Intelligence: Information Collection vs Analytical Methods

Posted on August 19, 2016 by L

“Do You Really Need More Information? The US Intelligence Community invests heavily in improved intelligence collection systems while managers of analysis lament the comparatively small sums devoted to enhancing analytical resources, improving analytical methods, or gaining better understanding of the cognitive processes involved in making analytical judgments.”

Psychology of Intelligence Analysis — Richards J. Heuer

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Richards J. Heuer

Accurate intelligence judgments do not solely rely on the abundance and accuracy of the information. Indeed it has long been known that rigorous analysis of the information is at least as important as the gathered material in order to reach accurate intelligence estimates. Follow us on Twitter:@INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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The “FAREWELL DOSSIER”

Posted on August 18, 2016 by L

“There have been only two kinds of CIA secret operations: the ones that are widely known to have failed—usually because of almost unbelievably crude errors—and the ones that are not yet widely known to have failed.”

Edward Luttwak

03 Jun 1982, Paris, France --- Original caption: Paris: President Francois Mitterrand greets President Ronald Reagan arriving at the Elysee Palace for lunch and meeting. President Reagan is France to attend the Economic Summit at Versailles. --- Image by © Bettmann/CORBIS

On July 19 1981 President Ronald Reagan met with French President Francois Mitterrand in Ottawa, Ontario at an economic summit. Mitterrand informed Reagan about the “Farewell Dossier”.

Not everyone will agree with Ed Luttwak’s analysis which is undoubtedly a tad unfair. Follow us on Twitter:@INTEL_TODAY  Continue reading →

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ISIS: 3 Belgian Citizens at the ‘Creation’ Meeting

Posted on August 17, 2016 by L

“Then Baghdadi asked each commander to bring in some of his fighters. Abu al-Atheer, the MSM commander, invited Belgian, Dutch, and French fighters who were under his command to the occasion.”

Foreign Policy —  August 16 2016

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

Three Belgian citizens — all from the city of Vilvorde — attended the April 2013 meeting during which ISIS was created. According to Belgian Newspapers — quoting the mayor of Vilvorde — these individuals were known as radical elements since 2012. The mayor said that one is dead and a second is rumored to be dead. Follow us on Twitter:@INTEL_TODAY 

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MK-ULTRA in Popular Culture

Posted on August 17, 2016 by L

“While the court must limit its analysis to the four corners of the complaint, the skeptical reader may wish to know that the public record supports many of the allegations [in the family’s suit], farfetched as they may sound.”

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg — Frank Olson Case

'StrangerThings'

‘StrangerThings’

The Guardian just published the plot of season one of ‘Stranger Things’. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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NSA & CIA Behind BlueLine Grid

Posted on August 16, 2016 by L

“BlueLine Grid is designed to help cops, firefighters, and EMTs work together.”

Jack Weiss —  Company’s president and cofounder

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In-Q-Tel was formed specifically to funnel technology from Silicon Valley to American intelligence agencies.The venture capital fund, which is public about its CIA ties, invests in companies that are able to create products specifically for the spy and government world.  Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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Former CIA Analyst Ray McGovern: “Michael Morell’s Comments are Reckless and Vapid”

Posted on August 15, 2016 by L

“Watching Michael Morell respond to those softball pitches from Charlie Rose on Monday, it is hard to avoid the conclusion that glibness, vacuousness and ambition can get you to the very top of U.S. intelligence in the Twenty-first Century – and can also make you a devoted fan of whoever is likely to be the next President. (…) Looking back at his record, it was not hard to see all this coming, as Morell rose higher and higher in a system that rewards deserving sycophants.”

Former CIA Analyst Ray McGovern

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In a recent post, INTEL TODAY brought to your attention the fact that former acting CIA Director Michael Morell wanted to kill Russians and Iranians in Syria. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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German Bill will allow BND to Spy on Foreign Journalists

Posted on August 15, 2016 by L

“The increasing surveillance capabilities on journalists is a clear threat to media freedom. This draft law runs counter to the very core of fundamental freedoms such as media freedom and freedom of expression.”

Dunja Mijatovic  — OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media

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The draft law makes distinctions between journalists from EU countries and journalists from non-EU countries.Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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France — Former DST Director Yves Bonnet: “Libya NOT responsible for Lockerbie!”

Posted on August 14, 2016 by L

“Let me take, for example the Lockerbie case and also the case of the Ténéré [UTA] that were blamed on Libya when all intelligence services know that these attacks were committed by Ahmed Jibril under the inspiration and funding from Iran.”

Yves Bonnet — Former DST Director

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Pan Am 103 — December 21 1988

Yves Bonnet was the DST Director from November 1982 to August 1985. In a recorded interview, Bonnet makes a remarkable allegation: “Libya is NOT responsible for Lockerbie!” Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →

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TRUMP: “Second Amendment People” Could Stop Clinton!

Posted on August 13, 2016 by L

“If she [Hillary Clinton] gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do [about your right to bear arms], folks. Although the Second Amendment people — maybe there is, I don’t know.”

Donald Trump

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The Clinton and Trump: They were good friends in those times….

What to make of this suggestion? It is a tad cryptic but most understood that Trump was actually suggesting violence against Mrs. Clinton and/or Supreme Court Judges who would oppose the right to bear arms. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY Continue reading →

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Is the CIA behind FACEBOOK?

Posted on August 12, 2016 by L

“For example, most people know Google Earth, but many may not realize that the original version of the software was evaluated and supported by the intelligence community well before Google.”

CIA Brian Goral

There is no secret about the CIA, and other US Intelligence agencies, being involved in the early development  stages of major Software projects. Google Earth and Palantir Technologies come to mind. Now, a CIA officer claims the Agency developed FACEBOOK too! Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today

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