The Intelligence Summit
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| Founded | 2006 |
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| Founder | Chairman's name withheld for security reasons |
| Type | Political, Inellligence, International Security, Cryptology |
| Focus | terrorism |
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Area served
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United States |
| Method | conferences |
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Key people
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John Loftus, Michael Cherney |
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Revenue
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private donations (primarily from Michael Cherney) |
| Website | www.intelligencesummit.org via Archive.org |
The Intelligence Summit is an annual conference run principally by John Loftus and funded by an organization he controls, the Intelligence and Homeland Security Educational Center (IHEC).[7]. The stated purpose of these regular meetings is "to provide an opportunity for the international intelligence community to listen to and learn from each other, and to share ideas in the common war against terrorism."
According to the Intelligence Summit's website, the meetings are run by organizers (Robert Katz and John Loftus) and an Advisory Council, which includes or included in the past "two former heads of CIA, the head of British Joint Intelligence, senior officials of the Mossad, the former Director of the Congressional Task Force on Terrorism, the former director of the Indian Counter Intelligence Service, generals of the US Army and Air Force intelligence services, and academic experts". Among the Advisory Council members are the author and consultant Yossef Bodansky, special operations expert Richard Marcinko, and retired general and Fox News military analyst Paul E. Vallely. For security reasons, the name of the chairman of the Intelligence Summit is never disclosed.
Ron Jacobs notes that the primary sponsor of the conference, Michael Cherney, "is the subject of controversy and is currently denied entry into the United States because of his indictment on various charges in Russia and Israel." Jacobs points out that "Cherney is well-known among supporters of Israel and has contributed millions of dollars to various organizations on the right end of Israel's political spectrum, as well as several thousands to the US Republican Party."The St. Petersburg Times confirms that Cherney is the main contributor to the Summit and notes that "the United States has denied Cherney a visa since 1999 because of alleged ties to the Russian mafia." Cherney is listed for organized crime and money laundering on the Interpol Red List of wanted persons. Loftus counters that Cherney "was framed by [former Director of the Office of National Intelligence John] Negroponte."
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