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Espionage and Intelligence

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2012

    Call to Assassinate Hugo Chavez's Brother Allegedly Hidden in Venezuelan Crossword

    Only in a country like Venezuela with such tight and ridiculous controls on press freedom could a crossword writer be accused of embedding a call to kill the president's brother in a puzzle. Perez Pirela, a TV pundit who is something like a pro-Chavez Glenn Beck, made the accusation against&nbs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2012

    Hugo Chavez in "Good Physical Condition" After Second Surgery in Cuba

    Did you expect anything but optimism as the official line from the Venezuelan government following President Hugo Chavez's second surgery in Cuba this week?Vice President Elias Jaua told the country's national chamber today that, "President Chavez is in good physical condition," even after reports s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2012

    Surveillance Nation: Five Companies in Florida That May Help the Government Spy On You

    ​Earlier this month, New Times reported on how South Florida cops routinely track people through their cell phone signals without getting a warrant first. Like cops around the country, they can do so thanks to a Melbourne, Florida-based company called Harris Corp. that makes cell phone spying devi ... More >>

  • Film

    February 9, 2012

    Safe House: Ryan Reynolds's bod is the asset in this men-on-the-run thriller

    ​Earlier this month, New Times reported on how South Florida cops routinely track people through their cell phone signals without getting a warrant first. Like cops around the country, they can do so thanks to a Melbourne, Florida-based company called Harris Corp. that makes cell phone spying devi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2012

    Back to the Cold War with Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

    ​John le Carré's Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, the 1974 spy novel generally regarded as the writer's finest, is predicated on a pair of enigmatic personalities: the colorless bureaucratic master-spook George Smiley and the double agent the Soviets have planted near the top of British intelligence ... More >>

  • News

    January 27, 2011

    Meet the man behind poorly spelled lawsuit against WikiLeaks

    ​John le Carré's Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, the 1974 spy novel generally regarded as the writer's finest, is predicated on a pair of enigmatic personalities: the colorless bureaucratic master-spook George Smiley and the double agent the Soviets have planted near the top of British intelligence ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2011

    David Pitchford, Trailer Park Resident Suing Julian Assange, Says Suit Isn't a Joke

    Assange's worst enemy: A former Key West trailer park resident.​While asset-hiding Wall Street traders perch on their windowsills waiting for the latest from WikiLeaks -- which plans to soon release more than 2,000 secret banking records of tax-cheats -- founder Julian Assange has bigger fish to f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2011

    Trailer Park Resident Sues WikiLeaks, Julian Assange for $150M in Miami Court

    ​Julian Assange and WikiLeaks are currently knee deep in a heap of legal concerns. And their latest, and most ridiculous, comes from a Florida man named David Pitchford who has sued the organization and its figurehead for emotional distress. Pitchford, who lists a Key West trailer park as his addr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 24, 2010

    Al-Qaeda: Poison the Food, Don't Toss the Bombs!

    via Flickr fooosco"We got your milk and cookies right here!"​Terrorists know how to hit us where it hurts.Al-Qaeda bombed the World Trade Center, two shiny, towering examples of American capitalism. WTC was chosen partially because it was in New York, America's capital, and second because it repre ... More >>

  • News

    December 23, 2010

    WikiLeak founder's accuser probably did not work for the CIA

    via Flickr fooosco"We got your milk and cookies right here!"​Terrorists know how to hit us where it hurts.Al-Qaeda bombed the World Trade Center, two shiny, towering examples of American capitalism. WTC was chosen partially because it was in New York, America's capital, and second because it repre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2010

    Anna Ardin, Swede Accusing WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange of Assault, Probably Didn't Work For the CIA In Miami

    Anna Ardin: U.S. spy? Sorry, but not in Miami.​Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, has shaken the Washington D.C. bureaucracy to its core with embarrassing revelations -- from illicit contacts with Fidel Castro to State Department plans to steal credit card numbers from top United Nations offici ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2010

    Where Are WikiLeaks' Media Friends? UPDATED

    Julian Assange​UPDATE: WikiLeaks Betrayed by Amazon, Visa, Mastercard---and Worst of All, the MediaWhere are the First Amendment's establishment warriors as government-spooked businesses try to shut down WikiLeaks?Hackers with computers, not hacks with press passes, have been the first line of res ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2010

    Julian Assange, Wikileaks Founder, Could Be Headed to Ecuador

    photo by Martina Harris via Wikimedia Commons​Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is looking more and more like a man without a country -- after releasing thousands of embarrassing diplomatic cables over the weekend, his homeland, Australia, is investigating whether he broke any laws. His would-be ad ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2010

    WikiLeaks Just a Drop in the Bucket: Top 5 Best Leaks in Recent History

    SilliCilli's on FlikrHistoric leaking.​There's been a lot of leaking lately. First, it was Mel Gibson's heavy-breathing tirade, and now something that is just a tad more relevant -- WikiLeaks' releasing thousands of pages of allegedly classified documents pertaining to the War in Af ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2010

    Gerald Posner Plagiarized in Why America Slept and Secrets of the Kingdom, Research Shows

    Photo by Bill Cooke Gerald Posner​In this week's Miami New Times, we write about new evidence that Gerald Posner plagiarized dozens of passages in his 2003 book Why American Slept and in 2005's Secrets of the Kingdom. After the jump, you can check out all the proof. But first, a little back ... More >>

  • News

    November 5, 2009

    Is Miami guy Robert Kelly a spy or a wacko?

    Photo by Bill Cooke Gerald Posner​In this week's Miami New Times, we write about new evidence that Gerald Posner plagiarized dozens of passages in his 2003 book Why American Slept and in 2005's Secrets of the Kingdom. After the jump, you can check out all the proof. But first, a little back ... More >>

  • News

    August 6, 2009

    He Buried Che

    Gustavo Villoldo hunted the revolutionary leader. His new weapon: a $1 billion judgment against Fidel.

  • Calendar

    April 16, 2009

    Catch Contact with Nastie

    Gustavo Villoldo hunted the revolutionary leader. His new weapon: a $1 billion judgment against Fidel.

  • Film

    October 9, 2008

    Leonardo DiCaprio in Body of Lies

    Ridley Scott's latest is the post-9/11, tech-savvy terror thriller we deserve.

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2008

    Chavez Takes a Page from 1984

    Ridley Scott's latest is the post-9/11, tech-savvy terror thriller we deserve.

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2007

    Weekly News Wrap - Chavez, Imus, Iran, the CIA and more

    Ridley Scott's latest is the post-9/11, tech-savvy terror thriller we deserve.

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2007

    Time for Another Round of JFK Intrigue, Miami-Style

    Ridley Scott's latest is the post-9/11, tech-savvy terror thriller we deserve.

  • Finest Foods

    May 15, 2003

    BEST CUBAN SANDWICH

    Sarussi Cafeteria

  • News

    January 16, 2003

    The Hard Lunch Bunch

    Old Miami spooks discuss former times and pending threats

  • City Life

    May 16, 2002

    BEST LAWYER

    Joaquin Mendez

  • News

    January 10, 2002

    The Wake-Up Call

    Hamas is as close as Ecuador. And they're arguing about American targets.

  • News

    December 20, 2001

    Terrorists, but Our Terrorists

    Where can terrorists find safe harbor? If you're of the Cuban exile variety, right here.

  • News

    August 9, 2001

    Fidel Made Them Do It

    Posada Carriles is in jail -- again -- for plotting against Castro. And again, he's sure it's Castro's fault.

  • News

    April 19, 2001

    Letters to the Editor

    From the issue of April 19, 2001

  • News

    April 12, 2001

    Revelation 19.63

    For nearly four decades the CIA has kept secret the identity of a Miami agent who may have known too much too early about Lee Harvey Oswald

  • News

    March 15, 2001

    What Spies Beneath

    Okay, so they really were spying for Cuba, but not in a bad way

  • News

    February 22, 2001

    Inside the Wasp's Nest

    In the cloak-and-dagger world of a Cuban chief spook, Puerto Rican music magazines, wet beepers, and pregnancies can cause unexpected turbulence

  • News

    February 8, 2001

    Espionage Is in the Air

    As Miami's Cuban spy trial makes clear, the airwaves are full of intrigue, and all you need is a radio

  • News

    October 12, 2000

    The Assassin Next Door, Part 2

    Chile demands that former secret police agent Armando Fernandez Larios face justice for his role in the murderous Caravan of Death. But he seems to be safe in Miami -- thanks to the U.S. government.

  • News

    March 26, 1998

    Uncertain Justice

    Was Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega really a drug trafficker? Or is it possible he was set up by the U.S. government? Try asking a few dozen people who should know.

  • News

    April 17, 1997

    The Fidel Fixation

    Exactly 36 years ago the Central Intelligence Agency blew it at the Bay of Pigs. For an encore it created the biggest commando operation in U.S. history -- right here in South Florida. It's time for a sentimental tour.

  • News

    February 27, 1997

    Glorious & Notorious

    Casablanca had Rick's; Vegas had the Stardust; Miami's cocaine jazz age had the decadent Mutiny Hotel

  • News

    February 13, 1997

    News of the Weird

    Casablanca had Rick's; Vegas had the Stardust; Miami's cocaine jazz age had the decadent Mutiny Hotel

  • News

    December 12, 1990

    The Man Who Armed Iraq

    Casablanca had Rick's; Vegas had the Stardust; Miami's cocaine jazz age had the decadent Mutiny Hotel

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