On This Day — Operation Flavius [Death on the Rock] (March 6 1988) — It’s Time to Revisit Lockerbie!

Posted on March 5, 2022 by L

“For the government to claim the right to kill British people, based on highly unreliable secret intelligence and a secret declaration of legality, is so shocking I find it difficult to believe it is happening even as I type the words. Are we so cowed as to accept this?”

Craig Murray — Former UK Ambassador

March 6 2022 — On March 6 1988, three unarmed members of the IRA were shot dead on the territory of Gibraltar by British Special Air Service (SAS) troops. The killings of Sean Savage, Daniel McCann, and Mairéad Farrell sparked two weeks of increasingly macabre happenings in the trio’s native Belfast. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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On This Day — Remembering SISMI General Nicola Calipari (June 23, 1953 – March 4, 2005) [Reading Behind the Black Bars]

Posted on March 4, 2022 by L

“Out of the 30 cars that came to the blocking position, why was this the only car fired upon that night?”

Mel Sembler — US Embassy in Rome (May 5 2005)

March 4 2022 — Nicola Calipari (June 23, 1953 – March 4, 2005) was an Italian major-general and SISMI military intelligence officer. Calipari was killed by American soldiers while escorting a recently released Italian hostage, journalist Giuliana Sgrena, to Baghdad International Airport. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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The Causes and Consequences of the Ukraine Crisis [John Mearsheimer]

Posted on March 3, 2022 by L

“My argument is that the West, especially the United States, is principally responsible for this disaster. But no American policymaker is going to acknowledge that line of argument. So they will say that the Russians are responsible.”

John Mearsheimer (February 2022)

“Ukraine is a badly divided country and what’s taking place inside Ukraine today is in good part a civil war and to that extent it doesn’t have that much to do with what the Russians or the West are doing there.” — John Mearsheimer

March 3 2022 — In order to come up with the optimum plan for ending the crisis, it is essential to know what caused the crisis. Regarding the all-important question of causes, the key issue is whether Russia or the West bears primary responsibility. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today

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Happy Birthday Daniel Craig! [“Vodka Martini. Shaken, Not Stirred”]

Posted on March 2, 2022 by L

“There is strong and consistent evidence that James Bond has a chronic alcohol consumption problem at the ‘severe’ end of the spectrum. He should seek professional help and try to find other strategies for managing occupational stress.”

Medical Journal of Australia (December 2018)

March 2 2022 — Daniel Wroughton Craig CMG (born 2 March 1968) is a British actor. He gained international fame playing the secret agent James Bond in the eponymous film series, beginning with Casino Royale (2006) and in four further instalments, up to No Time to Die (2021). Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today

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Fermi Problems — How to Think like a Physicist [How many workers are necessary to build Khufu’s pyramid?]

Posted on March 1, 2022 by L

“For the making of the pyramid itself there passed a period of twenty years. They worked by a hundred thousand men at a time, for each three months continually.”

Herodotus (484 – c. 425 BC)

Pyramids of Giza, soaring above the city of Cairo, Egypt 

March 1st 2022 — A ‘Fermi Question’ asks for a quick estimate of a quantity that seems difficult, or even impossible, to determine precisely. Fermi’s approach to such questions was to use common sense and rough estimates of quantities to piece together a ball-park value. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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Letter to a young investigator — Be suspicious of everything! [On the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic] UPDATE : Belgian Newspaper Confirms Death Toll

Posted on February 28, 2022 by L

“A lie doesn’t become truth, wrong doesn’t become right, and evil doesn’t become good, just because it’s accepted by a majority.”

Booker T. Washington

The Great Wave off Kanagawa [神奈川沖浪裏, Kanagawa-oki Nami Ura] — Katsushika Hokusai (1831)

May 15 2021 — A young man asked if I could offer a few advises as to how one should investigate a complex story. Initially, I thought the idea a bit strange and I was inclined to ignore the letter. After all, there are good reasons why I have chosen to turn down an offer to teach at Yale University. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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Do you have what it takes to be an FBI Intelligence Analyst? [Parody]

Posted on February 27, 2022 by L

“Even though most of their work is behind the scenes, FBI intelligence analysts serve our country on the frontlines. If you want to protect the public and uphold the Constitution, join us as an intelligence analyst.”

FBI Tweet (April 9 2020)

February 27 2022 — Thank God, it is [Parody] Sunday! After reading sample questions from the FBI Intelligence Analyst Selection Process, I thought I should write my own test and submit it to Intel Today readers. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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On This Day — Allen Dulles Becomes First Civilian Director of Central Intelligence (February 26 1953)

Posted on February 26, 2022 by L

“There seems to be little difference in Allen Dulles’s influence whether he was a Wall Street lawyer or a CIA director.”

The State, the Deep State, and the Wall Street Overworld

Peter Dale Scott

February 26 2022 — Allen Welsh Dulles was an American diplomat and lawyer who became the fifth, but first civilian Director of Central Intelligence (DCI), and its longest-serving director to date. Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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Three Years Ago — GCHQ boss reveals real reason behind his resignation (February 25 2019) [UPDATE : Watchdog misled over reason for resignation]

Posted on February 25, 2022 by L

“After Father Edmund Higgins pleaded guilty to child sexual imagery offences in 2013, we submitted a character reference on our knowledge of him to the court in good faith. His subsequent criminal actions appalled us and have shown that our judgment was completely wrong.”

Former GCHQ Boss Robert Hannigan (Feb. 2019)

February 25 2022 — The sudden announcement of Robert Hannigan’s resignation in January 2017 surprised many and the news fueled suspicions that GCHQ had been spying on Trump’s team. At the time, the true reason behind his departure was kept secret but it was finally revealed in February 2019. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today

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On This Day — The United Airlines Flight 811 Disaster (February 24 1989) — Do you believe in extraordinary coincidences? [UPDATE — Answer from MEBO Edwin Bollier]

Posted on February 24, 2022 by L

“Chance favors only the prepared mind.”

Louis Pasteur

“Luck plays a part in nine-ball. But for some players, luck itself is an art.”

The color of Money (1986)

February 24 2022 — On February 24 1989, United Airlines Flight 811 experienced a failure of the cargo door shortly after leaving Honolulu. Nine passengers were blown out due to decompression. Nevertheless, the captain returned the Boeing 747 back to Honolulu Airport. Do you believe in extraordinary coincidences? Follow us on Twitter: @INTEL_TODAY

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