CIA : A Few Good Women – LESLIANNE SHEDD (1968 – 1996)

Posted on November 25, 2016 by L

“They devoted their hearts and minds to a mission unlike any other, at an agency unlike any other, serving on the world’s most dangerous frontiers to defend our people, defeat our adversaries, and advance our freedoms. Their words and deeds will inspire us forever, and their service and sacrifice will never be forgotten.”

CIA Director David Petraeus (2012 Annual Memorial Ceremony )

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The Memorial Wall is a memorial at the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters in Langley, Virginia. It honors CIA employees who died in the line of service. There are 117 stars carved into the white Alabama marble wall. Eleven represent women. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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Germany Constitutional Court Rejects Disclosure of NSA Spy Targets

Posted on November 24, 2016 by L

“The Constitutional Court’s ruling is a blow for any clarification on the activities of the BND and the NSA and for the entire parliamentary monitoring of secret services.”

Anna Biselli — Digital research organization Netzpolitik

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Last Tuesday, the German Federal Constitutional Court rejected a request by the Bundestag Committee of Inquiry into NSA Activities that the German government release the US National Security Agency “Selector List” of spy targets in Germany. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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Portugal — Ex CIA Sabrina De Sousa Loses Extradition Appeal

Posted on November 23, 2016 by L

“Rendition was totally counterproductive”

Sabrina de Sousa, HARDtalk – BBC World News

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Former CIA officer Sabrina De Sousa

Sabrina De Sousa, a former CIA officer, has lost another appeal in her ongoing fight to avoid being sent from Portugal to Italy, where she has to serve a prison sentence for her alleged part in a U.S. program that involved kidnapping terror suspects for interrogation. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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GOSINT: First 100 Stories – 148 Countries

Posted on November 22, 2016 by L

Greetings! Please take good note: GOSINT posts will no longer appear on the PT35B page but only on the new GOSINT Facebook page.

 

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The GOSINT blog is about four months old. The first 100 posts reached readers from 148 countries. Continue reading →

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Obama: “I Cannot Pardon Snowden.”

Posted on November 22, 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.”

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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 →

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Hayden Heartened By Trump’s Pick for CIA Director

Posted on November 21, 2016 by L

“I actually am aware that the broader intelligence community was heartened by that pick.”

Former CIA Director Michael Hayden

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Former CIA Director Michael Hayden said Sunday he was pleased with President-elect Donald Trump’s pick of Mike Pompeo to lead the CIA. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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SNOWDEN: CIA Director Wants Dissidents Like Me Put to Death

Posted on November 20, 2016 by L

“Under the new president, as the news today says, the new CIA director [Mike Pompeo] is an individual who believes that dissidents such as myself should be put to death, they believe that it is the appropriate solution to disagreeing with the government.”

Edward Snowden

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NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden said the new director of the CIA — Mike Pompeo — under the Trump administration believes that “dissidents such as myself” should be put to death. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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CIA Director Mike Pompeo — Who Is Who in World Intelligence and Security Agencies?

Posted on November 19, 2016 by L

“Mike Pompeo has served our country with honor and spent his life fighting for the security of our citizens. He will be a brilliant and unrelenting leader for our intelligence community to ensure the safety of Americans and our allies.”

Donald Trump

“The opportunity to lead the world’s finest intelligence warriors, who labour tirelessly to keep this nation and Kansas safe, is a call to service I cannot ignore.”

Mike Pompeo

“Congressman Pompeo is living proof that you can get all A’s at West Point, graduate first in your class, and still flunk the Constitution with its quaint Eighth Amendment prohibition against ‘cruel and unusual punishment.’ Not knowing the Constitution and the Bill of Rights apparently makes you a good pick to head the CIA.”

Former CIA Ray McGovern

 

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November 18 2016 — Donald Trump has offered the post of CIA Director to Congressman Mike Pompeo who accepted the job. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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Suspicious Aviation Tragedies: 1970 Swissair Flight 330

Posted on November 18, 2016 by L

“The secret deal was ‘immoral’ and in breach of legal principles, but it was justified for strategic reasons. This might be absolutely shocking, but the reward was that there were no more attacks.”

Pr. Jean Ziegler

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Wreckage from the Swissair plane that crashed in a forest in Würenlingen

On 21 February 1970 — a cold and wet Saturday — Swissair 330, bound for Tel Aviv, crashed shortly after take-off from Zürich; 38 passengers and nine crew died in the tragedy. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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Who Could Be Trump’s CIA Director? — Last Man Standing (UPDATE 17 November 2016)

Posted on November 17, 2016 by L

“I’d take the job if Mr. Trump decided that someone with my kind of background and experience is what he wanted in the job (of CIA director). You know, this is a decision that Mr. Trump and the transition team will make and I’ll just kind of wait until they make that decision.”

Pete Hoekstra  — Former Republican Michigan congressman

“Very organized process taking place as I decide on Cabinet and many other positions. I am the only one who knows who the finalists are!”

Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 16, 2016

 

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Who will become the next CIA Director? Better late than never, it now appears that, after a week that was described as the “beginning of Trump’s team meltdown”, a name has finally emerged: Pete Hoekstra. But in the end, Mike Pompeo got the job! Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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