Marcus Aurelius: Fact-Checking CIA Fact-Checking 0 Dark 30 [with Robert Steele Fact-Checking Both] 1.2

Fact-Checking the CIA’s Fact-Check on ‘Zero Dark Thirty By J.K. Trotter | The Atlantic Wire – Fri, Dec 28, 2012 “The CIA is a lot different than Hollywood portrays it to be,” reads an official explainer issued today by the Central Intelligence Agency — a thinly veiled attempt to continue debunking Zero Dark Thirty, the controversial Oscar favorite that …

Mongoose: CIA as Pawn — the Candidates — and the Nominee is…

UPDATE:  Brannan nominated.  We wish him well.  The drone program will be his death unless he wises up quickly and transfers the drone program to the military.  During his tenure CIA will face legal challenges in world courts, direct assassination of not-so-secret CIA case officers operating with impunity, and a president very disappointed that CIA …

Marcus Aurelius: Benghazi Threat Flashing Red — Still No Answers — CIA and Pentagon Getting a Free Pass

For those who may not have been following, article below is a pretty good high level summary of what happened in Benghazi on 11 Sep 2012.  To date, I am aware of two official reports issued on the incident:  one by the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee and an internal one by State …

Marcus Auerelius: Mike Morell Has No Clue…CIA is Brain Dead and Morally Disengaged

If the Acting Director can be lied to so easily, why should he be trusted to oversee an out of control agency?  Below from Senator Feinstein’s web page. Feinstein, McCain, Levin Ask CIA for ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Documents Concerned that CIA’s cooperation was inappropriate, potentially misled filmmakers Washington—Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Senate …

Steven Aftergood: Congress to Public: Butt Out — We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Intelligence Oversight or Public Accountability — ESPECIALLY on Drones and Assassinations

Intelligence Oversight Steps Back from Public Accountability The move by Congress to renew the FISA Amendments Act for five more years without amendments came as a bitter disappointment to civil libertarians who believe that the Act emphasizes government surveillance authority at the expense of constitutional protections.  Amendments that were offered to provide more public information …

Tom Atlee: Sandy Hook Reflections on Social Madness & Healing

Dear friends, My friend and colleague Miki Kashtan has written a compelling article exploring the interconnectedness of personal, community and social dimensions of the Sandy Hook crisis,  “Adam Lanza and All of Us.”  I highly recommend the whole article, but for the purposes of this commentary, I want to highlight this excerpt: “I see violence, …