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MEDINT: Iran Supreme Leader at Death’s Door?

Posted on December 5, 2016 by L

“Most believe that the current Supreme Leader will pass from the scene in the next few years due to old age and illness. If this happens, the process by which he is replaced will be a defining moment for the system.”

Canadian Security Intelligence Service

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) has hosted a workshop to examine a broad range of recent developments influencing Iran’s political landscape, and their security consequences. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

Posted in CIA, CSIS, Iran, MEDINT | Tagged Ayatollah Khamenei, Ayatollah Khomeini, CIA, CIA-MPAC, CSIS, Iran, Iran Nuclear deal, Jeffrey T. Richelson, Kissinger, Medical Analysts, MEDINT, Pompidou | Leave a comment

WikiLeaks: German BND-NSA Inquiry Exhibits

Posted on December 4, 2016 by L

“This substantial body of evidence proves that the inquiry has been using documents from Mr Snowden and yet it has been too cowardly to permit him to testify. Germany can not take a leadership role within the EU if it’s own parliamentary processes are subservient to the wishes of a non EU state.”

Julian Assange

Today, 1 December 2016, WikiLeaks releases 90 gigabytes of information relating to the German parliamentary inquiry into the surveillance activities of Germany’s foreign intelligence agency Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND) and its cooperation with the United States’ National Security Agency (NSA). [WikiLeaks] Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

Posted in Assange, BND, NSA, Snowden, Wikileaks | Tagged Assange, BND, Germany, GOSINT, Merkel, NSA, Snowden, Wikileaks | Leave a comment

EUROPOL: Islamic State to step up attacks on European targets

Posted on December 3, 2016 by L

“We have to be vigilant, since the threat posed by the so-called Islamic State (IS) and returning foreign fighters is likely to persist in the coming years. These people are trained to use explosives and firearms and they have been indoctrinated by the jihadist ideology.”

Gilles de Kerchove

EUROPOL has warned that militants from Islamic State (IS) will aim to step up attacks on European targets, as they face defeat in the Middle East. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium, EU Commission, Europe, EUROPOL, France, ISIL, ISIS, Terrorism | Tagged EUROPOL, Gilles de Kerchove, IS, ISIL, ISIS, Terrorism | Leave a comment

Julian Assange: 1979 Is Year Zero of Our Modern Era

Posted on December 2, 2016 by L

“If any year could be said to be the ‘year zero’ of our modern era, 1979 is it. In 1979 it seemed as if the blood would never stop. Dozens of countries saw assassinations, coups, revolts, bombings, political kidnappings and wars of liberation.”

Julian Assange

The decision by the CIA, together with Saudi Arabia, to plough billions of dollars into arming the Mujahideen fighters in Afghanistan to tackle the Soviet Union, had led to the creation of terror group al-Qaeda. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

Posted in CIA, IranContra, ISIL, ISIS, Ray McGovern, Wikileaks | Tagged 1979, 9/11 terror strikes, Afghanistan, Assange, GOSINT, Iran, Iranian hostage crisis, Iranian revolution, IS, ISIL alQaeda, ISIS, Osama bin Laden, Ray McGovern, Wikileaks | Leave a comment

Will Trump Target Iran?

Posted on November 30, 2016 by L

“One of the most discouraging aspects of the filling out of the Donald Trump cabinet is the array of Iran haters that seem to be lining up in the foreign policy and national security areas. Trump has been personally advocating sensible policies relating to Russia and Syria but he appears to have gone off the rails regarding Iran, which just might be attributed to those who are giving him advice.”

Former CIA Phil Giraldi

Former CIA officer Phil Giraldi just wrote a very interesting piece about the Trump Cabinet and Iran. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

Posted in CIA, CIA Director, Dagan Meir, Donald Trump, Iran, Kissinger, Mike Pompeo, MOSSAD, Nuclear, Nuke, Obama, Philip Giraldi, UN | Tagged CIA, Donald Trump, General James Mattis, GOSINT, Henri Kissinger, Iran Nuclear deal, JCPA, John Brennan, Meir Dagan, Mickael Flynn, Mike Pompeo, Phil Giraldi | Leave a comment

Enhanced Interrogation: CIA Psychologist’s Book Defends The Program

Posted on November 30, 2016 by L

“CIA EITs program was not torture. If it was, I would be in jail. I am just the guy who was asked to do something for his country.”

Dr. James Mitchell

In Enhanced Interrogation, Mitchell now offers a first-person account of the EIT program, providing a contribution to our historical understanding of one of the most controversial elements of America’s ongoing war on terror. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

Posted in 9/11, CIA, CIA EITs | Tagged CIA, CIA EITs, Dr James Mitchell, GOSINT, Torture | Leave a comment

DGSI Lacks Big Data Mining Tools, Turns to PALANTIR For Help

Posted on November 29, 2016 by L

“IN-Q-Tel operates in the shadow”

Wall Street journal

The DGSI [French internal intelligence service] is completely overwhelmed by the fight against terrorism and turns to Palantir for help. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

Posted in CIA, DGSE, DGSI, In-Q-Tel, Palantir | Tagged CIA, DGSE, DGSI, GOSINT, In-Q-Tel, Palantir, Patrick Calvar | Leave a comment

The Man Who Dodged 638 CIA Plots to Assassinate Him

Posted on November 28, 2016 by L

“If surviving assassination attempts were an Olympic event, I would win the gold medal.”

Fidel Castro

Fidel Castro — 13 August 1926 – 25 November 2016

The man in charge of protecting Castro claims that he dodged 638 CIA plots to assassinate him. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

Posted in CIA, Cuba, Fidel Castro | Tagged assassination, CIA, Cuba, Fidel Castro, GOSINT | Leave a comment

Blast From The Past — Reagan and the 1986 “Libyan Terrorism” Disinformation Op

Posted on November 27, 2016 by L

“There is a wonderful book that you might read… And the title of it is from a quote from Winston Churchill: ‘In time of war, the truth is so precious, it must be attended by a bodyguard of lies.’ ”

Secretary of State George P. Shultz (03/10/1986)

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14 March 1986 — Reagan Strikes on Tripoli and Benghazi

If you read this blog, chances are they you are familiar with the Iran-Contra Affair. At the same time, it is quite likely that you have never heard of a major US scandal that was running parallel to the Iran-Contra Operation. The two operations were in fact two branches of a single policy. If the delivery of weapons to Iran was the “Carrot” part of the plan suggested in the 1985 “Fuller MEMORANDUM“, the disinformation regarding “Libyan terrorism” was the “Stick”. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

Posted in Gaddafi, Libya, Reagan | Tagged Bernard Kalb, Casey, CIA Daily Briefs, Gaddafi, GOSINT, Iran-Contra, La Belle Disco bombing, Libya, Poindexter and Admiral William Crowe, Prime Minister Mifsud Bonnici, PT/35(b), Reagan, Said Rashid, Shultz, Tripoli and Benghazi 1986 strikes, Weinberger | Leave a comment

SNOWDEN: Little Hope for Presidential Pardon — RT Interview of Former CIA Ray McGovern

Posted on November 26, 2016 by L

Der Spiegel: “Are you going to pardon Edward Snowden?”

POTUS Barack Obama: “I can’t pardon somebody who hasn’t gone before a court and presented themselves, so that’s not something that I would comment on at this point.”

Mike Pompeo, Trump’s nominee for the CIA post, considers that Snowden is a traitor who should be put to death. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, GOSINT, POTUS, Ray McGovern, Snowden | Tagged Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, GOSINT, Obama, Pardon, Ray McGovern, Scooter Libby, Snowden, Snowden-Germany, Snowden-Norway | Leave a comment