“The Paris attacks prompted intense scrutiny of ineffective and convoluted governance in Belgium, where a vast majority of the attackers had ties.”
NYT — December 24 2016
Mohamed Bakkali
Mohamed Bakkali was arrested for questioning during November 2015 in Brussels. Bakkali’s radicalisation was suspected since 2012 by the Police. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading
Sarin used in April Syria attack, chemical weapons watchdog confirms — Saudi Arabia’s recently deposed crown prince reportedly under house arrest — Lockerbie: a disgraceful episode for Scots law — The NSA Confronts a Problem of Its Own Making
A man collects samples from the site of the attack in Khan Sheikhun. Photograph: Omar Haj Kadour/AFP/Getty Images
“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
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
“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
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)
“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
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
“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
“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
