Journal: Sam Adams and WikiLeaks

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 7, 2010 4:00 PM CONTACT: Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA) Sam Husseini, (202) 347-0020; or David Zupan, (541) 484-9167 Ex-Intelligence Officers, Others See Plusses in WikiLeaks Disclosures WASHINGTON – December 7 – The following statement was released today, signed by Daniel Ellsberg, Frank Grevil, Katharine Gun, David MacMichael, Ray McGovern, Craig …

Reference: On WikiLeaks and Government Secrecy + RECAP on Secrecy as Fraud, Waste, & Abuse

People are more likely to lie, exaggerate and distort when they know they won’t be held accountable for what they said, and people like to say what their interlocutors want to hear, says Jordan Stancil. Jordan Stancil Jordan Stancil is a lecturer in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs of the University of …

Journal: Two Denied Area Intelligence Failures

The first of two on IC failures….as if we didn’t need any more proof.  DefDog Reports indicate China’s fifth generation jet fighter rollout far ahead of U.S. intel projections East-Asia-Intel.com, December 1, 2010 Chinese military Internet reports indicate that China may roll out its first fifth generation fighter as early as this month, far earlier …

NIGHTWATCH Extracts on Two WikiLeaks Items

NIGHTWATCH Comments on two Wikileak reports in the news: The Guardian and The New York Times today highlighted one leaked report that North Korea sold Iran 19 BM-25 nuclear-capable ballistic missiles and another that alleged that Chinese officials support Korean unification and expect North Korea to collapse. Both deserve comment.The North Korean BM-25 missile is …

Review: Rebooting the American Dream–11 Ways to Rebuild Our Country

Thom Hartmann Short Smart List, Not a Roadmap or Game Plan November 28, 2010 I almost did not buy this book because I know all this stuff already, but out of respect for the author, who is one of a number of individuals including Jim Fallows, William Greider, Matt Miller, Margaret Wheatley, and Tom Atlee …

Journal: Wikileaks Inspires Panetta, Raises Mouse Turd Count

Impacts from Wikileaks continue to multiply.  Now, just getting a routine courier card renewed now involves pole vaulting over major mouse turds. Message from the Director: Recent Media Leaks November 8, 2010 We have seen in recent months a damaging spate of media leaks on a wide range of national security issues. WikiLeaks is but …