Tag Archives: CIA

KRYPTOS 30 Years Anniversary — SECTION I : A KEYED Vigenère Cipher [And why does the CIA lie so much about it?]

Posted on November 7, 2020 by L

“I have developed much too thick a skin to be surprised, let alone upset, by people telling me how that great CIA tells us the truth. If an organisation accustomed to lying tells you it is telling the truth, where … Continue reading →

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Four Years Ago — Why the CIA & MI6 Love to Hate Putin [UPDATE — RUMINT : Russian President to step down in January 2021]

Posted on November 6, 2020 by L

“With the majority vote for Brexit against the strong preference of Scotland and Northern Ireland for remain, we have shown ourselves quite capable of inflicting potentially fatal harm to our national stability all by ourselves. Why would we need Russia … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — Robert A. Levinson Rewards Upped to US$ 25M (November 4 2019)

Posted on November 5, 2020 by L

“Today, the Department of State Rewards for Justice Program announced a reward of up to $20 million for information leading to the safe location, recovery, and return of Bob Levinson.” RFJ — November 4 2019 November 4 2020 — On … Continue reading →

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KRYPTOS 30-Year Anniversary — Introduction : Sculpture Dedication Ceremony at the CIA (November 3 1990)

Posted on November 3, 2020 by L

“Maybe you’re mistaken–maybe this first part of the Kryptos code is really not a polyalphabetic Vigenere Tableau after all–maybe it’s a different type of code entirely. Or maybe it is a Vigenere code, but it’s been double or triple encoded–or … Continue reading →

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Spy Quotes — The Differences Between the FBI and the CIA? [Joke]

Posted on November 1, 2020 by L

“The competing messages, according to officials in attendance, also reflect cultural differences between the FBI and the CIA. The bureau, true to its law enforcement roots, wants facts and tangible evidence to prove something beyond all reasonable doubt. The CIA … Continue reading →

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Spy Quotes — Bernard Barbier (Director of the French DGSE Technical Division)

Posted on October 31, 2020 by L

“In the Intelligence World, you have some allies. You don’t have friends.” Bernard Barbier — Former DGSE Director   October 31 2020 — The NSA hacked the Élysée Palace in 2012, between the two rounds of the Presidential election. Follow us … Continue reading →

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RUMINT — DCIA Gina Haspel to Step Down After Election [Biography]

Posted on October 26, 2020 by L

“I wrote a letter to the CIA on my manual college typewriter. I mailed it to CIA with my résumé. I didn’t have an address. So I just put: CIA. Washington, D.C. And here I am.” DCIA Gina Haspel — … Continue reading →

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Spy Quotes — “Journalists for Hire : How the CIA Buys the News”

Posted on October 26, 2020 by L

“I’ve been a journalist for about 25 years and I was educated to lie, to betray and not to tell the truth to the public. The truth will come out one day, the truth won’t die.” Dr. Udo Ulfkotte — … Continue reading →

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Spy Quotes — Three Days of the Condor (1975)

Posted on October 20, 2020 by L

“Listen. I work for the CIA. I am not a spy. I just read books! We read everything that’s published in the world. And we… we feed the plots – dirty tricks, codes – into a computer, and the computer … Continue reading →

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Three Years Ago — CIA Director Pompeo Delivers Opening Keynote at 2017 Conference on Ethos and Profession of Intelligence

Posted on October 13, 2020 by L

“The truth is, CIA has always had a bias for quick, decisive action. It’s a tradition that goes back to World War II and our predecessors in the OSS. As former CIA Director William Casey put it, in the OSS, … Continue reading →

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