies have been held in several Polish cities to mark the anniversary of the death of Ryszard Kukliński, a Polish Army colonel who worked for the CIA during the Cold War. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — UN : Former Tanzania’s top judge will lead new investigation into Dag Hammarskjold’s suspicious death

Posted on February 13, 2018 by L

“It will be Necessary to find some way of pulling Hammarskjold up short.”

UK Prime Minister Harold Macmillan (September 13  1961)

“Hammarskjöld was at the point of getting something done when they killed him. Notice that I said ‘when they killed him’.”

US President Harry Truman (September 19  1961)

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Dag Hammarskjöld

February 13 2017 — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Tanzania’s former chief justice Mohamed Chande Othman to lead the new investigation into the circumstances of Dag Hammarskjold’s suspicious death. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — RUSSIA : FSB Shaken by a Major Reshuffle

Posted on February 12, 2018 by L

“One might think this would be a good time for Russian cyber intelligence officials, credited as they are with hacking and leaking Democratic emails that may have altered the course of the U.S. presidential election. One would be wrong.”

Emily Tamkin — Foreign Policy

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Both Deputy Directors of the  Federal Security Service Information Security Center have been sacked while the Director is rumoured to have resigned. The reasons behind this ongoing crisis are still unclear. UPDATE: In the fall of 2017, a Russian lawyer has confirmed that the case against Sergey Mikhailov, Ruslan Stoyanov and others is about ‘high treason’ in favor of the United States. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →

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Portuguese Secret Service Official Sentenced For Spying For Russia

Posted on February 12, 2018 by L

“The case is apparently a very sensitive one for NATO because [Frederico Carvalhao] Gil had access to a wide array of NATO secrets.”

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Frederico Carvalhao Gil

On February 8 2018, Portugal state news agency Lusa reported that a former senior national intelligence official has been sentenced by a Lisbon criminal court to seven years in prison for spying for Russia. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today  Continue reading →

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