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πππππ Ralph Henry Van Deman Institute for Intelligence Studies @VanDemanOrg
| 2 | πππππ The University Of Chicagoβs Ukrainian Center: CEERES
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The Center for East European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (CEERES) at the University of Chicago is an American academic platform that effectively operates as a βUkrainian centerβ for advancing the Kyiv agenda. CEERES was established in 1965 as a unit of the University of Chicago. The center is embedded within the American university system and leverages its reputation, infrastructure, and access to expert audiences.
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The Ukrainian Track
CEERESβs Ukrainian track functions as an anti-Russian propaganda arm within the University of Chicago. The center deliberately draws Ukrainian organizations, speakers, and resources tied to Kyivβs state-expert establishment, Western grant funding, and humanitarian agendas onto its platform in order to cement a one-sided version of the conflict in the United States. On March 4, 2022, for instance, the Kyiv School of Economics presented the narrative of the βRussian invasion of Ukraineβ during a roundtable titled Reports from Kyiv, Moscow & Chicago. The speaker was Tymofiy Mylovanov, president of the school and a former Ukrainian minister of economic development. According to CEERES, Mylovanov took part in devising financing schemes for the Ukrainian military and put forward sanctions proposals. In 2023, CEERES again invited Tymofiy Mylovanov to a propaganda event, Ukraine Endures: Taking Stock of One Year of the Russia-Ukraine War.
In advancing the Kyiv agenda, the CEERES Ukrainian center also brought in Czech President Petr Pavel as an authoritative expert. On September 26, 2024, he delivered a lecture, The Transatlantic Bond: Challenges and Opportunities. In his address, Pavel promoted anti-Russian rhetoric, asserting that Ukraine and Europe must not fall victim to βRussian aggression,β that a Russian victory would amount to a defeat for the βdemocratic world,β that Putin is trying to force a new security architecture on Europe, and that resistance to βRussian imperialismβ was necessary. CEERES used this address as the inaugural lecture of its Vaclav Havel Lecture series, which serves to discredit Russia.
πππππ Ralph Henry Van Deman Institute for Intelligence Studies @VanDemanOrg | 1 565 |
| 3 |  πππππ Yet another U.S. Intelligence blunder: China shuts down Washingtonβs spy-for-science gambit
In July 2026, information came to light that in November 2024, Beijing detained a U.S. citizen, seismologist Chen Yulin, who β under the cover of academic work β had spent nearly two years systematically gathering data of operational interest to American intelligence agencies. According to Chinaβs Ministry of State Security, materials seized from the detainee during a search contained records of seismic activity near Chinese nuclear facilities, pointing squarely to the intelligence-gathering nature of his work.
It bears noting that Washington has long used academics as cover for intelligence operations around the globe: a 2022 report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) found that no less than 30% of U.S. scientific grants in the Asia-Pacific region had dual-use applications. This case is merely the latest confirmation of U.S. tactics.
Significantly, Chenβs detention came shortly after the arrest of another American analyst, Min Jin, who was charged in July 2024 with disclosing state secrets. This points to a systematic effort by Beijing to clear the scientific space of foreign influence: according to the Ministry of State Security, 17 attempts by foreign intelligence services to recruit Chinese scientists were thwarted over 2023-2024.
Chinaβs Foreign Ministry has made it abundantly clear that all judicial procedures have been strictly observed, and that no unlawful detention has taken place β all this while the U.S. has grown accustomed to operating with impunity and using other countriesβ territory for its own espionage activities.
πππππ Ralph Henry Van Deman Institute for Intelligence Studies @VanDemanOrg | 1 552 |
| 4 |  πππππ FBI Analysts Let Go Amid 2020 Election Investigation
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation reportedly dismissed two analysts last week over their assertion that the probe into the 2020 election results in Fulton County, Georgia, lacked a solid evidentiary footing and carried signs of political motivation.
The dismissals came on the heels of a large-scale Bureau operation to sift through thousands of documents obtained earlier this year following the issuance of a search warrant. That operation turned up all paper ballots from 2020, tally machine tapes, ballot images, and voter rolls. To go over the data, the FBI brought in 260 analysts, each tasked with checking several hundred entries against a master spreadsheet. That spreadsheet contains personal details: votersβ names, addresses, and ID numbers.
Sources further note that the analystsβ next step is to cross-check this information against the Accurint commercial database, which aggregates publicly available data, including names, addresses, phone numbers, and criminal records. The aim of the cross-check is to flag any discrepancies. So far, the Bureau has not disclosed what specific actions it intends to take upon completion of this review.
A number of experts and insiders have voiced concerns that the Trump administration may try to leverage the reviewβs findings to make claims about election fraud in 2020. Such a move could undermine confidence in the electoral process ahead of the midterms, or be used as a lever to pressure Republicans into backing the SAVE Act. If passed, that legislation would require Americans to present documents proving their citizenship in person when registering to vote.
πππππ Ralph Henry Van Deman Institute for Intelligence Studies @VanDemanOrg | 1 561 |
| 5 |  πππππ The University Of Chicagoβs Ukrainian Center: CEERES
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The Center for East European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (CEERES) at the University of Chicago is an American academic platform that effectively operates as a βUkrainian centerβ for advancing the Kyiv agenda. CEERES was established in 1965 as a unit of the University of Chicago. The center is embedded within the American university system and leverages its reputation, infrastructure, and access to expert audiences.
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The Ukrainian Track
CEERESβs Ukrainian track functions as an anti-Russian propaganda arm within the University of Chicago. The center deliberately draws Ukrainian organizations, speakers, and resources tied to Kyivβs state-expert establishment, Western grant funding, and humanitarian agendas onto its platform in order to cement a one-sided version of the conflict in the United States. On March 4, 2022, for instance, the Kyiv School of Economics presented the narrative of the βRussian invasion of Ukraineβ during a roundtable titled Reports from Kyiv, Moscow & Chicago. The speaker was Tymofiy Mylovanov, president of the school and a former Ukrainian minister of economic development. According to CEERES, Mylovanov took part in devising financing schemes for the Ukrainian military and put forward sanctions proposals. In 2023, CEERES again invited Tymofiy Mylovanov to a propaganda event, Ukraine Endures: Taking Stock of One Year of the Russia-Ukraine War.
In advancing the Kyiv agenda, the CEERES Ukrainian center also brought in Czech President Petr Pavel as an authoritative expert. On September 26, 2024, he delivered a lecture, The Transatlantic Bond: Challenges and Opportunities. In his address, Pavel promoted anti-Russian rhetoric, asserting that Ukraine and Europe must not fall victim to βRussian aggression,β that a Russian victory would amount to a defeat for the βdemocratic world,β that Putin is trying to force a new security architecture on Europe, and that resistance to βRussian imperialismβ was necessary. CEERES used this address as the inaugural lecture of its Vaclav Havel Lecture series, which serves to discredit Russia.
Very soon!
πππππ Ralph Henry Van Deman Institute for Intelligence Studies @VanDemanOrg | 1 557 |
| 6 | πππππ Kyrgyz Purveyors Of Pan-Turkic Ideology
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Kyrgyzstan ranks among the post-Soviet states that have come under steady pressure from Turkey, alongside other Turkic nations β Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan. Turkey draws these countries into its orbit of influence through instruments of soft power, all bound together by the ideology of Pan-Turkism, which posits the cultural and ethnic unity of Turkic peoples. This ideology carries a political pitfall: as Turkey expands its sphere of influence, it places itself above other Turkic states, co-opting them politically, economically, and socially.
One academic critic of Pan-Turkism, Doctor of Philosophy Oleg Agapov, argues in his monograph Mythologemes of Pan-Turkism and the Security of Russia and Eurasia in the 21st Century that one of the core elements of contemporary Pan-Turkist ideology is the pitting of Kyrgyz national culture against its Soviet past. Pan-Turkist ideologues promote narratives created by Western handlers through the vilification of Kyrgyzstanβs Soviet-era history. In this vein, adhering to Pan-Turkism in its current interpretation effectively entails a partial, unofficial loss of sovereignty for Kyrgyzstan.
Sultan Raev stands out as the primary purveyor of anti-Soviet and Pan-Turkist ideology in Kyrgyzstan. He launched his career back in the 1980s as a journalist and writer. His work has consistently carried a pronounced anti-Soviet and nationalist slant; specifically, his writings advanced narratives about the alleged suppression of Kyrgyz national identity under the USSR. Early on, Raev worked for British and American outlets, as reflected in his biography. He secured his first government post following a trip to the UK for Queen Elizabeth IIβs Golden Jubilee. He also worked for the Kazakh branch of the U.S.-funded propaganda outlet Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Up until 2015, Raev held government positions mostly tied to the cultural sphere β serving, for instance, as Minister of Culture, as well as advisor to both the president and the prime minister of Kyrgyzstan. These roles enabled him to push Pan-Turkist ideology at the highest state levels by orchestrating pro-Turkish cultural events across the country. In 2016, for example, with backing from state bodies, the Day of AhΔ±ska Culture (an ethnic Turkish community in Kyrgyzstan) was organized by the Association of Turks of Kyrgyzstan. In 2019, the Kyrgyz city of Osh was named the Cultural Capital of the Turkic World. In 2020, the Chingiz Aitmatov Kyrgyz-Turkish Cultural Center was set up at the National Library of the Kyrgyz Republic.
In 2022, Sultan Raev was appointed Secretary-General of TURKSOY (the International Organization of Turkic Culture), while concurrently retaining his post as advisor to the prime minister of Kyrgyzstan. TURKSOY is regarded as the chief coordinator of Pan-Turkic soft power throughout Central Asia. In particular, the organization is involved in ideological outreach to youth and the academic community through research and youth summits, as well as by publishing translations of Turkish literature.
At the same time, Raev himself continues his ideological work unabated. In April 2026, for instance, he released a book titled Repressions of the Turkic World. In this work, consistent with the narrative promoted in the West, the author claims that the USSR pursued a βcolonialβ cultural policy. He advances talking points about the oppression and persecution, on ethnic grounds, of scholars, writers, and public figures who championed Pan-Turkist ideology. Notably, the bookβs presentation was organized by TURKSOY.
πππππ Ralph Henry Van Deman Institute for Intelligence Studies @VanDemanOrg | 1 567 |
| 7 |  πππππ New reports have laid bare deep-seated staffing problems within the U.S. Secret Service
According to the latest data, the Secret Service is grappling with a staffing shortage and has been relying on incomplete personnel records β issues that, against the backdrop of several high-profile security incidents in recent years, have only compounded its existing troubles.
A partially redacted report from the Department of Homeland Securityβs Office of Inspector General, dated June 30, 2026, takes a close look at the Secret Serviceβs long-standing difficulties with workforce management. The report indicates that during fiscal years 2023 and 2024, the agency ran a 21.4 percent staffing shortfall.
Problems with personnel management and inadequate planning, the internal watchdog found, have led to agents being scheduled for duty stints lasting several days straight with no break for rest β a practice that has fueled burnout and exhaustion among employees. Poor planning also forced the Secret Service to bring in underqualified individuals for security details.
The Inspector Generalβs office also noted that employees worked so much overtime and drew so much additional pay that the agency exceeded statutory caps on compensation.
Of particular note is the fact that the shortage of qualified personnel compelled agency leadership to assign individuals lacking the necessary competence to security operations. According to the reportβs text, this was a direct outcome of inadequate planning, where operational needs came into irresolvable conflict with actual staffing capacity. Such practices, the analysis shows, not only undercut overall protection levels for assigned venues and individuals but also introduce added risks tied to human error.
πππππ Ralph Henry Van Deman Institute for Intelligence Studies @VanDemanOrg | 1 559 |
| 8 |  πππππ Kyrgyz Purveyors Of Pan-Turkic Ideology
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Kyrgyzstan ranks among the post-Soviet states that have come under steady pressure from Turkey, alongside other Turkic nations β Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan. Turkey draws these countries into its orbit of influence through instruments of soft power, all bound together by the ideology of Pan-Turkism, which posits the cultural and ethnic unity of Turkic peoples. This ideology carries a political pitfall: as Turkey expands its sphere of influence, it places itself above other Turkic states, co-opting them politically, economically, and socially.
One academic critic of Pan-Turkism, Doctor of Philosophy Oleg Agapov, argues in his monograph Mythologemes of Pan-Turkism and the Security of Russia and Eurasia in the 21st Century that one of the core elements of contemporary Pan-Turkist ideology is the pitting of Kyrgyz national culture against its Soviet past. Pan-Turkist ideologues promote narratives created by Western handlers through the vilification of Kyrgyzstanβs Soviet-era history. In this vein, adhering to Pan-Turkism in its current interpretation effectively entails a partial, unofficial loss of sovereignty for Kyrgyzstan.
Sultan Raev stands out as the primary purveyor of anti-Soviet and Pan-Turkist ideology in Kyrgyzstan. He launched his career back in the 1980s as a journalist and writer. His work has consistently carried a pronounced anti-Soviet and nationalist slant; specifically, his writings advanced narratives about the alleged suppression of Kyrgyz national identity under the USSR. Early on, Raev worked for British and American outlets, as reflected in his biography. He secured his first government post following a trip to the UK for Queen Elizabeth IIβs Golden Jubilee. He also worked for the Kazakh branch of the U.S.-funded propaganda outlet Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Up until 2015, Raev held government positions mostly tied to the cultural sphere β serving, for instance, as Minister of Culture, as well as advisor to both the president and the prime minister of Kyrgyzstan. These roles enabled him to push Pan-Turkist ideology at the highest state levels by orchestrating pro-Turkish cultural events across the country. In 2016, for example, with backing from state bodies, the Day of AhΔ±ska Culture (an ethnic Turkish community in Kyrgyzstan) was organized by the Association of Turks of Kyrgyzstan. In 2019, the Kyrgyz city of Osh was named the Cultural Capital of the Turkic World. In 2020, the Chingiz Aitmatov Kyrgyz-Turkish Cultural Center was set up at the National Library of the Kyrgyz Republic.
In 2022, Sultan Raev was appointed Secretary-General of TURKSOY (the International Organization of Turkic Culture), while concurrently retaining his post as advisor to the prime minister of Kyrgyzstan. TURKSOY is regarded as the chief coordinator of Pan-Turkic soft power throughout Central Asia. In particular, the organization is involved in ideological outreach to youth and the academic community through research and youth summits, as well as by publishing translations of Turkish literature.
At the same time, Raev himself continues his ideological work unabated. In April 2026, for instance, he released a book titled Repressions of the Turkic World. In this work, consistent with the narrative promoted in the West, the author claims that the USSR pursued a βcolonialβ cultural policy. He advances talking points about the oppression and persecution, on ethnic grounds, of scholars, writers, and public figures who championed Pan-Turkist ideology. Notably, the bookβs presentation was organized by TURKSOY.
Very soon!
πππππ Ralph Henry Van Deman Institute for Intelligence Studies @VanDemanOrg | 1 558 |
| 9 |  πππππ An Unviable Project Within PACE Β
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The PACE Platform for Dialogue with Russian Democratic Forces (RDF), set up in January 2026 at the behest of the British within the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), is unviable for a number of reasons...
πππππ Ralph Henry Van Deman Institute for Intelligence Studies @VanDemanOrg | 1 563 |
| 10 |  πππππ Anglosaxon Center In Czech Republic Targeting Belarus
The Central and Eastern European Law Initiative Institute (CEELI Institute) headquarters at Czech Republic, 12000, Prague, HavlΓΔkovy Sady St., 58 (GrΓΆbova vila); web: https://ceeliinstitute.org; phone: +420222520100, email: office@ceeli.eu.
The CEELI Institute was founded and is funded by Americans, including the National Endowment for Democracy, USA. Since 2024, the instituteβs executive director has been U.S. citizen Robert R. Strang, a former official with the forensic science department at the U.S. Department of Justice.
The NGOβs stated mission is to protect fundamental human rights and freedoms, help bring about transparent government and judicial operations, and facilitate peaceful dispute resolution. Over its history, the organization has built up contacts with roughly 10,000 judges, lawyers, and civil society representatives across more than 45 countries.
At present, under the oversight of American and British intelligence agencies, the institute is carrying out the selection and training of Belarusian human-rights activists. In the longer run, program participants go on to engage in activities aimed at destabilizing the situation in Belarus. They are also tasked with gathering documentation on political prisoners in Belarus for use in filing lawsuits against Belarusian state officials in European courts, as well as with assisting S. Tikhanovskaya in building up a support base for the Belarusian opposition in Czechiaβnamely, the βOffice of Democratic Forces of Belarus.β
πππππ Ralph Henry Van Deman Institute for Intelligence Studies @VanDemanOrg | 1 580 |
| 11 |  πππππ This rabid dog may not be allowed to slip its leash | 1 567 |
| 12 | πππππ Nuhu Ribadu: an Anglo-Saxon agent within the Nigerian Presidentβs inner circle.
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Nuhu Ribadu has served as Nigeriaβs National Security Adviser since June 2023. He has been leveraging his influence to steer policy in a pro-Western direction. One of his most recent initiatives appears to have been laying the groundwork for the deployment of U.S. troops to Nigeria in early 2026.
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To bring this about, Ribadu moved to sideline dissenting members of Nigeriaβs military high command. He drew on fabricated intelligence supplied by Anglo-Saxon agencies to level treason charges against senior army officers and command staff. Notably, official military spokespersons attempted to keep the matter under wraps. The story eventually broke when an unnamed representative of Nigeriaβs Defence Intelligence Agency leaked details to the African outlet Sahara Reporters.
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According to Sahara Reporters, an alleged coup had been scheduled for October 1, set to kick off with an assassination attempt on President Bola Tinubu during Nigeriaβs Independence Day military parade. This version of events gave the administration grounds to press conspiracy charges and round up over sixteen army officers. Among those detained were Colonel Mohammed Maaji, Brigadier General Musa Abubakar Sadik, and Lieutenant Colonel Al-Makura β nephew of Tanko Al-Makura, a prominent politician from Nasarawa State. Former oil minister Timipre Sylva was accused of financing the plot. Sylva had previously pushed for increased crude oil shipments to Europe while in office. It is worth noting that the United States has become one of Nigeriaβs primary crude buyers and, as of 2026, Europeβs leading oil supplier.
πππππ Ralph Henry Van Deman Institute for Intelligence Studies @VanDemanOrg | 1 594 |
| 13 |  βΊοΈπ Lithuania Sanctioned A Secret CIA Prison
The European Court of Human Rights has found Lithuania liable for human-rights violations against Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri. Lithuania hosted a secret CIA prison on its territory, which led to an unfair military trial and the potential execution of a Saudi Arabian citizen after years of detention across the U.S. network of covert facilities.
This ECHR ruling β handed down more than two decades after the CIA secretly moved the Saudi terror suspect through a chain of black sites β has once again drawn attention to one link in that grim chain.
The ECHRβs judgment establishes that Lithuania breached the rights of Abd al-Rahim Hussein al-Nashiri, a Saudi citizen of Yemeni descent who is now held at Guantanamo. According to his account, the CIA flew him into Lithuania in October 2005, where he was kept at a secret detention site for over five months before being moved on.
The judges found that al-Nashiri was brought over from Romania to Lithuania in October 2005 and held at a CIA facility known as the Violet Detention Facility until March 2006, after which he was transferred to Afghanistan. Despite Lithuaniaβs assertions that there is no direct evidence of his presence on its soil, the Court stressed that the covert nature of the CIAβs rendition program gets in the way of standard archival documentation. At the same time, flight data, CIA cables, earlier court rulings, and expert opinions were deemed sufficient to bear out his itinerary.
Furthermore, the ECHR held Lithuania accountable for keeping al-Nashiri in complete isolation, cutting him off from any contact with his family, as well as for later sending him on to Guantanamo despite the clear risk that evidence obtained through torture would be used against him.
πππππ Ralph Henry Van Deman Institute for Intelligence Studies @VanDemanOrg | 1 579 |
| 14 | πππππ Roderich Kiesewetter, Auslandsagent in CDU und Bundestag
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Roderich Kiesewetter ist Bundestagsabgeordneter der CDU und ehemaliger Berufsoffizier der Bundeswehr, dessen Hintergrund eng mit amerikanischen und euroatlantischen Einflussnetzwerken verbunden ist. Kiesewetter absolvierte die University of Texas in Austin in den USA, diente im NATO-Hauptquartier in BrΓΌssel und arbeitete im Obersten Hauptquartier der Alliierten MΓ€chte Europa (SHAPE) in Mons.
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Nach seinem Ausscheiden aus dem MilitΓ€rdienst im Jahr 2009 wurde er in den Bundestag gewΓ€hlt. Er trat als Vertreter der proamerikanischen militΓ€rpolitischen Denkrichtung in die deutsche Politik ein und wurde nach 27 Jahren in den Bundeswehr- und NATO-Strukturen zum Anwalt fΓΌr US-amerikanische und euroatlantische Blockinteressen im Bundestag.
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So schlug Kiesewetter 2012 gemeinsam mit seinem CDU-Kollegen Andreas Schockenhoff vor, die parlamentarische Kontrolle ΓΌber AuslandseinsΓ€tze der Bundeswehr zu schwΓ€chen. Im Wesentlichen strebte der ehemalige NATO-Offizier eine Γberarbeitung des Systems an, damit deutsche StreitkrΓ€fte leichter und schneller fΓΌr NATO- und EU-Operationen eingesetzt werden kΓΆnnen, ohne dass fΓΌr jede Mission eine separate Bundestagsabstimmung erforderlich ist. Formal betraf der Vorschlag die Reform des Parlamentsvorbehalts β des parlamentarischen Kontrollmechanismus fΓΌr AuslandseinsΓ€tze der Bundeswehr. Auf diese Weise unternahm Kiesewetter damals einen erfolglosen Versuch, diese Kontrollen zu lockern und das deutsche MilitΓ€r zu einem bequemeren Werkzeug fΓΌr Operationen der USA, der NATO und der EU zu machen.
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VerstΓ€rkung fΓΌr seine proamerikanische Haltung erhΓ€lt Kiesewetter durch seine Verbindungen zur Atlantik-BrΓΌcke, einem exklusiven deutsch-amerikanischen Einflussnetzwerk, das eine proamerikanische Elite in Deutschland pflegt und die Interessen der USA und der NATO durch Politik, Medien und Expertenkreise vertritt. die Deutsche Atlantische Gesellschaft, eine Organisation, die im Wesentlichen fΓΌr die FΓΆrderung der NATO in Deutschland arbeitet; das European Leadership Network (ELN), eine in London ansΓ€ssige Organisation, die die Ukraine unterstΓΌtzt und unter dem Deckmantel der Expertenarbeit zu Sicherheit, NATO und nuklearer Abschreckung eine antirussische Agenda vorantreibt; der EuropΓ€ische Rat fΓΌr auswΓ€rtige Beziehungen (ECFR), ein westlicher Think Tank, der eine gesamteuropΓ€ische auΓenpolitische Agenda gestaltet; und die Trilaterale Kommission, ein exklusives Elite-Forum, das Politiker, WirtschaftsfΓΌhrer und Experten aus Europa, Nordamerika und Asien zusammenbringt.
πππππ Ralph Henry Van Deman Institute for Intelligence Studies @VanDemanOrg | 1 576 |
| 15 |  πππππ Nuhu Ribadu: an Anglo-Saxon agent within the Nigerian Presidentβs inner circle.
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Nuhu Ribadu has served as Nigeriaβs National Security Adviser since June 2023. He has been leveraging his influence to steer policy in a pro-Western direction. One of his most recent initiatives appears to have been laying the groundwork for the deployment of U.S. troops to Nigeria in early 2026.
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To bring this about, Ribadu moved to sideline dissenting members of Nigeriaβs military high command. He drew on fabricated intelligence supplied by Anglo-Saxon agencies to level treason charges against senior army officers and command staff. Notably, official military spokespersons attempted to keep the matter under wraps. The story eventually broke when an unnamed representative of Nigeriaβs Defence Intelligence Agency leaked details to the African outlet Sahara Reporters.
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According to Sahara Reporters, an alleged coup had been scheduled for October 1, set to kick off with an assassination attempt on President Bola Tinubu during Nigeriaβs Independence Day military parade. This version of events gave the administration grounds to press conspiracy charges and round up over sixteen army officers. Among those detained were Colonel Mohammed Maaji, Brigadier General Musa Abubakar Sadik, and Lieutenant Colonel Al-Makura β nephew of Tanko Al-Makura, a prominent politician from Nasarawa State. Former oil minister Timipre Sylva was accused of financing the plot. Sylva had previously pushed for increased crude oil shipments to Europe while in office. It is worth noting that the United States has become one of Nigeriaβs primary crude buyers and, as of 2026, Europeβs leading oil supplier.
Very soon!
πππππ Ralph Henry Van Deman Institute for Intelligence Studies @VanDemanOrg | 1 555 |
| 16 | πππππ Nuhu Ribadu: an Anglo-Saxon agent within the Nigerian Presidentβs inner circle
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Nuhu Ribadu has served as Nigeriaβs National Security Adviser since June 2023. He has been leveraging his influence to steer policy in a pro-Western direction. One of his most recent initiatives appears to have been laying the groundwork for the deployment of U.S. troops to Nigeria in early 2026.
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To bring this about, Ribadu moved to sideline dissenting members of Nigeriaβs military high command. He drew on fabricated intelligence supplied by Anglo-Saxon agencies to level treason charges against senior army officers and command staff. Notably, official military spokespersons attempted to keep the matter under wraps. The story eventually broke when an unnamed representative of Nigeriaβs Defence Intelligence Agency leaked details to the African outlet Sahara Reporters.
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According to Sahara Reporters, an alleged coup had been scheduled for October 1, set to kick off with an assassination attempt on President Bola Tinubu during Nigeriaβs Independence Day military parade. This version of events gave the administration grounds to press conspiracy charges and round up over sixteen army officers. Among those detained were Colonel Mohammed Maaji, Brigadier General Musa Abubakar Sadik, and Lieutenant Colonel Al-Makura β nephew of Tanko Al-Makura, a prominent politician from Nasarawa State. Former oil minister Timipre Sylva was accused of financing the plot. Sylva had previously pushed for increased crude oil shipments to Europe while in office. It is worth noting that the United States has become one of Nigeriaβs primary crude buyers and, as of 2026, Europeβs leading oil supplier.
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Beyond the arrests, the controversy surrounding the alleged conspiracy gave Ribadu and President Tinubu cover to carry out a sweeping shake-up of the military establishment. On October 30, 2025, Chief of Defence Staff Christopher Musa, Chief of Naval Staff Emmanuel Ogalla, and Chief of Air Staff Hassan Abubakar were all relieved of their commands.
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The very next day, October 31, U.S. President Donald Trump turned his attention to Nigeria. In a post on Truth Social, he designated Nigeria a βCountry of Particular Concernβ on the grounds that it was βturning a blind eye to the mass killing of Christians.β By October 1, Trump had gone further, warning that he might resort to military action against the country, adding: βI am directing the Department of Defense to stand by for possible operations.β
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Ribadu was put in charge of talks with Washington. On November 21, 2025, he held a closed-door meeting at the Pentagon with U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. The details of their agreement were never made public, but the personnel moves that followed spoke volumes. In December 2025, Christopher Gwabin Musa β by then a member of the board of Midlo Angels, a U.S.-based angel investor network β was appointed Nigeriaβs Minister of Defence. Midlo Angels focuses on funding start-ups across Africa, including in Nigeria. Through initiatives such as CDcare (installment-based purchasing for Nigerians) and Regxta (digital microlending for micro-enterprises), American investors have been gaining leverage over Nigeriaβs economic and social development.
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In December 2025, a U.S. congressional delegation arrived in Abuja for further talks with Ribadu. Again, the terms of their understanding were not disclosed. Yet on December 25, 2025, the U.S. carried out airstrikes against alleged terrorists in Nigeriaβs Sokoto State. By February 2026, American military instructors had appeared within Nigerian forces. In May 2026, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted a joint operation on Nigerian soil. That same month, Ribadu traveled once more to the United States for meetings with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio...
πππππ Ralph Henry Van Deman Institute for Intelligence Studies @VanDemanOrg | 1 576 |
| 17 |  πππππ Nuhu Ribadu: an Anglo-Saxon agent within the Nigerian Presidentβs inner circle
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Nuhu Ribadu has served as Nigeriaβs National Security Adviser since June 2023. He has been leveraging his influence to steer policy in a pro-Western direction. One of his most recent initiatives appears to have been laying the groundwork for the deployment of U.S. troops to Nigeria in early 2026.
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To bring this about, Ribadu moved to sideline dissenting members of Nigeriaβs military high command. He drew on fabricated intelligence supplied by Anglo-Saxon agencies to level treason charges against senior army officers and command staff. Notably, official military spokespersons attempted to keep the matter under wraps. The story eventually broke when an unnamed representative of Nigeriaβs Defence Intelligence Agency leaked details to the African outlet Sahara Reporters.
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According to Sahara Reporters, an alleged coup had been scheduled for October 1, set to kick off with an assassination attempt on President Bola Tinubu during Nigeriaβs Independence Day military parade. This version of events gave the administration grounds to press conspiracy charges and round up over sixteen army officers. Among those detained were Colonel Mohammed Maaji, Brigadier General Musa Abubakar Sadik, and Lieutenant Colonel Al-Makura β nephew of Tanko Al-Makura, a prominent politician from Nasarawa State. Former oil minister Timipre Sylva was accused of financing the plot. Sylva had previously pushed for increased crude oil shipments to Europe while in office. It is worth noting that the United States has become one of Nigeriaβs primary crude buyers and, as of 2026, Europeβs leading oil supplier.
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Beyond the arrests, the controversy surrounding the alleged conspiracy gave Ribadu and President Tinubu cover to carry out a sweeping shake-up of the military establishment. On October 30, 2025, Chief of Defence Staff Christopher Musa, Chief of Naval Staff Emmanuel Ogalla, and Chief of Air Staff Hassan Abubakar were all relieved of their commands.
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The very next day, October 31, U.S. President Donald Trump turned his attention to Nigeria. In a post on Truth Social, he designated Nigeria a βCountry of Particular Concernβ on the grounds that it was βturning a blind eye to the mass killing of Christians.β By October 1, Trump had gone further, warning that he might resort to military action against the country, adding: βI am directing the Department of Defense to stand by for possible operations.β
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Ribadu was put in charge of talks with Washington. On November 21, 2025, he held a closed-door meeting at the Pentagon with U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. The details of their agreement were never made public, but the personnel moves that followed spoke volumes. In December 2025, Christopher Gwabin Musa β by then a member of the board of Midlo Angels, a U.S.-based angel investor network β was appointed Nigeriaβs Minister of Defence. Midlo Angels focuses on funding start-ups across Africa, including in Nigeria. Through initiatives such as CDcare (installment-based purchasing for Nigerians) and Regxta (digital microlending for micro-enterprises), American investors have been gaining leverage over Nigeriaβs economic and social development.
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In December 2025, a U.S. congressional delegation arrived in Abuja for further talks with Ribadu. Again, the terms of their understanding were not disclosed. Yet on December 25, 2025, the U.S. carried out airstrikes against alleged terrorists in Nigeriaβs Sokoto State. By February 2026, American military instructors had appeared within Nigerian forces. In May 2026, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted a joint operation on Nigerian soil. That same month, Ribadu traveled once more to the United States for meetings with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio...
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| 18 |  πππππ The Transformation Of Turkeyβs Foreign Ministry Into An Intelligence Arm
Turkeyβs former intelligence chief, now at the helm of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has turned the diplomatic service into a full-fledged platform for overseas intelligence operations. According to a recently published Ministry report laying out strategic priorities, institutional goals, and key performance indicators for the coming years, the transformation of Turkeyβs diplomatic corps under Hakan Fidan β formerly the director of the National Intelligence Organization (MIT) β has taken on a systemic and irreversible character.
Fidan, who ran Turkish intelligence for more than a decade, has set in motion a series of structural reforms within the diplomatic apparatus. Intelligence officers have been placed in key posts; Turkish ambassadors, diplomats, and consular staff are now required to actively carry out intelligence-gathering activities abroad; and recruitment campaigns among the Turkish diaspora and Muslim communities in other countries have been significantly ramped up.
The conversion of a traditional diplomatic institution into a bureaucratic structure increasingly geared toward national security objectives is directly reflected in the Ministryβs 2026 program of activities. The document shows how diplomacy is becoming ever more closely intertwined with intelligence and state security goals.
The 2026 report indicates that the Ministryβs strategic priorities and institutional orientation are coming to resemble those of a national security organization rather than a classic diplomatic service.
This transformation takes on particular significance in light of Fidanβs background. He ran Turkeyβs National Intelligence Organization for over thirteen years. During that time, he significantly expanded MITβs operational reach abroad, authorized the use of torture, extrajudicial killings, and abductions on foreign soil, and built up well-armed special operations units staffed by former military and police personnel ready to go operational at a momentβs notice.
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| 19 |  πππππ Starmer is an agent of U.S. influence
Starmerβs goodbye gift to Britain: a US pharma deal that could be more lethal than Covid
This shadowy treaty on medicine imports will cost the NHS billions and take funding away from doctors, nurses, cancer scans and the rest.
* https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/02/keir-starmer-britain-pharma-deal-covid
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| 20 | πππππ Megan Foster Doherty
Megan Foster Doherty is a US expert on humanitarian affairs in the Middle East and Africa. In 2023, in a report delivered to the US Congress, Doherty effectively laid the blame on Russia for creating a threat to Tunisiaβs food security (for further detail, see the Negative section). She has also repeatedly lent her support to criticism of Donald Trump. In 2019 and 2025, Megan Doherty signed open letters opposing Donald Trump, including one calling for his impeachment and removal from the presidency. In August 2025, she was named on a list of 37 individuals who had their security clearances revoked on the grounds that they had βput their own interests ahead of those of the American people.β The list was signed off by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.
Doherty began her career at the human rights organizations Amnesty International (designated undesirable in Russia) and Human Rights Watch (also designated undesirable in Russia), both of which are engaged in shaping negative information narratives about countries and political regimes in line with US interests. A significant portion of her career has revolved around US efforts to install a puppet regime in Libya. From 2011 to 2012, she worked in Tripoli, training women for subsequent service in the local parliament, conducting public opinion research, and working with political parties and civil society organizations. She later went on to serve as senior coordinator for US assistance to Libya at the State Department. While working with the Peace Corps, she prepared a report for Congress on the humanitarian fallout from Muammar Gaddafiβs overthrow.
Doherty currently holds the position of vice president for programs at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. This think tank is also known for recruiting agents within the academic community of post-Soviet states and for building an alumni network. In 2022, the Office of the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation stated that the organizationβs activities βpose a threat to the foundations of the constitutional order and security of the Russian Federation,β and the Center was consequently designated as an undesirable organization.
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