Barbara McNamara–Subversion from Within

Behind Closed Doors On 31 January 2011 Secrecy News returned to a subject that had been discussed earlier: the federal investigations of former NSA employee Thomas Drake for revealing classified information and of a former congressional intelligence committee staffer, Diane Roark, for assisting him. This latest article essentially quotes former NSA Deputy Director Barbara McNamara …

AFIO Selected Headlines: Google, Woolsey, Hayden

Google Comes Under Fire for ‘Secret’ Relationship with NSA. Consumer Watchdog, an advocacy group largely focused in recent years on Google’s privacy practices, has called on a congressional investigation into the Internet giant’s “cozy” relationship with U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration.  In a letter sent Monday, Consumer Watchdog asked Representative Darrell Issa, the new chairman …

Assisi-Rome 2nd Meeting

The first meeting, in Assisi on Saturday 22 January 2011, was off the record.  The letter is in the Franciscan Order’s hands.  The third meeting, with a major trans-Europe foundation, is off the record until the Secretary-General obtains approval to proceed with broad dissemination of the letter. The second meeting, arranged by Sergio Germani, was …

Review (Guest): Deadly Embrace–Pakistan, America and the Future of Global Jihad

Bruce Riedel (Author) 5.0 out of 5 stars The Real Story, January 24, 2011 Retired Reader (New Mexico) – See all my reviews This book is a very careful analysis of U.S.-Pakistani relations, especially over the last forty years. More importantly perhaps it provides the clearest explanation to date of why Pakistan appears to be …