Israel Modifies Sharing Intelligence Protocol with US after Trump’s Leak

Posted on May 28, 2017 by L

“Intelligence cooperation [with the US] is terrific. It’s never been better.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, next to Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Sergei Kislyak at the White House in Washington, May 10, 2017. (Russian Foreign Ministry photo via AP)

Israel says it has changed its intelligence-sharing protocols with the United States after President Donald Trump disclosed classified information to Russian diplomats earlier this month. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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INTEL TODAY DIARY — MAY 28 2017

Posted on May 28, 2017 by L

Kushner ‘discussed secret line to Moscow’  — CIA Director John McLaughlin on Kushner — Was the Manchester suicide bomber trained by the CIA? — Estonia expels two Russian diplomats

Mr Jared Kushner, along with General Michael Flynn, left, has found his name linked to the Russian investigation

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Manchester Bombing — What do we know so far?

Posted on May 27, 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 — May 27 2017

Posted on May 27, 2017 by L

How Facebook’s tentacles reach further than you think — Jared Kushner says he will cooperate with Russia inquiry — Spanish police officer and thrillers writer is being investigated over allegations that he is damaging the force’s reputation — Did North Korean leader’s brother meet with a US spy before he was assassinated?

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CIA Honors its Fallen in Annual Memorial Ceremony — May 22 2017

Posted on May 26, 2017 by L

“There are now 125 stars on our Memorial Wall, each representing a life that is dear to us, and will be for all time. We remain forever devoted to them, as they were to us. And we will strive to make them proud of us, as we are of them.”

CIA Director Mike Pompeo — May 22 2017

The CIA Memorial wall with 117 Stars

This year marks the 30th annual memorial ceremony. The ceremony began in 1987 and is attended each year by hundreds of employees, retirees, and family members of those who died in service with the CIA.  Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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INTEL TODAY DIARY — May 26 2017

Posted on May 26, 2017 by L

US admits DEA lied about Honduras ‘massacre’ that killed four villagers — Top US diplomat in the UK condemns Manchester leaks — Was Laos the forerunner of today’s style of secret warfare? — Belgium King may be implicated in Kazakhgate

The then King Albert II is currently accused of involvement in the affair relating to a peerage for the billionaire, George Forrest.

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Trump-Russia Investigation — Former CIA director John Brennan testifies before House Intelligence Committee

Posted on May 25, 2017 by L

“I encountered and am aware of information and intelligence that revealed contacts and interactions between Russian officials and U.S. persons involved in the Trump campaign that I was concerned about because of known Russian efforts to suborn such individuals.”

John O. Brennan — Former Director of the C.I.A.

Former Director of the CIA John Brennan

On Tuesday (May 23 2017), John O. Brennan, the former director of the C.I.A., said publicly for the first time  that he was concerned about possible ties between Russia and the Trump campaign. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_Today Continue reading →

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INTEL TODAY DIARY — May 25 2017

Posted on May 25, 2017 by L

Ex-CIA chief Brennan says Trump-Russia inquiry ‘well-founded’ — Trump Russia inquiry: Lawyer ‘chosen’ by president — Pressure mounts as Senate subpoenas Flynn again — UK – Police focus on Libya amid reports of arrest of Salman Abedi’s brother

Former CIA Director John Brennan

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GCHQ — Sir Peter Harvey Marychurch (13 June 1927 – 21 May 2017)

Posted on May 24, 2017 by L

“Sir Peter Harvey Marychurch never lost sight of what GCHQ was for, he recognised rising talent and encouraged it; and handed over to his successor a GCHQ which had as good a grip on its targets as Bletchley Park had had during the Second World War.”

Sir Peter Harvey Marychurch KCMG (born 13 June 1927) — former Director of the British signals intelligence agency (GCHQ) from 1983 to 1989 — died last Sunday. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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Team Trump’s ties to Russian interests — Felix Sater

Posted on May 24, 2017 by L

“As long as Donald Trump was just a high-profile and frequently clownish real estate tycoon from New York and the star of The Apprentice, this probably didn’t matter very much. It seems quite probable that as Trump moved closer to the presidency in the early months of 2016, alarm bells started to go off in the FBI and the CIA, as the relevance of business partnerships with Sater and reliance on capital out of the former Soviet Union suddenly became dramatically more relevant.”

Josh Marshall — Editor and publisher of TalkingPointsMemo

Trump has frequently said he doesn’t remember Sater, who was the managing director of Bayrock Group, the firm that developed Trump SoHo. Sater is known to have work for the CIA and the FBI. And one of Trump-Sater strategic partners — Alexander Mashkevich — is a man known to have set up front companies for Russian Intelligence Services in Western Europe. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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