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Tag Archives: CIA
On This Day — CIA COS Richard Welch Is Assassinated in Athens (December 23 1975) [2019]
“Remember Phil Agee, who I consider a traitor to our country? The guy encouraged the publishing of names of those serving under cover, sacrificing their lives. And Counterspy magazine did publish names, including the name of Richard Welch, our station … Continue reading
The Afghanistan Papers — The Origin of the Opioid Epidemic [Remember Mike Flynn?]
“Does opium defy the laws of economics? Historically, no. In 2001, prices surged tenfold from 2000, to a record high, after the Taliban all but eliminated opium poppy cultivation across the Afghan territory under its control.” Antonio Maria Costa — … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan
Tagged Afghanistan Papers, CIA, General Mike Flynn, Gina Haspel, Opioid Epidemic, Opium
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On This Day — CIA Director John Brennan Defends Torture Methods (December 11 2014) [2019]
“In a limited number of cases, agency officers used interrogation techniques that had not been authorized, were abhorrent and rightly should be repudiated by all.” CIA Director John Brennan (December 11 2014) “No evidence that terror attacks were stopped, terrorists … Continue reading
Posted in CIA, Iraq War, John Brennan, Torture
Tagged CIA, CIA Director John Brennan, Senator Diane Feinstein, Torture
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On This Day — US Senate report calls CIA torture tactics “deeply flawed” (December 9 2014)
“In a limited number of cases, agency officers used interrogation techniques that had not been authorized, were abhorrent and rightly should be repudiated by all.” CIA Director John Brennan (December 11 2014) “No evidence that terror attacks were stopped, terrorists … Continue reading
Remembering CIA Historian William Blum (March 6, 1933 – December 9, 2018)
“The thesis in my books and my writing is that anti-American terrorism arises from the behavior of U.S. foreign policy. It is what the U.S. government does which angers people all over the world.” William Blum “William Blum was at … Continue reading
On This Day — Did The CIA Murder US Army Scientist Frank Olson? And Why? (November 28 1953) [2019]
“If this would have been a suicide, it would have been very difficult to accomplish. There was motive to kill him. He knew the deepest, darkest secrets of the cold war. Would the American government kill an American citizen who … Continue reading
Posted in CIA, Frank Olson, Korea
Tagged Biological weapons, CIA, Frank Olson, Korea, Korean War, Wormwood
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Remembering CIA Leslianne Shedd (September 15 1968 – November 23 1996) [2019]
“Leslianne received a star on the CIA Memorial Wall in 1996 and was posthumously awarded the Agency’s Exceptional Service medallion. Her name was unveiled in the Book of Honor in 2012.” CIA Website — Remembering CIA’s Heroes “Leslianne Shedd—a young, … Continue reading
Posted in CIA, CIA Memorial Wall, Women
Tagged CIA, CIA Memorial Wall, GOSINT, Leslianne Shedd, Women
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Robert A. Levinson — FBI Statement on Anniversary of His Disappearance [UPDATE : Quick note on Levinson’s Court case]
“We share our deepest sympathy with his family which has suffered from his absence for over a decade. We will not rest until the Levinson family is whole again. Iran committed to cooperating with the United States to assist us … Continue reading
KRYPTOS Week 2019 — SECTION III : A Transposition Cipher
With trembling hands, I made a tiny breach in the upper left hand corner… widening the hole a little, I inserted the candle and peered in… at first I could see nothing, the hot air escaping from the chamber causing … Continue reading
Robert A. Levinson — FBI Statement on Anniversary of His Disappearance [UPDATE : Rewards Upped to $25M]
“We share our deepest sympathy with his family which has suffered from his absence for over a decade. We will not rest until the Levinson family is whole again. Iran committed to cooperating with the United States to assist us … Continue reading
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