Tag Archives: CIA

TEN YEARS AGO — “What a hornets’ nest I had stirred!” [Wikipedia edited by the CIA]

Posted on July 26, 2017 by L

“This story is demented and broken on so many levels, it is quite difficult to know where to begin, even. Here we have an excellent Wikipedia administrator who has been victimized by lunatic conspiracy theorists, a private person who has … Continue reading →

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New York Times vs. CIA: “An Old Debate Wrapped in New Clothes”

Posted on July 25, 2017 by L

“Because it’s a military operation, I don’t think we can completely treat the people who run it purely as intelligence operatives. It moves into a different realm in the discussion as far as I’m concerned. It’s not like you’re exposing … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — CIA’s Strategy in the Face of Emerging Challenges

Posted on July 25, 2017 by L

“Whether in Asia, the Middle East, Europe, or Latin America, the United States faces security threats on a number of fronts and by an array of actors, including extremist networks, rogue states, and emerging powers. The Central Intelligence Agency is … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — James Jesus Angleton: Beneath the Lie of “National Interests”

Posted on July 24, 2017 by L

“Deception is a state of mind and the mind of the State.” James Jesus Angleton “Was Angleton ever invited to address the only logical conclusion to his thesis, before alcohol and a last overdose of madness got the better of … Continue reading →

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The KRYPTOS Sculpture — An Introduction

Posted on July 23, 2017 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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Ex CIA Robert Levinson — “Fox News Fake News”

Posted on July 22, 2017 by L

“After ten years, Bob is still not home, and despite repeated promises, Iran has yet to cooperate in any meaningful way. Iran is responsible — if Iranian officials don’t have Bob, they know where to find him. Bob’s return is … Continue reading →

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Aspen Security Forum 2017 — CIA Director Mike Pompeo Full Interview

Posted on July 21, 2017 by L

“WikiLeaks wants to take down America and will work with anyone to do so. We now need to understand that threats come from different sources like them.” CIA Director Mike Pompeo CIA director Mike Pompeo spoke in a wide-ranging conversation at … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — Former CIA Valerie Plame – Wilson’s Long Fight to Publish Memoir

Posted on July 21, 2017 by L

“It was a long journey – personally and professionally. At some times, it felt like I had fallen down Alice’s rabbit hole, where white is black and black is white. Very disorienting. The idea of the memoir was quite selfish … Continue reading →

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Suspicious Aviation Tragedies: 1961 — Ndola United Nations DC-6 crash [UPDATE: The New York Times wakes up!]

Posted on July 20, 2017 by L

“We saw a plane fly over Chifubu but did not pay any attention to it the first time. When we saw it a second and third time, we thought that this plane was denied landing permission at the airport. Suddenly, … Continue reading →

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One Year Ago — Spymasters: CIA In the Crosshairs

Posted on July 20, 2017 by L

“Without the Camp Bucca, there would be no ISIS today. It made it all, it built our ideology. We could never have all got together like this in Baghdad, or anywhere else. It would have been impossibly dangerous. Here, we … Continue reading →

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