German court rejects request to release Swiss suspected spy

“The scandal reaches new proportions when spies sign up informers in the finance administration, in order to spy on successful NRW [North Rhine-Westphalia ] tax investigators and play into the hands of people who make billions in profit at the expense of society. It’s hard to believe that such a spy thriller took place not on the screen but on our own doorstep.”

NRW Finance Minister Norbert Walter-Borjans

On Tuesday (June 27 2017), a German court rejected a request to release Daniel M. — a Swiss man being held on suspicion of spying. The alleged Swiss spy was arrested in a Frankfurt hotel on May 5 2017 . He is suspected of monitoring German tax investigators. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading

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INTEL TODAY DIARY — June 30 2017

Moscow prepares retaliation for U.S. seizure of Russian diplomatic compounds — A German court on Tuesday rejected a request to release a Swiss man being held on suspicion of spying. —  Obama Admin Relied On Outside Country For ‘Critical Intelligence’ Claiming Russia Interference — FBI grills Kaspersky workers in counter-intelligence probe

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CIA Director blames “worship of Edward Snowden” for rise in leaks

“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

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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INTEL TODAY DIARY — June 29 2017

British spy behind Donald Trump dossier creates new company with a Jane Austen link — German police warned lawmakers of possible Turkish spying — Ukrainian military intelligence commander killed in Kiev car explosion — CIA Document Shows The Agency Recruited Legendary American Physicist, John Wheeler, To Study UFOs

Christopher Steele, the former MI6 agent who compiled a dossier on Donald Trump(Victoria Jones/PA Images via Getty Images)

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CNN journalists resign over retracted Trump-Russia story

“CNN did the right thing. Classy move. Apology accepted. Everyone makes mistakes. Moving on.”

Anthony Scaramucci — Senior Trump advisor

Anthony Scaramucci

CNN  has accepted the resignations of three journalists involved in a story about a supposed investigation into a pre-inaugural meeting between an associate of President Donald Trump and the head of a Russian investment fund. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading

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INTEL TODAY DIARY — June 28 2017

Three CNN journalists resign over retracted Trump-Russia story — Many firms hit by global cyber-attacks — Syria chemical attack may be being prepared, US warns — ‘Petya’ Ransomware Outbreak Goes Global

Anthony Scaramucci

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Remembering: “Ich bin ein Berliner” — 26 June 1963

“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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Vladimir Putin on General Drozdov (Sept. 19 1925 – June 21 2017)

The death of Yuri Ivanovich is a great, irreplaceable loss for his relatives, colleagues, friends, for all who knew and appreciated this remarkable man and a true patriot.

President Vladimir Putin

General Yuri Ivanovich Drozdov

Legendary KGB General Yuri Ivanovich Drozdov has died at the age of 91. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading

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INTEL TODAY DIARY — June 27 2017

Russia targets Telegram app after St Petersburg bombing — Yuri Drozdov, handler of Soviet undercover spies during Cold War, dies at 91 — France’s Macron says sees no legitimate successor to Syria’s Assad — Journalists Are Dying in Mexico

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Appeals court affirms most convictions of ex-CIA officer Jeffrey Sterling

“We’re both just shocked. It was like hearing the verdict read all over again, for me. I really don’t understand it. There was absolutely no proof.”

Holly Sterling

Jeffrey and Holly Sterling

On Thursday (June 22 2017), a three-judge panel with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit upheld all but one of Sterling’s convictions. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading

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