Anonymous ID: bb3b3d March 27, 2024, 4:39 p.m. No.20638626   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>8643

https://myclintonnews.com/stories/the-government-parks-18-billion-of-our-money-in-the-bank-unused,58545

The government parks $1.8 Billion of our money in the bank, unused

โ€œThis is one of the things that was swept under the rug for yearsโ€

Anonymous ID: bb3b3d March 27, 2024, 4:42 p.m. No.20638643   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>8673

>>20638626

The mystery funds are part of the ongoing fallout from a $3.5 billion accounting snafu that went unchecked for a decade by the stateโ€™s top accountant. The error, found in late 2022 by a junior staffer, revealed former Comptroller General Richard Eckstromโ€™s ignorance to issues in his office despite past warnings from outside financial experts.

https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/junior-staffer-caught-3-5b-error-sc-comptroller-struggles-under-questioning/article_47da349c-ae4c-11ed-97ef-6f2ddf3d4c82.html

 

Junior staffer caught $3.5B error; SC comptroller struggles under questioning

Anonymous ID: bb3b3d March 27, 2024, 5:27 p.m. No.20638925   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>8990

https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3713180/videoaudio-release-coast-guard-continues-to-investigate-hoax-distress-calls-nea/

VIDEO/AUDIO RELEASE: Coast Guard continues to investigate hoax distress calls near Baltimore, seeks community support to identify callerโ€™s voice

March 20, 2024

Anonymous ID: bb3b3d March 27, 2024, 5:33 p.m. No.20638963   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>8964

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1987/12/05/the-secret-ceremony/d8d30dab-fe95-4ba0-b52f-c50a04795b77/

THE SECRET CEREMONY

ISRAEL'S MEMORIAL TO THE CIA'S JAMES ANGLETON

By Glenn Frankel December 4, 1987 at 7:00 p.m. EST

 

JERUSALEM The most powerful members of the Israeli intelligence establishment past and present came together in clandestine conclave on a barren hillside last week to plant a tree.

The head of the pathologically secretive spy agency, the Mossad, was there, as was his counterpart with Shin Bet, the Israeli internal security service. Five former heads of those agencies and three former military intelligence chiefs were also present. Their mission: to pay final tribute to a beloved member of their covert fraternity โ€“ the late CIA chief of counterintelligence, James Jesus Angleton.

The tree planting, a traditional ceremony of reverence here, took place at noon at a site about 10 miles west of here. Eventually there will be hundreds of trees at the spot, just across the road from a similar forest dedicated to the late Israeli war hero Moshe Dayan.

Following the planting, the group gathered again in Jerusalem behind the King David Hotel at a scenic spot not far from the walls of the Old City that Angleton often visited on his trips here. There they dedicated a memorial stone that read, in English, Hebrew and Arabic: "In memory of a dear friend, James (Jim) Angleton" but that gave no indication of who Angleton was or what he did.

The ceremonies symbolized the respect and affection that the Israeli intelligence community holds for Angleton, who died eight months ago of lung cancer at age 69, 13 years after he was forced to retire from the CIA by then-director William Colby.

Although his name appears in few history books about Israel, Angleton played a crucial role in the early years of the young Jewish state. In the 1950s and early 1960s, when most of official Washington was wary of even hostile to Israel, he helped forge links between the Mossad and the CIA that established the basis for cooperation in intelligence gathering that still exists today.

The relationship was one of mutual aid that helped the Mossad establish a reputation as a player in the major leagues of intelligence. Angleton reportedly aided Israel in obtaining technical nuclear data. For their part, the Israelis reportedly provided Angleton with a major intelligence coup โ€“ a copy of the text of Nikita Khrushchev's secret speech denouncing Stalin.

Angleton "was a friend you could trust on a personal basis," said Defense Minister Yitzhak Rabin, who spoke at the tree-planting ceremony. Rabin knew Angleton from his days as Israeli Army chief of staff in the mid-1960s and later as ambassador to the United States.

Jerusalem Mayor Teddy Kollek, who rose from his sickbed to attend the ceremonies, told the small crowd, "We commemorate a great friend, who saw Israel-U.S. relations through their most difficult period in the 40 years of Israel's existence."

Anonymous ID: bb3b3d March 27, 2024, 5:34 p.m. No.20638964   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

>>20638963

Normally, no government official sneezes in this city without a press release being issued. For the Angleton ceremonies, however, even though several prominent public figures attended the two ceremonies including Rabin, Kollek and U.S. Ambassador Thomas Pickering the camera-shy Mossad insisted that both events remain secret. "I guess the reasoning is that if the tree falls in the forest, and no one is there to see it, it didn't happen," said a spokesman for Pickering who was himself not informed of the events.

Still, two Israeli reporters were tipped off and managed to evade a phalanx of plainclothes security men and police to attend. This report is based on the account of one of them, Andy Court of The Jerusalem Post, as well as details provided after the event by city officials.

Those who attended, according to Court, included the current heads of the Mossad and Shin Bet, neither of whom can be named under government security laws; former Mossad chiefs Meir Amit, Zvi Zamir and Yitzhak Hofi; former Shin Bet chiefs Avraham Ahituv and Amos Manor, and former military intelligence heads Aharon Yariv, Shlomo Gazit and Binyamin Gibli.

Angleton's widow Cicely, a daughter and a granddaughter were part of the crowd of about 60 people. Several American intelligence representatives here were also said to be present.

Despite the professional interest of most of the group, Court said most of the talk concerned Angleton's love of handmade jewelry and orchids the lady-slipper was his favorite rather than spy craft. Some spy masters recalled that even after Angleton's forced retirement, they would make the long pilgrimage to his ranch in Tucson whenever they visited the United States.

Some recalled how Washington used to think of Israel as a hotbed of Soviet and East European spies in the 1950s because of the large, left-oriented immigrant population from those areas. The early chill in relations was not helped by Israeli involvement in the 1956 Suez War, for which John Foster Dulles, then secretary of state, never forgave Israel.

Despite his intense anticommunism, Angleton saw the potential advantages of forging ties with Israeli intelligence. For years he jealously guarded his responsibility for liaison with the Mossad even after he became head of counterintelligence and the CIA's chief "mole catcher." His wife told Court that Angleton developed an intense affection for the Israelis that may have been inspired by deep feelings about the Holocaust.

In recent years, ties between the intelligence services have been strained by incidents such as the Jonathan Pollard spy affair and Israel's involvement in the Iran-contra arms affair. Neither of those subjects was alluded to at last week's ceremonies.

Anonymous ID: bb3b3d March 27, 2024, 5:51 p.m. No.20639073   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>9101

>>20639054

Sereen Badiei, an Iranian-American gay vegan pornstar living in the United States, was arrested 3 days after his entry into the Islamic Republic

Sereen is an open homosexual, vegan, and advocates for the overthrow of the Islamic Republic. He also claims to be the rightful heir to the Iranian throne.

His charges include 'Insulting Sanctities', 'Waging war against God', 'Sowing corruption on Earth', 'Sodomy' and 'Adultery'.

For this, will be executed by method of hanging until death.

Anonymous ID: bb3b3d March 27, 2024, 5:54 p.m. No.20639101   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>9112 >>9152

>>20639073

https://www.instagram.com/centerforhumanrights/p/C4_OW6irJna/

Serious concerns have arisen for Sereen Badiei, an Iranian-born U.S. resident, who has been arbitrarily detained in Alborz province on charges of "insulting sanctities," as reported by the Iranian judiciary news service.

As a member of the LGBTQ community, Sereen, who identifies as Prince Sereen, has drawn attention for his controversial social media posts criticizing Islam and the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Given the widespread homophobic policies of the Islamic Republic and its relentless crackdown on freedom of expression and speech, there are legitimate fears for Badiei's safety.

Anonymous ID: bb3b3d March 27, 2024, 5:58 p.m. No.20639129   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

Unable to slow the ship, Diamond said the pilot, who had more than a decade of experience, radioed an emergency message to have the Francis Scott Key Bridge closed. That mayday call has been credited with saving lives.

A second pilot aboard the Dali was an apprentice who had started his training last month, Diamond said.

The ship had data recorders on board, but they have yet to be analyzed, officials said.

โ€œWe chose not to board the vessel today to allow some time for the search and recovery, which we did not want to interfere with,โ€ said Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National Transportation and Safety Board.

She described the recorder as a โ€œcritical piece of our investigation.โ€