The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
REFERENCE Lessons from Anonymous on cyberwar A cyberwar is brewing, and Anonymous reprisal attacks on HBGary Federal shows how deep the war goes. Haroon Meer 10 Mar 2011 16:11 GMT Al Jazeera . . . . . . . Even while Barr was proclaiming victory and threatening to “take the gloves off”, Anonymous were burrowing …
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This is a follow up to that 13 February Spinney piece on predicting the future, DARPA as Poster Child for Out of Control Budget. It belongs to the category of “we don’t make this stuff up.” Speaking of this category, I think this latest incident in Pakistan (CIA contractor shoots two Pakistanis in broad daylight, …
Continue reading “21st Century Magic? Or 1950’s Idiocy on Steroids?”
[Congressional Record: February 15, 2011 (Senate)] [Page S753-S754] STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS By Mr. CARDIN: S. 355. A bill to improve, modernize, and clarify the espionage statutes contained in chapter 37 of title 18, United States Code, to promote Federal whistleblower protection statutes and regulations, to deter unauthorized disclosures of classified information, …
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Curveball: How US was duped by Iraqi fantasist looking to topple Saddam Rafid Ahmed Alwan al-Janabi let imagination run wild and became main source for Colin Powell’s case for war in 2003 Defector admits to WMD lies that triggered Iraq war Admissions vindicate CIA’s former Europe chief Read full article… Phi Beta Iota: The story …
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COMMUNICATIONS An App for Dissidents A startup is offering free encrypted voice and text communications to protesters in Egypt. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2011 BY ROBERT LEMOS MIT Technology Review Two new applications for Android devices, called RedPhone and TextSecure, were released last week by Whisper Systems, a startup created by security researchers Moxie Marlinspike and …
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The danger of repeating signals Kevin shares this great quote from the Count of Monte Cristo: “I have been told,” said the count, “that you do not always yourselves understand the signals you repeat.” “That is true, sir, and that is what I like best,” said the man, smiling. “Why do you like that best?” …
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