New Details on Russian Banker Who Met With Kushner

Posted on June 3, 2017 by L

“This bank [Vnesheconombank] is, in essence an arm of the FSB and the KGB. Gorkov is a former KGB officer. Everything he does, he reports to the KGB.”

Robert Baer — Former CIA Officer

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and Sergey N. Gorkov, the chief of Vnesheconombank, in Moscow in February.

Sergey Gorkov — the Russian banker Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner met with in late December — is viewed by U.S. intelligence as a “Putin crony” and a graduate of a “finishing school” for spies who was often tasked with sensitive financial operations by Putin. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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INTEL TODAY DIARY — June 3 2017

Posted on June 3, 2017 by L

How the Trump administration’s secret efforts to ease Russia sanctions fell short — CNN analyst blows up at ex-CIA chief for blaming Kushner’s Russian back-channel on Obama — Turkish Government Conspiracy Theory: Gulen Tied to CIA, Other ‘Intelligence Agencies’ — C.I.A. Names the ‘Dark Prince’ to Run Iran Operations, Signaling a Tougher Stance

 

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Paris & Brussels attacks: Lies, lies and more lies — UPDATE: Oussama Atar’s Brother Charged

Posted on June 2, 2017 by L

“If not for the request by different organizations … Ousama Atar would still be in Iraqi prison.”

Jawad Al-Hindawi — Iraqi Ambassador to Belgium

Ousama Atar, a Belgian of Moroccan descent, is believed to be the mastermind of the Paris and Brussels attacks. Question: why was he living freely when he should have been kept in a Iraqi jail? Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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Zbigniew Brzezinski: “An exceptional failure all round.”

Posted on June 2, 2017 by L

“This will require a review of our policy toward Pakistan, more guarantees to it, and, alas, a decision that our security policy toward Pakistan cannot be dictated by our nonproliferation policy.”

Zbigniew Brzezinski — Letter to US President Jimmy Carter (December 26, 1979)

Zbigniew Kazimierz Brzezinski — a US policy adviser and academic born on March 28 1928 — died on May 26 2017. Patrick Armstrong — a former analyst in the Canadian Department of National Defence specializing in the USSR/Russia — just posted a realist analysis of his legacy. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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INTEL TODAY DIARY — June 2 2017

Posted on June 2, 2017 by L

Germany strengthens its Cyber Defense — James Comey due before Senate next week — Vladimir Putin has suggested “patriotic” Russian citizens might be engaged in hacking — Russia escalates spy games after years of U.S. neglect

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Former FBI Director Robert Mueller Named Special Counsel for Russia Probe — UPDATE

Posted on June 1, 2017 by L

“It is in the public interest for me to exercise my authorities and appoint a special counsel to assume responsibility for this matter. My decision is not a finding that crimes have been committed or that any prosecution is warranted. I have made no such determination.”

 Rod J. Rosenstein — Deputy Attorney General

Deputy Attorney General Robert Mueller

On May 17 2017, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein — acting as Attorney General in Jeff Sessions’ place because he recused himself from the Russia inquiry– appointed Mueller to serve as special counsel for the United States Department of Justice. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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INTEL TODAY DIARY — June 1 2017

Posted on June 1, 2017 by L

Syria conflict: US sends arms to Kurdish forces fighting IS — Flynn to provide documents for Russia investigation after initially refusing — Ukraine raids Russian internet giant Yandex over treason — The case for protecting America’s intelligence agency whistleblowers

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Israel’s Mer Group to represent Kabila’s interests in Washington

Posted on May 31, 2017 by L

“The U.N. peacekeeping mission is mandated to partner with the government. In other words, the U.N. is aiding a government that is inflicting predatory behavior against its own people. We should have the decency and common sense to end this.”

Nikki Haley — U.S. ambassador to the United Nations

Mer Group’s Enterprise Collection, Analysis for Real-time Operations System (ECAROS) is a leading Big Data platform for data fusion, analysis and information sharing for intelligence organizations.

Joseph Kabila, president of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has hired Israel’s Mer Group to represent his interests in Washington. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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Phone transcripts between Blair and Gaddafi (25 February 2011)

Posted on May 31, 2017 by L

“The evidence that the Committee has taken so far in this inquiry suggests that western policy makers were rather less perceptive than Gaddafi about the risks of intervention for both the Libyan people and the western interests.”

Crispin Blunt MP — Chair of the Committee

The Foreign Affairs Committee has published the transcripts of two telephone conversations between Tony Blair and Colonel Gaddafi which took place on 25 February 2011. In the aftermath of the Manchester bombing, these documents are worth reading once more. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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INTEL TODAY DIARY — May 31 2017

Posted on May 31, 2017 by L

Terrorists’ moral judgment probed in psychology test — Manuel Noriega, Panama ex-strongman, dies at 83 — Why MI6 must share the blame for the jihadis in our midst — Russia inquiry expands to Trump lawyer Michael Cohen

Vice-president of the United States, George Bush, meets Manuel Noriega in 1983.

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