Tag Archives: CIA

When a leading university caves in to pressure from spooks, we all need to be afraid

Posted on 21 September, 2017 by Undercover1

The dean of Harvard University’s Kennedy School, Douglas Elmendorf, invited war crimes whistleblower and LGBTQ+ campaigner Chelsea Manning to be a visiting fellow. But the very next day, after pressure from a former and a current CIA director, the offer … Continue reading →

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A spy chief warns us about our TVs, but neglects the embarrassing bits

Posted on 15 March, 2017 by Undercover1

Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) chief Ciaran Martin has warned consumers they should be wary of smart devices in the home. Such as the TV. That’s because they can be hacked. But Martin forgets to point out several vital … Continue reading →

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Evidence that Michael Hastings, killed in mysterious car crash, ‘knew’ elements of CIA’s ‘Vault 7’ ops

Posted on 13 March, 2017 by Undercover1

There is growing evidence that, prior to his tragic death in June 2013, award-winning investigative journalist Michael Hastings had been looking into material that formed part of what WikiLeaks would eventually publish as the CIA ‘Vault 7’ documents. Other evidence indicates … Continue reading →

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Extreme hacking by CIA (and NSA/GHCQ) requires ‘extreme’ solutions, such as these

Posted on 10 March, 2017 by Undercover1

The first release of ‘Vault 7’ documents by WikiLeaks and previous releases by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden confirm how ultimate responsibility for the proliferation of cyber crime (like hacking) may well lie with America’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and other intelligence … Continue reading →

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Former MI6 agent’s Trump allegations, despite FBI inaction, may only be the beginning

Posted on 16 January, 2017 by Undercover1

Months of inaction by the FBI forced former MI6 spy Christopher Steele to turn to the ‘alternative’ media to publicise his allegations against President-elect Donald Trump. In the end, the allegations were published in the form of a ‘dossier’ by … Continue reading →

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Rupert Murdoch flips | Sunday Times article on Snowden rife with errors

Posted on 15 June, 2015 by Undercover1

Today, Times Newspapers Ltd (TNL), the company that owns the Sunday Times, issued a copyright infringement notice to the legal owners of First Look/The Intercept, the online news magazine. The ostensible reason for this is that TNL believe that The … Continue reading →

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Police launch investigation into rendition flights via Scotland: here is the evidence

Posted on 17 May, 2015 by Undercover1

Today it was announced that Police Scotland are to request that the CIA hand over all information about aircraft involved in extraordinary rendition and which used Scotland as a stopover. In particular, Police Scotland have asked to see the unredacted … Continue reading →

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Chelsea Manning: international legal challenges to verdicts/sentence explored

Posted on 14 April, 2015 by Undercover1

The publication at the end of last year of the US Senate report into CIA torture provides an opportunity for the international community to directly intervene in the fate of the person who might well be described as the catalyst … Continue reading →

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Saudi torture; Guantanamo torture: spot the difference

Posted on 16 March, 2015 by Undercover1

Earlier this year two stories of torture dominated the press. One was about a man who was sentenced to be lashed effectively to death by Saudis merely for being a liberal. The other concerned the diary of a man who … Continue reading →

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Rendition/torture: UK Govt still in denial despite irrefutable evidence

Posted on 27 January, 2015 by Undercover1

The British Government continues to deny involvement in extraordinary rendition or knowledge of rendition/torture. Yet documents prove otherwise. Below we collate these documents and quote the relevant sections. 1. MI6 letter to Libyan intelligence A letter from a senior MI6 … Continue reading →

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