“Baer has now provided a wealth of new details about the case, including the key role of a KGB agent who supplied crucial information to the CIA on the fourth spy. theintercept.com/2022/05/13/cia…
“I interviewed several former CIA and FBI officials this week who agreed that there was a fourth mole.” - Jim Risen
“There is also a limit to the effectiveness of OSINT within the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC), not because it is technically limited, but limited by the desire of the IC to see OSINT as a full-fledged discipline.”
That opening scene is right out of a Cormac McCarthy novel. rollingstone.com/culture/cultur…
This paasage (spread over three tweets) is great writing.
“In the few photos of Delta Force that exist in the public domain, their faces are blurred or blacked out, their identities classified.
Jan 28, 2021 • 15 tweets • 4 min read
I see the name of the film has changed to "The Courier." But my earlier criticism stands: the female CIA handler portrayed here by Rachel Brosnahan is completely fictitious. blackbookmag.com/archive/cold-w…
That said, based on the trailer, the film's cinematography has great period look.
Dec 26, 2020 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
“According to the satellite imagery analysis company ImageSat International, the airstrikes Friday destroyed four weapons production buildings ‘that were probably used for mixing and casting components of missile engines and warheads.’” timesofisrael.com/satelitte-imag…
Apparently, ISI doesn’t just take pictures. They also provide intel, for example, about what’s happening inside of buildings. imagesatintl.com
Dec 25, 2020 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
This is my go-to Christmas movie.
Sam: “Whenever there is any doubt, there is no doubt. That's the first thing they teach you.”
Vincent: “Who taught you?”
Sam: “I don't remember. That's the second thing they teach you.”
