David Swanson: Turkish Court Indicts Senior Israeli Military Officials in Murders on Gaza Flotilla

Turkish Court Indicts Senior Israeli Military Officials in Murders on Gaza Flotilla On the Second Anniversary of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, Turkish Court Indicts Senior Israeli Military Officials in Murders of Nine Passengers By Ann Wright Two years ago I was a passenger on the first Gaza Freedom Flotilla which was sailing to break the …

John Robb: The Official US Process of Death by Powerpoint

The US President’s Hit List or “Death by PowerPoint” Posted: 29 May 2012 12:01 PM PDT Last Friday, I wrote a post on how: – US national security agencies increasingly use computerized analysis of collected data to designate a person as an enemy combatant. – The US currently uses non-judicial Presidential “hit lists” to simplify …

John Robb: Automation of Censorship and Extra-Judicial Assassination

The Automation of Government Coercion Posted: 25 May 2012 09:10 AM PDT I recently did a series of interviews for an international venture investing newsletter called Capitalist Exploits.  Here’s a question I got that I thought we be of interest to GG readers.  I’ve extended the answer a bit from the original in the interview. …

Event: 0730-0930 12 June National Press Club Government Executive The Expanding Role of Open Source Information and Social Media

The Expanding Role of Open Source Information and Social Media for the Intelligence Community Open source information and social media have caused a huge growth in the amount of data available to the intelligence community. In a budget constrained environment, this information explosion may become a major source for producing intelligence and protecting our nation.  …

Review: Hard Measures – How Aggressive CIA Actions After 9/11 Saved American Lives

Jose Rodriguez and Bill Harlow 3.0 out of 5 stars 5 as Personal Memoir, 1 for Nonsense About “Hard Measures”, May 3, 2012 As a memoir of time in the CIA bureaucracy and occasional righteous deeds in the field, the book is a must read along with a handful of others by former case offices …