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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Colonel Pat Lang — The Fury of a Patient Man

Posted on May 30, 2017 by L

“Let us be clear about the possibility that UK intelligence (MI-5, MI-6 and the military) or police intelligence will stop cooperating with the US IC.   The possibility is ZERO.”

Retired DIA Colonel Pat Lang

Colonel W. Patrick Lang is a retired senior officer of U.S. Military Intelligence and U.S. Army Special Forces (The Green Berets). He served in the Department of Defense both as a serving officer and then as a member of the Defense Senior Executive Service for many years Colonel Land is a calm and patient man. But, even a  good man can run out of patience… Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY. Continue reading →

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INTEL TODAY DIARY — May 30 2017

Posted on May 30, 2017 by L

WannaCry ransom notice analysis suggests Chinese link — Was President Trump’s disclosure of classified intelligence to Russian officials legal? — Jared Kushner’s charmed life is about to come to a screeching halt — Turkish Foreign Minister accused European intelligence agencies of co-opting members of the Turkish press

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General Hayden on Jared Kushner: “We’re in a Really DARK PLACE as a Society.”

Posted on May 29, 2017 by L

“I mean what manner of ignorance, chaos, hubris, suspicion, contempt would you have to have to think that doing this with the Russian ambassador was a good or an appropriate idea.”

General Michael Hayden — Former head of the NSA and CIA

CNN’s Michael Smerconish spoke with former head of the NSA and CIA General Michael Hayden Saturday (May 27 2017), in the wake of reports that White House senior advisor Jared Kushner tried to establish a backchannel with the Kremlin. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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INTEL TODAY DIARY — MAY 29 2017

Posted on May 29, 2017 by L

The teenager who landed in red Square — Manchester bomber Salman Abedi was radicalised by his links to Libya — MI5 probes bomber ‘warnings’ — CIA’s Secrets About JFK, Che, and Castro Revealed in New Book

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The long history of CIA involvement in the international narcotics trade — [Documentary]

Posted on May 28, 2017 by L

“US officials in Central America failed to address this drug issue for fear of jeopardising the war efforts against Nicaragua … and senior US policymakers were not immune to the idea that drug money was a perfect solution to the Contras’ funding problems.”

US Senator John Kerry

“Drug Boss Escobar Worked for the CIA” is a short documentary made by Newsbud. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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