Category Archives: Intelligence

“CIA Chief Says Intelligence Agencies Haven’t Concluded Russia Will Invade Ukraine” WSJ

Posted on December 7, 2021 by Pat Lang

““We don’t know that Putin has made up his mind to use force,” said Mr. Burns. “But what we do know is that he’s putting the Russian military, Russian security services in a place where they could act in a … Continue reading →

Posted in government, Intelligence, Russia | 43 Comments

Yes, IMO LT CDR Ellis was “screwed” on a political basis.

Posted on November 10, 2021 by Pat Lang

“Under questioning from Nunes, Nakasone admitted that at the time he did not think there was improper political influence by the Trump White House—just as the IG report found. Further, the IG report concluded Nakasone improperly considered the investigation into … Continue reading →

Posted in government, Intelligence | 4 Comments

CIA ineptitude is an old story

Posted on October 6, 2021 by walrus

Let me be very clear–we need a clandestine service that collects intelligence from foreign nationals who occupy key positions in their respective governments. That was supposed to be the mission of the CIA, but it is failing and the failures … Continue reading →

Posted in Intelligence, Larry Johnson, Lebanon | 9 Comments

Sorry, but bad s–t happens in war situations.

Posted on September 17, 2021 by Pat Lang

“Head of the United States Central Command Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. announced Friday that it is unlikely any ISIS-K members were killed in a Kabul drone strike on August 29, which led to multiple civilian casualties. “We now assess that it … Continue reading →

Posted in Intelligence, The Military Art | 18 Comments

CIA is “scared sh—ss” of DIA’s Chinese defector. Re-published September 2021

Posted on September 15, 2021 by Pat Lang

“The Free Beacon reports that U.S. intelligence officials haven’t come to a conclusion about whether or not the students being investigated were spies, but RedState is told that whether or not one wants to use the term “spy,” those students … Continue reading →

Posted in Intelligence | 59 Comments

Gordon Chang thinks Dong Jing Wei is real

Posted on June 20, 2021 by Pat Lang

“The reports claim Chinese official Dong Jingwei, a vice-minister who took over responsibility for the country’s counter-intelligence three years ago, reportedly flew from Hong Kong to the United States in February with his daughter, reports South Asia news service ANI quoting SpyTalk, a … Continue reading →

Posted in China, Intelligence | 41 Comments

Anonymously sourced story says the DIA has been talking to a major Chinese defector

Posted on June 5, 2021 by willmann

By Robert Willmann Stories citing anonymous sources can be anything from accurate, to partly true, to disinformation, to bait, to smearing someone, to propaganda, and to almost anything imaginable. But an article claiming “sources inside the intelligence community” says that … Continue reading →

Posted in China, Chinagate, Current Affairs, government, Intelligence | 17 Comments

Get rid of CIA. Start over.

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Pat Lang

” …  the purge of “dissidents” in both the military and the intelligence agencies is continuing and it’s producing some exceptional comedy as the new woke culture develops under the aegis of a protective Democratic Party. Not surprisingly, some conservatives, including … Continue reading →

Posted in Intelligence | 27 Comments

WHY DOES DENNIS MONTGOMERY TELL DIFFERENT STORIES ABOUT HAMMER?

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Larry Johnson

Dennis Montgomery, the man peddling the story about a super computer–i.e. HAMMER–that allegedly was used by dozens of foreign countries to steal the election from Donald Trump is a man with a checkered past and his claim filled with major … Continue reading →

Posted in Intelligence, Larry Johnson | 5 Comments

The CIA: Dead Spy Stumbling – This New Generation Is Self-Serving and Dysfunctional

Posted on May 4, 2021 by Larry Johnson

I entered on duty with the CIA in September 1985. I spent a year in the Career Trainee Program and then, in September 1986, took up my work as the lone Honduran analyst in the Central American Branch. That was … Continue reading →

Posted in Intelligence, Larry Johnson | 56 Comments