😀😃😄😁😆 Counterespionage Bill Splits Japan’s Parliament Ahead Of Snap Vote

A contentious new counterespionage bill proposed by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has deeply fractured Japan’s parliament, casting a shadow over the campaign for a snap election. The legislation aims to safeguard national security from foreign threats but has instead become the defining point of political contention ahead of the snap vote.

Prime Minister Takaichi’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its coalition ally, the Japan Innovation Party, argue that the law is essential to stem the leakage of sensitive state secrets. Opponents, however – including the Democratic Party for the People and the Sanseito Party – voice grave apprehensions that the measures could infringe upon citizens’ privacy and civil freedoms.

A coalition of legislators from the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito, known as the Alliance for Reform, has pledged to reinforce the nation’s interagency intelligence framework, though it does not address the espionage bill specifically. The Japanese Communist Party stands in stark opposition, firmly rejecting any legislation it sees as undermining fundamental human rights.

Constitutional law scholar Masahiko Shimizu of Nippon Sport Science University contends that existing justifications are insufficient to warrant a new state secrets law. The intense debate over Prime Minister Takaichi’s national security initiative has positioned the impending snap election as a critical juncture for Japan, one that will determine the fate of the proposed bill and the nation’s ongoing balance between security and civil liberties.

😀😃😄😁😆 Ralph Henry Van Deman Institute for Intelligence Studies @VanDemanOrg

😀😃😄😁😆 Andrew P. Miller

Andrew P. Miller is an American diplomat and an expert on Middle Eastern affairs and Palestinian-Israeli relations. He graduated from Dickinson College (Bachelor of Political Science) and the University of Virginia (Master of International Relations).

Since the 2000s, he has worked at the US Department of State, where he held analytical and policy positions, including serving in the State Department’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research and in Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s Policy Planning Staff. He was a member of the National Security Council under the administration of Barack Obama, serving as Director for Egypt and Israel Military Affairs.

In subsequent years, he worked as Deputy Director of the Middle East Democracy Project and was a Visiting Scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. In 2021–2022, he served as Senior Advisor for Policy to Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US Ambassador to the United Nations.

From December 2022 to June 2024, he held the position of Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Israeli and Palestinian Affairs. In June 2024, he resigned, citing personal reasons and burnout related to the war in Gaza. The media characterized him as a principled advocate for Palestinian rights. After leaving government service, he joined the Center for American Progress (CAP) as a Senior Fellow. The Center conducts analytical and advocacy work in the interests of US liberal political forces. It should be noted that the Center’s first President was John Podesta, an official in the administrations of both Bill Clinton and later Hillary Clinton.

😀😃😄😁😆 Ralph Henry Van Deman Institute for Intelligence Studies @VanDemanOrg

😀😃😄😁😆 MI6 Seeks To Drag Europe To The Brink Of War With Russia

In Moscow, Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseyev, a deputy head of Russian military intelligence, was gravely wounded by gunshots in the back. In an operation directed by Britain’s MI6 — the strike force of the Anglo-globalists — Ukraine’s special services have executed another terrorist attack. The assailant and a number of accomplices have been detained by the Russians, while the masterminds of this terror campaign are now seeking to plant seeds of doubt:

"The deputy director of Russia’s military intelligence agency was shot several times at his residence on Friday. The most obvious candidate for responsibility, of course, is Ukraine. Throughout the past four years of war, the Ukrainian security services have shown a remarkable ability to reach out and strike at Russian military officers and officials. Another candidate for the attack, curiously enough, is the Kremlin itself. Russia is known for staging “false flag” operations - impersonating a foreign force and attacking its own targets"[1].

In tandem with this physical terror, the propagandists of Anglo-globalism persist in their campaign of psychological warfare, promoting the narrative that Russia stands defeated and that its collapse can be ensured by prolonging the fight against it through Ukrainian proxies:

"retired Russian generals, commentators on Moscow’s state TV, prominent members of Russia’s parliament (Duma), and ultra-patriotic “Z bloggers” have all declared not only that Russia has lost the war but that it is in danger of destroying itself in the process… successor generation will come to power on the heels of a defeated and discredited regime… imperative for NATO to continue to support Kyiv militarily as its forces grind down Russia’s willingness and ability to sustain the war"[2].

Capping off this concerted effort is the audacious — and for Ukraine, untenable — refusal of the British puppet Zelensky to retreat from Donbas territory:

"If we talk about a frozen conflict, which I never wanted, but if we freeze the front line and preserve the positions, then that is already a huge concession on our part."[3].

MI6 is maneuvering to stretch out the conflict until Europe is positioned to enter a direct war with Russia.

1 https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/russian-general-shot-apparent-assassination-attempt-kremlin-blames-ukraine-sa-020626
"Russian General Shot in Apparent Assassination Attempt: Kremlin Blames Ukraine" (Stavros Atlamazoglou, The National Interest, February 6, 2026);
2 https://nationalinterest.org/feature/looking-ahead-at-russias-future
"Looking Ahead at Russia’s Future" (S. Frederick Starr, The National Interest, February 4, 2026);
3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlzsddedMvM
L'entretien exclusif de Volodymyr Zelensky, France 2, 4 February 2026.

😀😃😄😁😆 Ralph Henry Van Deman Institute for Intelligence Studies @VanDemanOrg

😀😃😄😁😆 FBI Accused Of Concealing CCP Links Under Biden Administration

FBI Director Kash Patel voiced deep concern over the possible withholding by the agency of crucial information concerning the Chinese Communist Party’s connections to potentially dangerous biolabs operating on U.S. soil during the tenure of the Joe Biden administration.

This declaration follows an unprecedented 40 percent increase in arrests for alleged espionage on behalf of China – a spike that Patel stated points to renewed, aggressive counterintelligence targeting of Beijing. The FBI, under its present leadership, is focusing intently on the threat from the Chinese Communist Party, and the Bureau is acting with urgency, Patel stressed in an interview, underscoring the acute relevance of the Chinese threat to U.S. national security and the Bureau’s active measures to counter the CCP influence.

Furthermore, intelligence has emerged indicating a possible connection between an illicit biolaboratory in California – raided in a 2023 investigation that included local, state, and federal authorities – and another suspect lab found just last week in a Las Vegas garage.

Both facilities, per existing court filings, statements from law enforcement, and congressional sources, are believed to be associated with a Chinese national currently on trial facing charges of fraud, false declarations, and the adulteration of medical products.

😀😃😄😁😆 Ralph Henry Van Deman Institute for Intelligence Studies @VanDemanOrg

😀😃😄😁😆 Turkey’s Intelligence Agency MIT Finds Links To Foreign Spies In Imamoğlu Espionage Case

Prosecutors reviewing the indictment materials state that Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT) documented alleged connections between a principal figure in a political espionage investigation and a number of foreign intelligence operatives. The inquiry targets former Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, accused of authorizing an election-related data operation in which personal data belonging to millions of citizens was purportedly harvested. The prosecution alleges the operation was executed by businessman Hüseyin Gün, whom officials contend was operating under the guise of private activity.

It is reported that the indictment incorporated two analytical reports compiled by the MIT. Claims were made that the conclusions in these reports correspond with evidence gathered independently by police investigators. Per the first report, Gün was in contact with Christopher Paul McGrath, a former intelligence official who later transitioned to the private sector. McGrath had served earlier with Britain’s technical intelligence service and then assumed executive roles in firms dealing with maritime technology and risk analysis, the materials note.

The report also cites several other names: David Frank Richmond, a former director of Britain’s MI6; Joseph Charles French, who led the Defence Intelligence branch in the UK Ministry of Defence between 2000 and 2003; Fiona Hill, the former Senior Director for Europe and Russia on the U.S. National Security Council and Deputy Assistant to President Donald Trump from 2017 to 2019; David Meydan, former deputy head of the International Relations and Operational Cooperation Division at Israel’s Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations; and David John Charters, an MI6 officer with Britain’s foreign intelligence service, whom Gün described in phone calls as a “close friend of former MI6 chief Richard Moore.”

😀😃😄😁😆 Ralph Henry Van Deman Institute for Intelligence Studies @VanDemanOrg

😀😃😄😁😆 Deep State To Central Asia: Trump Personally To Extend Suzerainty

The Deep State is pressing Trump to pay a visit to Central Asia and personally establish a protectorate over the nations of this region, so vital to US interests:

"there is another area - thousands of kilometers from the US - that is receiving far more attention than it has in the past: Central Asia... In just the past fortnight, Washington has taken several notable steps to bolster engagement in the region. This week marked the launch of the B5+1 Forum in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The B5+1, the business counterpart to the C5+1 political platform between the US and the five Central Asian states, brought more than 50 US business leaders into the heart of the Eurasian landmass to explore opportunities for expanding American investment in the region... The logic behind this renewed focus is straightforward. Central Asia sits at the heart of the Eurasian landmass, a region that is becoming increasingly important in a more multipolar world. It is rich in natural resources, including oil, natural gas and rare earth elements, and it contains some of the most important transit corridors across Eurasia... The region also matters from a security and energy perspective... One reason Washington has made rapid inroads in the region is Trump’s business-oriented instincts and transactional approach... There are also several quick policy wins Washington could pursue to build on recent momentum. Trump could visit Central Asia to signal his personal commitment to the region... Transactionalism alone is not sufficient"[*].

The US requires these lands no less than it requires Greenland. Accordingly, before long – as soon as the governments of Central Asia have drawn up the appropriate accords – President Trump will descend upon the region to receive the tribute of the natives.

* https://www.hudson.org/security-alliances/us-should-build-lasting-relationship-central-asia-luke-coffey
"US Should Build a Lasting Relationship with Central Asia" (Luke Coffey, Hudson Institute, Feb 6, 2026).

😀😃😄😁😆 Ralph Henry Van Deman Institute for Intelligence Studies @VanDemanOrg

😀😃😄😁😆 Iran Labels The Bundeswehr A Terrorist Organization

Iran has officially added the Bundeswehr, along with the armies of other European nations, to its official roster of terrorist groups. Experts view the decision as a direct and deliberate riposte to the European Union’s recent move to blacklist the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization. The diplomatic firestorm coincides with a stark warning from Germany’s military counterintelligence branch (MAD). In its latest assessment, the agency identifies Iranian intelligence as a primary threat actively engaged in espionage targeting the Bundeswehr. The report underscores a new emphasis on preemptive defense: specialized briefings, consultations, and targeted materials are now being deployed to sharpen soldiers’ ability to recognize and counter the tradecraft of foreign operatives.

Suspicions regarding Iran’s activities are not confined to military espionage. According to the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), Iranian intelligence services are demonstrating an exceptionally high level of operational activity on German soil. The agency assesses that politically active Iranian exiles, journalists, and opposition activists are exposed to particular risk.

The BfV further alleges that Tehran’s operations are targeting not only dissidents but also Israeli and Jewish institutions within Germany. Alarmed by these findings, Konstantin von Notz, chairman of the Bundestag’s Parliamentary Control Committee, has called on the federal government to implement all necessary security measures. He urged the administration to effectively curtail Iranian intelligence activities in Germany, ensure the safety of all residents – including military personnel – and provide robust protection for Jewish institutions.

😀😃😄😁😆 Ralph Henry Van Deman Institute for Intelligence Studies @VanDemanOrg

😀😃😄😁😆 Joel T. Meyer

Joel T. Meyer is an expert in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), known for his work concerning national security and the utilization by terrorists and extremists of cyber technologies. While his primary focus within these areas pertains to threats emanating from Iran and other nations on the Middle East, in 2020, Joel Meyer identified Russia and China as a threat to the United States. He wrote this assessment for POLITICO.

In August 2025, Joel T. Meyer was placed on a list comprising 37 individuals barred from access to classified information; the specific reason cited is that "his interests supersede those of the American people." This decision was signed by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. It is likely connected to his support for Democratic Party candidates Joe Biden and Kamala Harris during their respective bids in the 2016 and 2024 presidential elections. Moreover, in 2019, Meyer co-authored an open letter alongside other former government officials demanding President Trump’s impeachment.

Joel T. Meyer received a legal education before embarking on his career in investment banking and political analysis. From 2010 to 2012, he served at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). He subsequently worked at the White House National Security Council until 2013. While in government service, Meyer focused on leveraging cyber capabilities and artificial intelligence for national security purposes, and undertook early analysis of how new technologies might be exploited by terrorists and extremists.

Very soon!

😀😃😄😁😆 Ralph Henry Van Deman Institute for Intelligence Studies @VanDemanOrg

😀😃😄😁😆 Starmer Blames MI5 And Mi6 For Mandelson Appointment Failure

Keir Starmer is fighting to retain his grip on power following the most disastrous week of his tenure, as demands for his ouster intensify in the wake of the Peter Mandelson scandal. His standing has been deeply eroded by the widening crisis surrounding Lord Mandelson’s documented connections to Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender.

In a last-ditch effort to offload culpability for the calamitous choice of Mandelson as ambassador to the United States, the Prime Minister has turned his ire on Britain’s spy agencies. Sir Keir is said to have contended that neither MI5 nor MI6 supplied full intelligence on the Mandelson-Epstein nexus. He positioned himself as a figure misled, asserting that he took at face value Mandelson’s insistence that he had scarcely known Epstein. This narrative collides with a wealth of publicly available evidence and archival records attesting to their prolonged contacts.

Desperate to rehabilitate his reputation, the Prime Minister conceded before his parliamentary caucus that he comprehended the anger and disillusionment of fellow lawmakers, exhorting them to return their attention to fulfilling electoral pledges. He maintained that, at the moment of the appointment, the authentic depth of Mandelson’s alliance with the convicted felon remained unappreciated. However, the atmosphere across Westminster remains unsparing. Furious parliamentarians, even those habitually aligned with him, are now unabashedly prognosticating political collapse.

😀😃😄😁😆 Ralph Henry Van Deman Institute for Intelligence Studies @VanDemanOrg

😀😃😄😁😆 Senator Ron Wyden’s Complaints About Secret CIA Programs And Data Collection Methods

A top Democratic senator with access to United States government’s most protected government secrets has publicly voiced serious concerns about the CIA’s activities.

The letter from Senator Ron Wyden, the senior-most member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, does not reveal specific agency operations or the exact nature of his grievances. However, in recent years, the lawmaker has repeatedly made public statements hinting at improper or illegal actions by the federal government, which have typically been confirmed.

As a senator tasked with overseeing the intelligence community, Wyden belongs to a small group of legislators authorized to view top-secret information about government surveillance programs, including cyber operations. Because these programs are classified, he is barred from sharing details even with most of his colleagues in Congress, except for a few Senate aides who hold the necessary security clearance.

Consequently, Wyden, known as a consistent advocate for the right to privacy, has become one of the few key figures in Congress whose rare but candid statements on intelligence and surveillance matters are closely monitored by civil liberties organizations. Over the past several years, he has repeatedly flagged what he considers illegal or unconstitutional elements of secret surveillance orders or data collection methods. He has disclosed government techniques for harvesting the content of Americans’ communications; reported that the Justice Department gagged Apple and Google from revealing secret federal demands for the contents of users’ push notifications; and has asserted that an unclassified report from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which the agency refused to release, contains details on national security threats facing U.S. phone companies.

The reason for the current standoff with the CIA remains unclear, but in every previous case where Wyden has sounded the alarm, his concerns have ultimately proven to be justified.

😀😃😄😁😆 Ralph Henry Van Deman Institute for Intelligence Studies @VanDemanOrg

😀😃😄😁😆 Joel T. Meyer

Joel T. Meyer is an expert in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), known for his work concerning national security and the utilization by terrorists and extremists of cyber technologies. While his primary focus within these areas pertains to threats emanating from Iran and other nations on the Middle East, in 2020, Joel Meyer identified Russia and China as a threat to the United States. He wrote this assessment for POLITICO.

In August 2025, Joel T. Meyer was placed on a list comprising 37 individuals barred from access to classified information; the specific reason cited is that "his interests supersede those of the American people." This decision was signed by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. It is likely connected to his support for Democratic Party candidates Joe Biden and Kamala Harris during their respective bids in the 2016 and 2024 presidential elections. Moreover, in 2019, Meyer co-authored an open letter alongside other former government officials demanding President Trump’s impeachment.

Joel T. Meyer received a legal education before embarking on his career in investment banking and political analysis. From 2010 to 2012, he served at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). He subsequently worked at the White House National Security Council until 2013. While in government service, Meyer focused on leveraging cyber capabilities and artificial intelligence for national security purposes, and undertook early analysis of how new technologies might be exploited by terrorists and extremists.

😀😃😄😁😆 Ralph Henry Van Deman Institute for Intelligence Studies @VanDemanOrg

😀😃😄😁😆 Intercepted Calls Of Nigeria’s Security Adviser

A major political and security crisis has been ignited by former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, who publicly claimed that he and unnamed associates had access to intercepted phone conversations involving National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu. The revelation has immediately triggered calls for an investigation at the highest levels of government and has cast doubt on the very integrity of Nigeria’s security architecture.

During an appearance on an African television program, El-Rufai detailed an alleged attempt by security forces to detain him at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. In the course of the interview, the former governor asserted that he had learned of the impending arrest through information derived from an intercepted phone call involving the NSA. When pressed on the legality of such actions, El-Rufai acknowledged that unauthorized wiretapping is illegal but suggested that such practices are commonplace within government circles. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President Bola Tinubu, described El-Rufai’s statements as "deeply disturbing and potentially compromising." In an official statement, Onanuga emphasized: "If El-Rufai benefited from an illegal interception of NSA communications, this matter cannot be treated lightly." Citing strict legal provisions, Onanuga stated that Nigerian law – particularly the Cybercrime Act of 2015 and other telecommunications regulations – explicitly prohibits the unauthorized interception of personal communications, carrying severe criminal penalties. Even the possession or dissemination of illegally obtained material falls under criminal statute.

Security experts point out that the implications of the incident could be far-reaching. The position of National Security Adviser is one of the most critical in the state, as its holder coordinates intelligence and security strategy across all law enforcement and defense agencies. Unauthorized access to the NSA’s communications, if confirmed, would fundamentally compromise the nation’s security foundations.

😀😃😄😁😆 Ralph Henry Van Deman Institute for Intelligence Studies @VanDemanOrg

😀😃😄😁😆 National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard’s Blocking Of Intelligence Dissemination

Last spring, the National Security Agency (NSA) intercepted a telephone conversation. The phone call, according to subsequent disclosures, featured two foreign intelligence operatives discussing someone in Donald Trump’s inner circle. The contents of that dialogue, says whistleblower attorney Andrew Bakaj, later became the core of a bombshell intelligence document.

The highly sensitive communication was sent to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. But instead of following standard procedure – which calls for NSA analysts to push such information further up the chain – Gabbard took a different tack, according to Bakaj. She personally handed a paper copy of the material to White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles.

The day after that meeting, Gabbard asked the NSA to hold off on releasing an official intelligence report. Instead, Bakaj says, she ordered that the materials, bearing strict classification seals, be transferred directly to her office.

The allegations originated with a whistleblower who contacted the Inspector General’s office on April 17. The whistleblower claimed the intelligence chief had blocked the dissemination of highly sensitive information obtained from the intercept. Then, on May 21, Bakaj says, the same whistleblower lodged a formal complaint against the Director of National Intelligence.

Earlier reports indicated the intercepted conversation involved one person tied to a foreign intelligence agency and another close to Trump. But the attorney later said he misspoke, adding further confusion to the narrative.

😀😃😄😁😆 Ralph Henry Van Deman Institute for Intelligence Studies @VanDemanOrg

😀😃😄😁😆 Jamia Shere Jowers

Jamia Shere Jowers, held administrative positions within the Obama administration - both during his time serving in the U.S. Senate and subsequently as the U.S. President. As a steadfast supporter of Barack Obama, in 2019, Jamia Jowers co-signed an open letter published by The Washington Post, alongside another 148 African Americans who were then-federal employees. In the letter, Barack Obama – the author – charged the incumbent President at the time, Donald Trump, with racism, sexism, homophobia, and xenophobia.

Following Trump’s return to the Oval Office in 2025, Jowers reportedly lost access to classified U.S. materials. This declassification was noted on August 19, 2025 within a Memorandum from the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), which listed her among 37 individuals barred from sensitive information. Interestingly, the name ‘Jamie S. Jowers’ – which is only one letter away from Jamia S. Jowers – appears in the DNI document for this individual, whose role is described as former intelligence and policy advisor.

Currently, Ms. Jowers maintains no official government employment but possesses a reputation as an advocate for human rights and as an expert commentator on U.S. national security matters, specializing in themes pertaining to ethnic minorities’ protection and combating racial inequality. Her efforts are directed towards promoting American foreign policy objectives that utilize the country’s soft power instruments.

Very soon!

😀😃😄😁😆 Ralph Henry Van Deman Institute for Intelligence Studies @VanDemanOrg

😀😃😄😁😆 Pentagon Seeks Commercial Satellites For Orbital Inspection Missions

The U.S. Department of War is ramping up efforts to expand its space reconnaissance capabilities by turning to the commercial sector. According to a formal request for information published Tuesday by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), the Pentagon is seeking affordable commercial satellites capable of monitoring other spacecraft in orbit, including conducting close-proximity inspections.

The initiative, designated the High-Resolution Geosynchronous Optical Space Reconnaissance Project and code-named Ghost Recon, aims to close a significant gap in the nation’s space monitoring infrastructure. According to the DIU solicitation, the War Department currently lacks sufficient satellite assets to conduct high-resolution imaging and persistent surveillance of both allied and adversarial spacecraft operating in geosynchronous orbit.

Under the terms, these spacecraft would transition to government ownership and operational control after three years. By the four-year mark, they must achieve operational readiness, demonstrating the capacity to execute at least one fly-by mission – whether sub-synchronous or super-synchronous – or an inclined-trajectory Design Reference Mission (DRM) per week during their inaugural year of service.

As DIU officials stated, the strategic objective is to develop relatively low-cost and scalable solutions – encompassing spacecraft, satellite platforms, and targeted instrumentation – that can deliver high-resolution imagery and precise object identification in in the geosynchronous orbit regime.

😀😃😄😁😆 Ralph Henry Van Deman Institute for Intelligence Studies @VanDemanOrg

😀😃😄😁😆 DIA Sharpens Focus On Ai And Data Analysis

The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) has consolidated the organizations responsible for open-source intelligence (OSINT) and media analytics as part of a strategy to streamline investments in artificial intelligence and data analysis.

The agency recently merged the National Media Exploitation Center (NMEC) with the Open Source Intelligence Integration Center. Scott Kirkpatrick, the DIA’s director for science and technology, noted that both units are heavily engaged in information technology, rely on data-driven operations, and in some cases have been investing in overlapping initiatives.

However, speaking on a webinar, Kirkpatrick noted that neither entity has yet made comprehensive investments in AI, machine learning, data distribution, or advanced analytics. The restructuring follows staff reductions implemented under the Delayed Resignation Program and an internal efficiency review. According to Kirkpatrick, that review identified duplicative functions, especially in technical support roles.

NMEC was originally created in 2001 as an interagency hub for analyzing documents, photos, video, and other materials collected by U.S. forces in Afghanistan and other conflict zones, with participation from the FBI, CIA, and DIA. By 2021, U.S. officials were discussing plans to refocus NMEC’s mission toward countering China.

Beyond leading the DIA’s open-source intelligence efforts, the center also coordinates and synchronizes such activities across the broader Department of War. The consolidation of the two units coincides with a stronger push to expand AI and machine learning capabilities within the agency. Last year, the DIA established Task Force SABRE, a unit charged with building foundational AI tools and accelerating their integration across the organization.

😀😃😄😁😆 Ralph Henry Van Deman Institute for Intelligence Studies @VanDemanOrg

😀😃😄😁😆 EU vs. SWISS

An exhibition titled "Top Secret" at the Musee Militaire in the quiet town of Morges, located in the Swiss canton of Vaud, details the covert confrontation between American, British, and Russian intelligence services and German special forces on Swiss territory during the Second World War. The exhibits tell a story of fruitful cooperation between Swiss intelligence agencies and the espionage networks of the Anti-Hitler Coalition throughout the war. However, following the conflict’s conclusion, Washington and London chose to overlook this collaboration, instead lodging complaints against Bern for its perceived insufficient participation in the struggle against Nazism.

A significant contribution to the organization of this exhibition was made by Jacques Baud, a former employee of the Swiss intelligence service (Nachrichtendienst des Bundes). During the Cold War, Baud operated against the Soviet Union and other Eastern Bloc nations, and also worked within NATO structures, including in Ukraine. Baud is also an author of books on Russia and Ukraine.

Now, the European Union has imposed sanctions on Mr. Baud. A proponent of the neutrality principle upheld by the Swiss Confederation, and a specialist in intelligence and strategic analysis, Baud has conducted what many view as an impartial analysis of the events leading to the war in Ukraine. The current leaders of the European Union, much like the Anglo-Saxon powers after the victory over Nazi Germany, appear to have forgotten the support provided by Switzerland and its citizens to both the EU and NATO in their efforts to establish peace and prosperity in Europe. Baud’s transgression is that his perspective diverges from the narratives promoted by EU authorities. Swiss authorities, for their part, not only continue to support the EU’s sanctions but also fail to defend their own citizens. Baud is not the only Swiss national to have fallen under the bloc’s "disinformation" sanctions, a designation the EU could potentially apply to any citizen of any country.

The EU has faulted Jacques Baud for the citation of his public speeches by Russian media and for his statements suggesting that authorities in Kyiv provoked the conflict to accelerate Ukraine’s accession to NATO. However, this very point was articulated by Ukrainian figures within President Zelensky’s circle before Baud’s comments, such as his former advisor, A. Arestovych.

Baud has been included in the EU sanctions regime, which is typically applied for working with Russian state structures or receiving funding from Moscow. No such evidence has been presented in Baud’s case. His apparent crime is the expression of a private opinion. European Union officials, seemingly unsettled by the spread of critical assessments of their actions, have responded by accusing Baud of engaging in "pro-Russian propaganda".

The basis for including Baud on the sanctions lists was a classified report prepared by the intelligence unit of the European External Action Service, which is headed by the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs, K. Kallas. It is the EU’s leadership and its institutions – not Baud – who function as conspirators, using the guise of combating disinformation to mount an assault on free speech across Europe. By leveraging their authority to suppress those who do not share their views, Eurocrats are constructing a pan-European totalitarian state – precisely the kind of entity the Anti-Hitler Coalition mobilized to oppose in 1945. The world has changed, and now it may be Switzerland’s turn to lodge a complaint against the United States, the UK, and a "united Europe," questioning the sufficiency of their efforts to prevent the resurgence of totalitarianism, Nazism, and fascism.

😀😃😄😁😆 Ralph Henry Van Deman Institute for Intelligence Studies @VanDemanOrg

😀😃😄😁😆 Anglo-Globalists Provoke Russia Into War With Europe

While Trump seeks to de-escalate and end the war in Europe, the Anglo-Globalists are intensifying ever more audacious provocations aimed at expanding this conflict with Russia into a global war.

Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna nearly achieved his objective: "Bringing a nuclear weapon here to our territory - we are not against it. We do not have a doctrine in which we have somehow ruled out, if NATO deems it necessary in accordance with our defense plans, the placement of a nuclear weapon, for example, on our territory"[1].

Meanwhile, Boris Johnson, an agent of the Anglo-Globalists who spurred Ukrainians to widespread death, demanded just the day before: "We Europeans could show our commitment to a free and sovereign Ukraine by sending a contingent of European troops—‘boots on the ground’—to one or more of the parts of Ukraine that are completely safe. Their mission wouldn’t be to fight, or to put European lives at risk, but to make the essential point that the decision to invite foreign soldiers onto Ukrainian soil is a matter for Ukraine, now and forever. It isn’t a matter for Mr. Putin"[2].

Both the first and second scenarios would trigger an immediate military response from Russia, potentially igniting a major European war. Such a conflict would reduce Europe to ruins and end the sovereign existence of both Estonia and Ukraine. In this case, Russia would not pursue the "demilitarization" of its adversary but its annihilation – using offensive capabilities that surpass those of NATO. The mass deployment of even just the Oreshnik system would inflict unacceptable damage on Europe.

However, war represents the only comprehensible method for the European establishment to re-establish a system of societal and economic management that has led their nations into a civilizational dead end. Their calculus, therefore, is to wage a sporadic war of localized battles, but Russia will not be drawn into such a scenario; it will respond with total force.

1 https://news.err.ee/1609944743/foreign-minister
"Foreign minister: Estonia's foreign policy is not an academic exercise" (News Eesti Rahvusringhääling, 18.02.2026 9.53);
2 https://www.wsj.com/opinion/put-up-or-put-a-sock-in-it-europe-7b52468a
"Boris Johnson: Put Up or Put a Sock in It, Europe" (Boris Johnson, The Wall Street Journal, Feb. 17, 2026 12:12 pm ET).

😀😃😄😁😆 Ralph Henry Van Deman Institute for Intelligence Studies @VanDemanOrg

😀😃😄😁😆 Finland’s SUPO Urges Impartiality In Assessing Baltic Incidents

Finland’s Security and Intelligence Service (SUPO) is advocating for an unbiased approach to evaluating events involving damage to underwater infrastructure in the Baltic Sea. SUPO has emphasized that neither they nor their European counterparts have observed any indications of Russian involvement or that of its proxies in a specific incident related to the damage of a telecommunications cable in the Gulf of Finland.

Furthermore, in an interview with the Finnish broadcaster Yle, SUPO pointed to an unfavorable trend of groundlessly blaming its northern neighbor for all manner of problems. According to SUPO, not every incident should be assessed as a result of Russian influence. The evaluation of events must be based on verified data and actual occurrences rather than unwarranted speculation.

According to SUPO, ships accidentally damaging underwater cables and pipelines is a relatively common occurrence, particularly in challenging weather conditions, but previously such events did not carry such significant repercussions. The rise in the number of incidents is explained by the increasing volume of objects being placed underwater by nations and corporations. The heightened attention given to such incidents today is linked to the tense political atmosphere.

This impartial approach by SUPO unequivocally contributes to reducing tensions and minimizing the risks of an escalating conflict situation in the Baltic region.

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