Category: Secrecy & Politics of Secrecy

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9-11 Goes Credible: Consciousness Rising

07 Other Atrocities, 11 Society, Advanced Cyber/IO, Civil Society, Collective Intelligence, Collective Intelligence, Counter-Oppression/Counter-Dictatorship Practices, Cultural Intelligence, Ethics, InfoOps (IO), Journalism/Free-Press/Censorship, Misinformation & Propaganda, Money, Banks & Concentrated Wealth, Politics of Science & Science of Politics, Power Behind-the-Scenes/Special Interests, Secrecy & Politics of Secrecy, Waste (materials, food, etc)
John Steiner

“9/11” goes credible

FYI….as received.

John, a few yrs back you were posting doubts about the official explanations (both Norad and Nist have changed their stories) of 9/11, but not in a long time. I can imagine many reasons to abandon the discussion, like not upsetting some of your readers, but I just wanted to point out that back then the debate was dominated by speculation, but that in recent years the Truth movement has been professionalized by such orgs as Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth (some 1500 members risking their careers), Pilots for 9/11 Truth, Firefighters for 9/11 Truth, Scholars for 9/11 Truth, etc., as well as peer-reviewed scientific articles. I'd be interested in your thoughts on the subject nowadays.

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Pentagon Pathology: Follow the Money

03 Economy, 07 Other Atrocities, 09 Justice, 10 Security, 11 Society, Budgets & Funding, Commerce, Corporations, Corruption, Cultural Intelligence, Government, Intelligence (government), Law Enforcement, Military, Misinformation & Propaganda, Money, Banks & Concentrated Wealth, Officers Call, Policy, Politics of Science & Science of Politics, Power Behind-the-Scenes/Special Interests, Secrecy & Politics of Secrecy, Technologies, Waste (materials, food, etc)
Andrew Cockburn's essay in The Pentagon Labyrinth is titled “Follow the Money.”  There are a lot of people who will say that is an undignified way to assess America's national security apparatus; they might even say that Cockburn's focus is cynical.  I would personally venture to guess that a disproportionate number of those saying so are doing rather well – thank you very much – in that same national security apparatus.  Or, they plan to do so in the foreseeable future.

Cockburn summarizes his argument in a interview in the ongoing series conducted by Federal News Radio.  Chris Dorobek of the DorobekInsider Show interviews Andrew Cockburn.

Following the money and understanding why that is important is key to comprehending why the Pentagon, Congress, the manufacturers, and the think-tanks behave the way they do.  After all, as Cockburn says in the DorobekInsider interview, why do you think the manufacturers put all those ads in the Washington Metro system.  They're not there for the area's teachers or the local sports teams' fans.

But there is much more to following the money than just that.  Cockburn explains fully in his essay in The Pentagon Labyrinth: 10 Short Essays to Help You Through It. He addresses perhaps the most powerful and recurrent theme underlying contemporary defense community behavior.  Read Cockburn's essay.  Download the book free.

Have a comment?  Pro or con?  We welcome a public debate.
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Winslow T. Wheeler
Director
Straus Military Reform Project
Center for Defense Information

Phi Beta Iota: INTEGRITY.   One word.  The one word not spoken at the Pentagon by anyone above the rank of Major.  You don't make Colonel, and you do not advance as a General, without drinking the kool-aid and “going along” with systemic corruption.  Our shame–our continuing shame–is a burden on the Republic.

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Public Intelligence Forensics: Atomic Untruths

03 Environmental Degradation, 05 Energy, 07 Other Atrocities, 08 Proliferation, 10 Security, 11 Society, Advanced Cyber/IO, Commerce, Corruption, Earth Intelligence, Government, Media, Military, Misinformation & Propaganda, Peace Intelligence, Politics of Science & Science of Politics, Secrecy & Politics of Secrecy

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The Atomic Cafe: Lampooning America’s Nuclear Obsession

What vintage bomb survival suits have to do with Dr. Stragelove and Richard Nixon.

The recent tragedy in Japan has triggered a tsunami of terror, founded and unfounded, about the potential risks of nuclear reactors.

While there are people better equipped than us to explain the precise implications of the situation, we thought we’d put things in perspective by examining the flipside of these dystopian fears: The exuberant optimism about nuclear power in mid-century America.

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Best of HAARP

07 Other Atrocities, Articles & Chapters, Blog Wisdom, Misinformation & Propaganda, Politics of Science & Science of Politics, Secrecy & Politics of Secrecy, Technologies

2011 11 11 What is HAARP–Did HAARP Cause Japanese Disaster? (VIDEO Benjamin Fulford)

2010 05 05  Are We in a HAARP “Earthquake War?” (Before It's News)

2010 01 15  13 reasons to suspect HAARP caused Haiti quake (Ethericplane)

2007 01 12  What's Killing the Birds? (John Lewis)

2004 Estimated Take This HAARP and Shove It (Includes “Real” HAARP at Fox AK)

2003 02 11 HAARP and Spaceship Columbia (Marshall Smith)

2000 12 15  What Is HAARP?  How It Looks and Sounds! (Marshall Smith)

2000 11 00  HAARP a Climate Change Weapon (Michel Chossudovsky)

2000 06 27 The Unauthorized History of HAARP (Marshall D. Smith)

1999 Estimated  Background of the HAARP Project (Dr. Rosalie Bertell)

See Also:

Bernard Eastlund (Weather Modification Lead)

YouTube HAARP Collection (Serious to Spacey)

Prison Planet Forum on HAARP

HAARP Seismic

Dan Eden (HAARP Monitor/Author)

Benjamin Fulford (HAARP Monitor/Author)

 

Below the Line: A Cautious Observer Comments & a Total Slam on Benjamin Fulford

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Event + Webcast: 24 March, Gov Surveillance in a Digital World (7pm PST/10pm EST)

Civil Society, Commerce, Computer/online security, Corruption, Government, Law Enforcement, Mobile, Privacy, Secrecy & Politics of Secrecy, Technologies

On the evening on March 24, 2011, EFF staff activists will discuss the state of government surveillance and privacy in the United States at “Government Surveillance in a Digital World,” an event hosted by San Francisco Intersection for the Arts, with a live video stream by BAMM.tv.

One of the many topics to be discussed is the PATRIOT Act. For nearly ten years, EFF has fought to reform or repeal the overbroad authority granted to law enforcement through the PATRIOT Act, and this year, we have a chance to introduce significant reforms. Thanks to bipartisan opposition and the efforts of grassroots activists, Congress rejected a rubber-stamp reauthorization of the PATRIOT Act and instead vowed to spend three months debating reforms to this law. This gives us an incredible opportunity to speak out against the PATRIOT Act and tell Congress that we don’t want any laws that trample on our civil liberties.

Join the EFF activism team in person or online for a a wide-ranging discussion on privacy in the digital world, online free expression, and how we can work together to stop Congress from reauthorizing a PATRIOT Act that enables excessive government surveillance.

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French Leaks

Counter-Oppression/Counter-Dictatorship Practices, Open Government, Secrecy & Politics of Secrecy

Dedicated to the dissemination of public documents relating notably France and Europe.

Frenchleaks.fr (in English using Google translate)

Frenchleaks in French

Don't be surprised to find the site down.  Thanks to Telecomix Twitter feed.

Phi Beta Iota: This is going to be happening for every government, every corporation, every non-governmental (e.g. BloodLeaks for the Red Cross).  The Power of the Powerless is ON.