IO Deeds of War – Page 150 – Public Intelligence Blog

One of many lists of discrepancies with top-level commentary. Troubling to say the least.

Phi Beta Iota: We welcome Mongoose, a serving counterintelligence officer, to our number.

Questions About the Connecticut School Shooting

Dr. Kevin Barrett

The Truth Seeker, December 17th, 2012

In my “quickie” article published less than an hour after the news broke about the Connecticut school shooting, I tried to inject some historical context into the discussion – and do it as fast as possible. Since we know that many if not most “lone nut” massacres are actually false-flag operations, we might as well assume that this one is too. Getting that message out early, in order to shape public opinion while it is still malleable, should be a top priority of everyone who wants to put the real terrorists out of business.

Friday’s radio guest Paul Rea responds: “To avoid any appearance of reflexively pour new wine into old cognitive categories, you might consider gathering information, to emerging narratives, and then providing critique of them.” I agree that there is a place for this kind of critique – the “judicious study” by the “reality-based community” of the false realities created by “history’s actors.” But unfortunately, Karl Rove was right: No amount of “judicious study” of false-flag events is ever going to undo the powerful first impressions hammered into the deepest levels of the public mind by media propaganda.

So the first priority of all truth-seekers must be to “catapult the counter-narrative” as quickly as possible.

THEN we can get around to picking apart the details. Enter Lori Price and Clare Kuehn.

Lori Price of Citizens for Legitimate Government quickly and brilliantly deconstructs false-flag massacres. If you are going to subscribe to one email news service, other than VT, it should be CLG News.

Lori asks a very good question here: Was Adam Lanza’s internet record scrubbed?

Riddle me this: Adam Lanza, ‘computer genius,’ left no online footprint

Clare Kuehn, a participant in the Vancouver 9/11 Hearings, is also asking some interesting questions (32 in number, all below):

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2012/12/06

NIGHTWATCH: Syria, Bio-Chem, & US Intelligence

08 Wild Cards, IO Deeds of War, IO Impotency

Syria: A senior U.S. official told Fox News that the Syrians loaded bombs with components of sarin gas. They have 60 days to use these bombs until the chemical mixture expires and has to be destroyed, according to the report.

According to NBC News, bombs filled with a sarin components have not yet been loaded onto planes, but that the Syrian military is prepared to use these chemical weapons against civilians pending orders from President Bashar Assad.

Comment: Yesterday, 4 December, a senior US Defense official stated there was no evidence that the chemicals used to create sarin gas had been mixed. A day later, the chemicals are reportedly mixed.

No intelligence service has the ability to make such a determination except from testimony from human sources — from direct observation by the source or detected from radio intercepts. Both collection systems are highly vulnerable to deception and manipulation. In other words, the message from Syria could be intended to persuade the West and others to reduce their support to the opposition.

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2012/11/30

Penguin: Saudi Prince Bandar Dead? Syria Waging War on Saudis and CIA?

08 Wild Cards, IO Deeds of War, Officers Call

Lebanese general, CIA base, Bandar assassination or grievious wounding? Not a word about Bandar since August, and July-August were all second and third stories.

Bandar still alive, insiders say

The Aspen Times, Friday, August 24, 2012

EXTRACT:

“The Iranians are constantly putting out stories through their agents of some mishap about Bandar that have been all false so far,” Ottaway wrote Thursday in response to an email query.

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Phi Beta Iota: We have no direct knowledge, but we do believe that the Syrian leadership understands the vulnerabilities of the Saudis as well as the Americans, and we share with Penguin the view that the car bomb on 19 October in Lebanon, the eradication of the CIA base in Benghazi, and the attack against Bandar are probably related to Syria and probably all “direct actions” funded and directed by the Syrian leadership. More to come.

Robert Steele: Post-Benghazi — Open Season on CIA?

2012/11/242012/11/24

Chuck Spinney: Palestinians Win Gaza Scuffle – Time On Their Side

04 Inter-State Conflict, 05 Civil War, 06 Genocide, 07 Other Atrocities, 10 Security, 11 Society, Ethics, Government, IO Deeds of Peace, IO Deeds of War, Military

As we proved in Vietnam, and are about to prove again in Afghanistan, you can win most battles in a tactical sense but still lose a war at the far more decisive strategic and grand-strategic levels of conflict. (Grand strategy is explained here.) Israel's grand strategy is to establish a Greater Israeli Apartheid State (by annexing Area C of the West Bank and Gazifying Areas A and B) by (1) keeping the US firmly in its camp so (2) it can ignore the growing disgust in the rest of the world. That grand strategy has worked in the short term, most recently by hyping the Iranian threat and now the Gaza mini war to distract attention from the growing encroachment of illegal Israeli settlers in Area C.* But that strategy is turning the world against it (see Israel is all but alone in the Middle East). While recent pronouncements by President Obama and Secretary Clinton suggest Israel's influence in US domestic politics remains as strong as ever, the political sands in the US may be slowly insensibly shifting toward ambivalence, if not outrage, in the United States as well — and, as a practical, the US has enormous problems elsewhere (in Afghanistan) as well as home that may well evolved to take precedence over the US blank check to Israel. So, is Israel on the slippery grand-strategic slope of winning its battles while losing war?

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2012/11/24

Chuck Spinny: Israel Alone, Declared a Terrorist State by Turkey, USA Fading in Region, China Rising….

04 Inter-State Conflict, 08 Wild Cards, 09 Terrorism, 10 Security, IO Deeds of War

Israel is all but alone in the Middle East

The Financial Times, Ian Bremmer, November 20, 2012

On Monday, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan denounced Israel as a “terrorist state”. Whether you find yourself nodding or shaking your head in response, take a moment to consider those words.

This judgment did not come from predictable quarters: from Syria’s soldiers, Iran’s mullahs, or even Saudi royals. Turkey is a moderate Muslim democracy, a member of Nato, one that has traditionally protected constructive relations with Israel. And Mr Erdogan did not simply denounce a particular Israeli action, as he did in 2010 following an Israeli raid on a Turkish aid ship bound for Gaza.

He labeled Israel itself as a source of terrorism.

What’s truly new about Israelis and Palestinians exchanging fire? It isn’t Israeli politics. Early elections are on the way, and there are few signs that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a serious leadership challenge. Nor is it the increasing number and accuracy of rockets fired by Hamas and its Al-Qassam brigades.

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2012/11/222012/11/22

NIGHTWATCH: Analytic Overview of Eight Day Gaza Scuffle

Government, IO Deeds of War, Military

israel and jordan — Click on Image to Enlarge

Phi Beta Iota: NIGHTWATCH is the gold standard for political-military analytics. We doubt anyone now serving at CIA or DIA could have drafted this in one sitting without references. Here is the key finding brought forward:

This eight-day war is, thus, a turning point because Hamas, like Hezbollah in Lebanon, has proven it can strike at the heart of Israel and still live to tell the tale. This is a breakthrough tactical development. From now on, Israel is on the defensive and the threat will get worse unless a secular revolution occurs in Iran.

Israel-Gaza Strip: The exchanges of attacks have stopped during this Watch. Hamas posted the terms of the ceasefire agreement.

-Israel will cease all its activities against the Gaza Strip in the sea, land and air, including the incursions and assassinations.

-The Palestinian organizations will cease their activity from Gaza against Israel, including the rocket fire and border attacks.

-The border crossings to Gaza will be opened, facilitating the movement of people and transfer of goods. This move will take effect after a 24-hour cooling-off period.

-Additional issues will be negotiated if necessary.

Comment: This is not the durable peace that US officials say is the objective. It also probably is not enforceable by Hamas authorities because they do not control smaller splinter groups that probably will not consider themselves bound. The ceasefire will last becasue the principal parties say so, but Readers should expect violations. Both sides will use the respite to rest and rearm. There will be more fighting, but not for a few weeks.

Special Comment: So what just happened? After eight days of rocket and air attacks, both sides can declare victory of a sort. That is not a good outcome for Israel. The situation is much more complicated and ominous than in many decades.

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2012/11/192012/11/19

Mini-Me: Why Are US and France Invading Mali?

04 Inter-State Conflict, 05 Civil War, 07 Other Atrocities, 08 Wild Cards, DoD, Government, IO Deeds of War, Military, Office of Management and Budget

Huh?

US, France assemble coalition to confront Islamists in Mali

By CJ Radin

The Long War Journal, November 18, 2012

The Islamist takeover of two-thirds of Mali this year has spurred the West as well as concerned neighboring countries in Africa to find a way to restore Mali to its democratic path and drive out jihadist elements. Islamist groups in Mali currently include Ansar Dine, the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO), and al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), which is considered one of the most dangerous of al Qaeda's affiliated groups.

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