Flynn ducks Senate’s Russia inquiry — UN experts investigating violations of sanctions on North Korea have suffered a “sustained” cyber-attack — Trump Asked the NSA and DNI to Repudiate the Russia Investigation — Fight club: Russian spies seek EU recruits
Former NSA Michael Flynn
As the president has stated before – a thorough investigation will confirm that there was no collusion between the campaign and any foreign entity.”
Sean Spicer — White House press secretary
Michael Cohen
The Washington Post has reported that investigators have identified a current White House official as a significant person of interest. The individual is described as someone who is “close to the president”. Although most people believe that this person is Jared Kushner, I believe that Michael Cohen may fit the profile. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading
“Anyone who has looked at Iran, at the young population, can understand the enormous pressure and fear that they live under in a country where surveillance and restrictions and monitoring are not only systematic, but the consequences of being caught speaking your mind can be death.”
Marietje Schaake — Member of the European Parliament
Imsi catcher
Today, authoritarian governments, criminal organizations and even terrorist groups can easily by mass surveillance equipment on the black market. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading
What is Microsift’s responsibility for WannaCry? — Scramble for Post-ISIS Syria — MI5 had a file on Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn — Africa’s challenges
“I just think this president has to understand that he cannot just say whatever the hell he wants and expect that it doesn’t carry consequences.”
Leon Panetta — Former CIA Director and Defense Secretary
As Chris Cuomo read the Tuesday morning Twitter dispatches from President Donald Trump in which he defended giving intelligence to Russia’s U.S. ambassador and foreign minister, Leon Panetta — the former CIA Director and Defense Secretary — was rendered speechless for a few seconds. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_Today Continue reading
“Theremin did some of his best scientific work while imprisoned by one of the most repressive regimes of the 20th century. This brilliant scientist crossed path with the CIA more than once — to our detriment.”
Benjamin R. Fisher — CIA History staff
Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov (left), with Donald Trump and Russia’s ambassador to the US Sergei Kislyak in the Oval Office — May 10 2017
In a recent interview, John McLaughlin — former acting director of the CIA and a veteran of that agency for 32 years — made an oblique reference to the “microwave spying” on the US ambassador’s residential office in Moscow during the late 40s and early 50s. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading
China crippled CIA by killing US sources — Michael Caputo to testify before the House intelligence committee over accusations of Russian meddling — Australia’s Cyber Security head rejects restrictions on intelligence agencies — India’s intelligence agencies helped in funding Kashmir separatists
“After writing about the “ravers” who regularly turn up at lectures to claim that President Bush/the CIA/the Pentagon/Mossad etc perpetrated the crimes against humanity of 11 September, I received a letter this week from Marion Irvine, who feared that members of her family run the risk of being just such “ravers” and “voices heard in the wilderness”.
Far from it. For Mrs Irvine was writing about Lockerbie, and, like her, I believe there are many dark and sinister corners to this atrocity. I urge anyone who is aware of government lies over Flight 103 to come forward.”
Robert Fisk
Mandela visiting Megrahi — aka the ‘Lockerbie bomber’ — in prison. Many thanks to my friend John Ashston who took the picture
Abdelbaset al-Megrahi — the only person ever convicted for the Lockerbie bombing — died on May 20 2012. His New York Times’ obituary was a bit of a surprise as the US Newspaper admitted — for the first time ever — that the case against him was riddled with errors and false testimony. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading
“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
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
Trump: Firing ‘nut job’ FBI chief ‘eased pressure’ — Comey to testify in public during the US inquiry into Russian interference — Assange: “the proper war is just commencing”
Former FBI Director James Comey
