Tag Archives: CIA

One Year Ago — Ex-CIA Officer Suspected of Spying for China [Jerry Chun Shing Lee]

Posted on January 19, 2019 by L

“The disclosure [of this information] could have caused exceptionally grave damage to the national security of the United States.” Anonymous FBI investigator “Some former officials who reviewed the evidence described the case against Mr. Lee as strong but circumstantial, not bulletproof. Some … Continue reading →

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On This Day — U.S. Admits CIA Payments to Noriega (January 19 1991)

Posted on January 19, 2019 by L

“US officials in Central America failed to address this drug issue for fear of jeopardising the war efforts against Nicaragua… and senior US policymakers were not immune to the idea that drug money was a perfect solution to the Contras’ … Continue reading →

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Two Years Ago — Chelsea Manning Sentence Commuted. No Presidential Pardon for Ex-CIA Jeffrey Sterling

Posted on January 18, 2019 by L

“At the same time that Mr. Obama commuted the sentence of Ms. Manning, a low-ranking enlisted soldier at the time of her leaks, he also pardoned James E. Cartwright, the retired Marine general and former vice chairman of the Joint … Continue reading →

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On This Day — Former DCI Admiral Stansfield Turner Dies (January 18 2018)

Posted on January 18, 2019 by L

“Turner’s most disturbing discovery was the harsh questioning and illegal imprisonment that the Agency’s Counterintelligence Staff had imposed for several years on Soviet defector Yuri Nosenko. This convinced him that CIA could be a dangerous organization if not kept closely … Continue reading →

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Two Years Ago — PUTIN : “Trump Dossier Is Utter Nonsense”

Posted on January 17, 2019 by L

“I find it hard to imagine he [Mr Trump] ran to a hotel to meet our girls of ‘low social responsibility’… though they are of course also the best in the world. But I doubt Trump took that bait.” Russia … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — Breaking News : Former CIA Jeffrey Sterling Released to a Halfway House

Posted on January 16, 2019 by L

“We welcome the forthcoming release of Jeffrey Sterling into a halfway house, but hope that he can be reunited with his family soon. His conviction was a breach of First Amendment protections. Simply being in contact with a journalist does … Continue reading →

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Two Years Ago — Ex-CIA Sabrina De Sousa to be Extradited to Italy in 24 Hours

Posted on January 16, 2019 by L

“I would really like to reach out to the Trump administration. I can’t see General Mike Flynn allowing the prosecution of a senior military officer by a foreign nation.” Former CIA Sabrina de Sousa (January 2017) Portugal – Monday 16 January 2017 — Tomorrow, Portugal … Continue reading →

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Two Years Ago — The Trump Dossier : Raw Intelligence or Clever Fabrication? — POLL

Posted on January 14, 2019 by L

“I think it was disgraceful – disgraceful that the intelligence agencies allowed any information that turned out to be so false and fake out. I think it’s a disgrace… and that’s something that Nazi Germany would have done and did … Continue reading →

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Remembering Dr Udo Ulfkotte (January 20 1960 – January 13 2017)

Posted on January 13, 2019 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.” “No German mainstream journalist … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — CIA Director Mike Pompeo on North Korea, Iran, and Pakistan

Posted on January 12, 2019 by L

“I got a call from the President one afternoon back in April [2017]. He wanted to talk about some disturbing images that were coming in from Syria. I’m sure you saw many of them yourselves — scenes of innocent civilians … Continue reading →

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