Mongoose: Evidence CENTCOM Manipulated ISIS Reports — Without DIA Leadership Knowing?

Analysts Said to Provide Evidence of Distorted Reports on ISIS EXTRACT “The senior intelligence officers are flipping everything on its head,” said one government intelligence analyst, who like others spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. The analyst said that the complaints involve the highest-ranking officials in …

Mongoose: VICE on CIA’s 9/11 Failure Before & After

Ineffective supervisors, lack of language and other expertise, 10 seconds per cable, at war with NSA and FBI — the comatose CIA? ‘Blind Spots and Inefficiencies’: The CIA Before and After 9/11 “I think that America confuses resources with capabilities, and we say that more is better, though that’s not true — better is better,” …

Mongoose: 13,000 Palestinian Structures Threatened

Thousands of Palestinian structures under Israeli demolition orders JERUSALEM: Some 13,000 Palestinian structures in the West Bank are currently under Israeli demolition orders, leaving residents and homes “in a state of chronic uncertainty and threat”, the UN said on Monday.

Mongoose: US Media Calculated Fraudulent Campaign Against Putin and Russia

Swedish Analyst – The Smear Campaign against Putin and the true US Agenda – Part 1 While the Russian opinion polls in support of President Putin now has reached a record level of 89% he is simultaneously target of a very dirty smear campaign in the West. Putin, we are told, is a power-hungry dictator …

Mongoose: UK Homeless Veterans

Ex-soldier and daughter, 12, found living in graveyard “There are four million ex-soldiers in the UK, 400,000 of them in Scotland. We estimate that about 10,000 are homeless, and the situation is going to get worse with the Army cuts to come next year.

Mongoose: When Propaganda Displaces Democracy

When propaganda displaces democracy Nothing in a democracy is outside the reach of propaganda, from media to politics to education. Its influence on citizens’ choices can’t be overstated — and is even harder to overcome. In his new book, How Propaganda Works, Jason Stanley, a Yale philosophy professor, explains it’s always been that way. Stanley …