Five Years Ago — Dead Man Diary : Sarkozy 2007 Presidential Election Campaign Funded by Gaddafi? [UPDATE : French prosecutors seek trial for Sarkozy over Libya financing for 2007 campaign]

Posted on May 11, 2023 by L

“Sarkozy has to give back the money he accepted from Libya to finance his electoral campaign. We financed his campaign and we have the proof… The first thing we’re demanding is that this clown gives back the money to the Libyan people.”

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi (March 2011)

After becoming president in 2007, Sarkozy welcomed Gadhafi to France with high honors later that year.

September 30 2016 — French news website ‘Mediapart’ has uncovered hard evidence documenting the funding of Sarkozy’s presidential campaign (2007) by Colonel Gaddafi.

UPDATE (March 1 2021) — Today, a Paris court found French former President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of corruption and influence peddling and sentenced him to one year in prison and a two-year suspended sentence.

UPDATE (September 30 2021) — Today, Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced to one year in prison for illegal campaign financing in his failed 2012 re-election bid.

UPDATE (May 11 2023) — France’s financial crimes prosecutors (PNF) said Sarkozy and 12 others should face trial over accusations they sought millions of euros in financing from the regime of then Libyan leader Gaddafi for his ultimately victorious campaign.

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40 Years Ago — Remembering CIA Monique N. Lewis (October 29, 1946 – April 18, 1983) [UPDATE : Whodunit? Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah’s operatives, or Fatah proxies?]

Posted on April 18, 2023 by L

“We gather here today in recognition of Women’s History Month.  At this time, it seems only fitting that we remember our own.We honor today four of our women who made that supreme sacrifice: Barbara A. Robbins, Phyllis Nancy Faraci, Monique N. Lewis, and Deborah Marie Hixon.”

Tribute to Women Who Have Died
STUDIES IN INTELLIGENCE

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 139 stars carved into the white Alabama marble wall. Eleven represent women.

April 18 2023 — Monique Lewis was just hours into her first day as a CIA officer when a suicide bomber attacked the U.S. Embassy in Beirut in 1983. Her husband, James Lewis, a paramilitary officer there, was also killed. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today

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On This Day — Mike Pompeo : “I was the CIA director. We lied, we cheated, we stole.” [April 15 2019]

Posted on April 15, 2023 by L

“What’s the cadet motto at West Point? You will not lie, cheat, or steal, or tolerate those who do. I was the CIA director. We lied, we cheated, we stole. It’s – it was like – we had entire training courses. It reminds you of the glory of the American experiment.”

CIA Director Mike Pompeo
Texas A&M University
(April 15, 2019)

Remarks at Texas A&M University – The Impact of Diplomacy on Daily Life

April 15 2023 — On this day three years ago, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo participated in a Q&A discussion at Texas A&M University. Pompeo could not resist telling his audience how proud he is to have served as Director of the CIA. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_Today

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On This Day — Operation El Dorado Canyon (April 14 1986) [Timelines & Conspiracy Theories]

Posted on April 14, 2023 by L

“President Ronald Reagan didn’t seek congressional approval when he bombed Libya [April 14 1986] in retaliation for a bombing of a Pan Am flight over Lockerbie, Scotland [December 21 1988].”

Amber Phillips
Washington Post
(April 7 2017)

April 14 1986 — Reagan Strikes on Tripoli and Benghazi

April 14 2023 — In a piece published by the Washington Post on April 7 2017, Amber Phillips wrote that President Ronald Reagan’s April 14 1986 bombing raid on Tripoli and Benghazi was retaliation for the December 21 1988 attack on Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie. Obvious nonsense!

But I would like to take this opportunity to remind you the importance of studying, researching and analyzing the facts! Whatever the subject I investigate, I always begin the same way. I work out the very best timeline I can manage. This is a theory of mine: No lie, no matter how professional — even a CIA lie — can survive a good timeline. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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70 Years Ago — CIA Launches Project MK-ULTRA (April 13, 1953) [UPDATE — Reaping Tragic Legacy From CIA Drugs]

Posted on April 13, 2023 by L

“The CIA’s Office of Scientific Intelligence organized the project, code-named Project MK-ULTRA, in coordination with the U.S. Army Biological Warfare Laboratories. In some cases, academic researchers were funded through grants funneled to them from CIA front organizations while remaining unaware that the CIA sought to use their work for its own purposes. In other instances, however, top officials at these institutions knew about the CIA’s role.”

Andrew Glass
Politico (April 13, 2019)

April 13 2023 — On April 13 1953, CIA Director Allen Dulles ordered the agency to develop mind-controlling drugs to be deployed against members of the Soviet bloc. The ultra-secret program was purportedly launched in response to Soviet, Chinese, and North Korean use of mind control techniques on U.S. prisoners of war during the Korean War. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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On This Day — Yuri Gagarin : “I come from outer space!” (April 12 1961)

Posted on April 12, 2023 by L

“Having stepped onto firm ground, I saw a woman and a girl who were standing near a spotted calf and who were watching me with bewilderment. When they saw me in my space suit and the parachute dragging alongside as I walked, they started to back away in fear. I told them, don’t be afraid, I am a Soviet like you, who has descended from space and I must find a telephone to call Moscow!”

Diary — Yuri Gagarin
(April 12 1961)

April 12 2023 — On April 12 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person to venture in outer space. His spacecraft — Vostok 1 — orbited for 108 minutes before returning to Earth in Kazakhstan. At about 7,000 metres (23,000 ft), Gagarin ejected from the descending capsule and landed using a parachute. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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On This Day — Target Zhou Enlai : The Bombing of the “Kashmir Princess” (April 11 1955) [UPDATE : Just ask ChatGPT!]

Posted on April 11, 2023 by L

“As I told the Prime Minister the last time, he vastly overestimates the competence of the CIA.”

Henri Kissinger
(Answer to Zhou Enlai about the US involvement in the bombing of the Kashmir Princess)

April 11 2023 — On April 11 1955, the Kashmir Princess — a chartered Lockheed L-749A Constellation aircraft owned by Air India — was damaged in mid-air by a bomb explosion. The plane crashed into the South China Sea while en route from Hong Kong to Jakarta, Indonesia. Sixteen of those on board were killed, while three survived. The target of the assassination was non other than the Chinese Premier, Zhou Enlai. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today

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Poetry — The Haiku Master, the Cicadas and the CIA [Just ask ChatGPT!]

Posted on April 3, 2023 by L

“One is reminded of Montaigne’s acerbic comment: ‘Men under stress are fools, and fool themselves.’ ”

Michael Crichton
The Andromeda Strain

June 2 2022 — Matsuo Bashō was the most famous poet of the Edo period in Japan. After centuries of commentary, he is recognized as the greatest master of haiku. The CIA could learn a few things from his poetry. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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Random Thoughts — Reading Behind the Black Bars : ODNI Redacted Summary on Havana Syndrome [UPDATE : Full IC EXPERTS PANEL ASSESSMENT released under FOIA]

Posted on March 31, 2023 by L

“When the government touts the release of such heavily redacted documents as an act of transparency, leaving us to guess what we might be missing, the question inevitably comes up: Are there ways we can peer behind the black bars? According to a number of researchers, there often are.”

The Declassification Engine: Reading Between the Black Bars

The New Yorker
(October 16, 2013)

The painting “Random Thoughts” by Sandy Welch

February 8 2022 — The Executive Summary was DECLASSIFIED by DNI Haines on February 1st 2022. As expected, the document is redacted. Can you guess a couple of words? Intel Today believes it can be done… Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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CIA Deputy Director — A Short Biography of Vaughn Bishop [UPDATE : Statement by CIA Director William J. Burns on the Passing of Vaughn Bishop]

Posted on March 29, 2023 by L

“I am honored to come home to the CIA to serve with Director Haspel on the leadership team. As a career officer, this is the opportunity of a lifetime. I have tremendous respect for the men and women of the Agency, and I look forward to serving alongside them in pursuit of CIA’s vital mission.”

Vaughn Bishop
August 1 2018

Deputy Director Vaughn Bishop’s swearing-in, with his wife, and Judge Dabney Friedrich of the US District Court for DC

August 28, 2018 — On August 1 2018, President Trump announced his intent to appoint Vaughn F. Bishop to serve as Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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