Key figures in UK Sigint: Conel Hugh O’Donel Alexander

Posted on May 9, 2017 by L

“Conel Hugh O’Donel Alexander died in 1974 and although his obituaries rightly spoke in glowing terms of his chess achievements, the impact of his more secret work still cannot be fully revealed.”

GCHQ Official website — May 5 2017

Conel Hugh O’Donel Alexander

Conel Hugh O’Donel Alexander (19 April 1909 – 15 February 1974), was an Irish-born British cryptanalyst, chess player, and chess writer. He worked on the German Enigma machine at Bletchley Park during the Second World War, and was later the head of the cryptanalysis division at GCHQ for over 20 years. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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US — FOIA has failed to live up to expectations

Posted on May 8, 2017 by L

“Almost everyone involved with the FOIA — requesters as well as agencies — seems to be dissatisfied with the way the process works. It can be excruciatingly slow, with response times often counted in years. Decisions to withhold information frequently appear arbitrary, excessive or otherwise inappropriate. The system is inequitable, as super-users who file hundreds or thousands of requests (and those who are able and willing to litigate their requests in court) consume disproportionate amounts of government resources, putting more occasional requesters at a disadvantage.”

Steven Aftergood — Secrecy news (May 08 2017)

Professor David E. Pozen

The FOIA process as it currently exists is not simply inadequate, it is positively counterproductive. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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Introduction to Italian Intelligence Agencies — PART III : The 2007 Legal Reform

Posted on May 8, 2017 by L

“The intelligence services are forbidden from employing or commissioning advisory or co-operation services from elected politicians at the European, national, regional and local level, members of governing bodies or constitutional bodies, judges, religious ministers and journalists.”

Corriere della Sera — 25.7.2007

In August 2007, Italy reorganized its Intelligence agencies and their Oversight Committee. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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CIA : A Few Good Women — Elizabeth Hanson (February 14 1979 – December 30 2009)

Posted on May 7, 2017 by L

“Those who fell yesterday were far from home and close to the enemy, doing the hard work that must be done to protect our country from terrorism. We owe them our deepest gratitude, and we pledge to them and their families that we will never cease fighting for the cause to which they dedicated their lives—a safer America.”

Former CIA Director Leon Panetta — December 31, 2009

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The Memorial Wall is a memorial at the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters in Langley, Virginia. the wall honors CIA employees who died in the line of service. Today, there are 117 stars carved into the white Alabama marble wall. [WIKIPEDIA]. Eleven represent women. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →

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The First NSA Defection: William H. Martin and Bernon F. Mitchell (June 25 1960)

Posted on May 7, 2017 by L

“The United States Government is as unscrupulous as it has accused the Soviet Government of being. Our main dissatisfaction concerned some of the practices the United States uses in gathering intelligence information … deliberately violating the airspace of other nations … intercepting and deciphering the secret communications of its own allies … Perhaps United States hostility towards Communism arises out of a feeling of insecurity engendered by Communist achievements in science, culture and industry.”

William H. Martin and Bernon F. Mitchell — The first NSA whistleblowers

NSA defectors William H. Martin and Bernon F. Mitchell at the Moscow press conference announcing their defection, July 1, 1960.

The National Security Agency faced a terrible crisis in the summer of 1960 when two cryptologists disappeared on vacation. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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Nigeria — President suspends spy chief after a series of corruption scandals

Posted on May 6, 2017 by L

“There is so much corruption that it is unlikely the President will manage to tackle all forms of economic crimes and would do well to win the battle on even one front.”

Journalist Mohammed Adow — Lagos, Nigeria

Nigeria’s foreign spy chief Ayo Oke has been suspended after anti-corruption officers found more than US $43m  in a flat in Lagos. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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Journalists for Hire: “How the CIA Buys the News”

Posted on May 6, 2017 by L

““I’ve been a journalist for about 25 years and I was educated to lie, to betray and not to tell the truth to the public. The truth will come out one day, the truth won’t die.”

Dr. Udo Ulfkotte: German Journalist and Whistleblower

In 2014, German journalist Udo Ulfkotte, former director of Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, author of the book “Gekaufte Journalisten”, (Journalists for Hire), denounced European media who write lies under pressure from the CIA. An English translation will be available on May 15 2017. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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France — Former top Counter-Terrorism experts endorse Macron

Posted on May 5, 2017 by L

“Mrs. Le Pen is playing into the hands of jihadist groups, and it’s our country she’s putting at risk.”

French top counter-terrorism experts (May 3 2017)

On Wednesday May 3 2017, France’s top counter-terrorism experts signed a letter endorsing French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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Former NSA Mike Flynn advised Israeli cyberweapons dealers

Posted on May 5, 2017 by L

“Want to invisibly spy on 10 iPhone owners without their knowledge? Gather their every keystroke, sound, message and location? That will cost you $650,000, plus a $500,000 setup fee with an Israeli outfit called the NSO Group. You can spy on more people if you would like — just check out the company’s price list.”

NYT September 2, 2016

The founders of NSO Group, Omri Lavie, left, and Shalev Hulio. Credit NSO Group

The Flynn saga goes on as rumors surface that Trump’s former National security Advisor has consulted for both Kaspersky Lab and the NSO Group. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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United Nations — Update on investigation into the tragic death of Dag Hammarskjöld

Posted on May 4, 2017 by L

“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

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. The Secretary-General urges — once more — Member States to disclose information that they may have regarding the tragic death of Dag Hammarskjöld. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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