INTEL TODAY DIARY — JUNE 16 2017

Posted on June 16, 2017 by L

Scandal Drove Brussels’s Mayor From Office. Now He’s Nowhere to Be Seen — Trump-Russia inquiry: President ‘probed for obstruction of justice’ — NSA links Wannacry worm to North Korea — CIA Gina Haspel: Trump’s Darling

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Manchester Bombing — What do we know so far? [UPDATE — JUNE 14 2017]

Posted on June 15, 2017 by L

“The question needs to be asked:  why was the Manchester bombing allowed to happen?”

Paul F. — UK


At about 2230 on Monday evening, 22 May, Salman Abedi exploded an improvised explosive device (IED) in the Foyer of the Manchester Arena, killing at least 22 people and seriously injuring many more. What do we know so far? Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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INTEL TODAY DIARY — JUNE 15 2017

Posted on June 15, 2017 by L

What Sessions did (and didn’t) tell us — Spy chief, a frequent guest at the White House, is MIA at headquarters — Saif al-Islam Gaddafi case: ICC calls for arrest of ex-Libya leader’s son — Israeli Mossad Forms Startup Investment Fund to Get Access to Newest Tech

Former FBI Director James Comey

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ZEMBLA — “The Dubious Friends of Donald Trump: The Russians”

Posted on June 14, 2017 by L

“I have nothing to do with Russia – no deals, no loans, no nothing!”

Donald Trump

“The Russians are alleged to be in possession of sensitive information about Trump. And that exposes Trump to blackmail.” Fake news? Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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INTEL TODAY DIARY — JUNE 14 2017

Posted on June 14, 2017 by L

A legal ‘dream team’ looking at Trump — What next for Saif al-Islam Gaddafi? — How a crippling shortage of analysts let the London Bridge attackers through — Jeff Sessions denies third meeting with Russia envoy

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French Intel Agencies — Macron picks three new directors

Posted on June 13, 2017 by L

“The Middle East we have known is over. We see that Syria is already divided on the ground, that the regime is controlling only a small part of the county, only one-third of the country which was established after WWII. We have the same thing in Iraq. I doubt really that one can come back to the previous situation.”

Former DGSE Director Bernard Bajolet

Pierre Bousquet de Florian will run the CNR. Laurent Nunez, and Bernard Emié should head the DGSI and the DGSE respectively. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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INTEL TODAY DIARY — JUNE 13 2017

Posted on June 13, 2017 by L

U.S. Cyberweapons, Used Against Iran and North Korea, Are a Disappointment Against ISIS — Monitoring Nuclear Testing is Getting Easier — What Did [CIA Director] Mike Pompeo Do? — Manchester bombing was planned for months, Libya says

Trump meeting in the Oval Office last month with the Russian foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavrov, and the ambassador to the United States, Sergey I. Kislyak.

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Russian Hackers — Evgeniy Bogachev aka “Umbro” aka “Lucky12345”

Posted on June 12, 2017 by L

“It is believed GOZ [GameOver Zeus] is responsible for more than one million computer infections, resulting in financial losses of more than $100 million.”

FBI ‘wanted poster’ for Mr Bogachev

According to the NYT, Dutch Intel Agencies have provided information to the US IC regarding the “Russian hacking” of the 2016 US election. On 29 December 2016, OFAC (the US Office of Foreign Assets Control ) has updated the ‘Specially Designated Nationals List’ to include four members of the GRU and two hackers ( Belan Aleksei and Evgeniy Bogachev).

Until now, it was not known what information the “Dutch Intel Agencies” could have provided to the US IC and why these two cyber-criminals were listed by the OFAC? The answers to these questions just surfaced in a Dutch newspaper. And by the way, this new information also sheds some light on the story of FSB Colonel Sergey Mikhailov. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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INTEL TODAY DIARY — JUNE 12 2017

Posted on June 12, 2017 by L

Gaddafi’s son Saif freed in Libya — Comey hearing: Sessions to testify in response — Can Theresa May use tech to stop terror attacks? — Qatar, accused of supporting terrorism, hires ex-U.S. attorney general

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi

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Meet Trump’s new Iran Man: CIA Michael D’Andrea

Posted on June 11, 2017 by L

“Michael D’Andrea has been revealed to be the Chief of the CIA’s Counter Terrorism Center for the last many years. He replaced Robert L. Grenier as head of CTC in 2006. He is well known as the originator of the CIA’s ‘Signature Strike’ drone operations around the world. He is depicted in the film — Zero Dark Thirty — as The Wolf.”

Cryptocomb — April 17 2014

Michael D’Andrea was the basis for a character known as “The Wolf” — played by Fredric Lehne — in the movie “Zero Dark Thirty.

Known as the Dark Prince or Ayatollah Mike, Michael D’Andrea oversaw the hunt for Osama bin Laden and the American drone strike campaign. But from now on, the very controversial CIA officer will be running the C.I.A.’s Iran operations. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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