Suspicious Aviation Tragedies: 1961 — Ndola United Nations DC-6 crash

Posted on November 2, 2016 by L

“We saw a plane fly over Chifubu but did not pay any attention to it the first time. When we saw it a second and third time, we thought that this plane was denied landing permission at the airport. Suddenly, we saw another aircraft approach the bigger aircraft at greater speed and release fire which appeared as a bright light. The plane on the top turned and went in another direction. We sensed the change in sound of the bigger plane. It went down and disappeared.”

Dickson Mbewe — Eyewitness

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The wreckage of Dag Hammarskjöld’s plane near Ndola, now Zambia.

Introduction

On 18 September 1961, the Ndola United Nations DC-6 crashed, killing Dag Hammarskjöld — the second Secretary-General of the United Nations — and 15 others died. Hammarskjöld’s death occurred en route to cease-fire negotiations.

A British-run commission of inquiry blamed the crash in 1961 on pilot error. A later UN investigation rubber-stamped its findings. Case close? Not so fast… Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →

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CIA Releases Controversial Bay of Pigs History

Posted on November 1, 2016 by L

“After more than twenty years, it appears that fear of exposing the Agency’s dirty linen, rather than any significant security information, is what prompts continued denial of requests for release of these records. Although this volume may do nothing to modify that position, hopefully it does put one of the nastiest internal power struggles into proper perspective for the Agency’s own record.”

Tom Blanton — National Security Archive Director

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Washington, D.C. October 31, 2016 – The CIA today released the long-contested Volume V of its official history of the Bay of Pigs invasion, which it had successfully concealed until now by claiming that it was a “draft” and could be withheld from the public under the FOIA’s “deliberative process” privilege. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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Suspicious Aviation Tragedies — Introduction

Posted on October 31, 2016 by L

“Governments lie. They do it all the time. And, much as we’d like to believe otherwise, the US government is no exception. There were times when we may have believed otherwise. But after Vietnam and Watergate, we know better.”

Ted Koppel, “The USS Vincennes: Public War, Secret War.” — July 1, 1992, ABC News

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Pan Am 103 — Lockerbie — 21 December 1988

The tragedies of Malaysian Airlines Flights MH-370 and MH-17 have been the source of much speculation. This is not a new phenomenon, even if the Internet makes it easier for the information – correct or false – to quickly spread over cyberspace. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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Lockerbie: Key Witness Is Dead

Posted on October 30, 2016 by L

“I personally hope that Tony is in a better place and that he is now at peace because he must have led a tortured life knowing that he had jailed an innocent man for money.”

George Thomson — Lockerbie Investigator

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Tony Gauci, the Maltese man who determined the outcome of the Lockerbie trial, has died, Times of Malta is informed. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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Fighting Iran: Intelligence Support During Operation Earnest Will — 1987–88

Posted on October 29, 2016 by L

“So it’s interesting to look at these in hindsight. We used to look at them as kind of discrete events, not tied to each other, and seen in a vacuum. But from a distance, I think we can see more of a pattern.”

Former CIA Vincent Cannistraro

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Major Incident During Operation Earnest Will

The CIA has just published an interesting analysis by Richard A. Mobley regarding the role of the US Intelligence Community during Operation “Earnest Will”. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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The CIA Memorial Wall : David Lee Konzelman

Posted on October 27, 2016 by L

“David Lee Konzelman was a bright, confident, and engaging young CIA officer working in one of the most complicated and dangerous areas in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. He died on October 24, 1971, from injuries suffered several weeks earlier, when a phosphorus grenade exploded in his hand. He is one of the original 31 stars on the CIA Memorial Wall.”

CIA  News & Information

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“Currently, there are 117 stars carved into the marble of the CIA Memorial Wall. The wall stands as a silent, simple memorial to those employees who gave their lives in the service of their country.” Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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MALTA: 3 DGSE Officers Killed in the Crash

Posted on October 26, 2016 by L

“Malta is the Casablanca of the 40s. Malta is the backroom base for all Libyan operations. The French, the English, the Italians, the Americans … everybody is there.”

Unnamed expert in Libyan affairs

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France appears to be using Malta as a stepping stone for covert military operations in Libya. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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French Constitutional Council: Wireless Communication Intercepts Are Illegal

Posted on October 25, 2016 by L

“The secrecy of correspondence is a fundamental legal principle enshrined in the constitutions of several European countries. It guarantees that the content of sealed letters is never revealed and letters in transit are not opened by government officials or any other third party. It is thus the main legal basis for the assumption of privacy of correspondence.”

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For the last 25 years, French Intelligence services have been allowed to intercept – without any democratic control – all wireless communications including mobile phones, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth… All that was needed was to claim that the intercepts were needed for reasons of National Security. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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Former CIA Jeffrey Sterling: News Conference (VIDEO)

Posted on October 24, 2016 by L

“The Jeffrey Sterling Case is an absolute travesty of Justice.”

Thomas Drake — Former senior executive at the National Security Agency

“The Obama administration has presided over the most draconian crackdown on National Security and Intelligence whistle-blowers in US History.”

Jesselyn Radack –Head of the Whistleblower and Source Protection Program (WHISPeR) at ExposeFacts.

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Jeffrey Alexander Sterling is an American lawyer and former CIA employee who was arrested, charged, and convicted of violating the Espionage Act for revealing details about Operation Merlin to journalist James Risen. In May 2015, Sterling was sentenced to 3½ years in prison and thus set for release in 2018. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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Who Is Who in World Intelligence and Security Agencies : SVR Director Sergey Naryshkin

Posted on October 23, 2016 by L

“You fully understand, as we do, the situation we are currently facing, how important is the success of that service for the development of the country.”

Vladimir Putin to Sergey Naryshkin

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The speaker of the lower house of the Russian parliament, or Duma, Sergey Naryshkin, became the new chief of the country’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) on 5 October 2016. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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