Marcus Aurelius: Polish Lid Comes Off Global Rendition-Torture Pot

       March 27, 2012 Polish Ex-Official Charged With Aiding C.I.A. By JOANNA BERENDT and NICHOLAS KULISH WARSAW — The former head of Poland’s intelligence service has been charged with aiding the Central Intelligence Agency in setting up a secret prison to detain suspected members of Al Qaeda, a leading newspaper here reported on Tuesday, the …

Berto Jongman: Interesting National Security Links

C.I.A.’s Misuse of Secrecy C-SPAN Bill Roggio Editor Long War Journal Use of Military Drones with Statistics (VIDEO) EU Annual Report on Terrorism Gwen Olsen – the Rx Reformer Memories of Bin Laden are fading, but his methods and ideology remain Senate follows House with more questions about construction of Savannah River Site’s MOX plant Terrorism …

Yoda: In with Flynn, Out with What? Can He Effect Change Clapper Could Not?

Military Intelligence Gadfly Will Lead All Military Intelligence Spencer Ackerman WIRED, April 17, 2012 One of the most disruptive men in the sprawling U.S. spy community, someone who turned the military’s elite killers into top spies, will likely soon be in charge of all military intelligence. The Pentagon on Tuesday nominated Army Lt. Gen. Michael …

Marcus Aurelius: General Mike Flynn to Head Defense Intelligence Agency

US Military Intelligence Critic To Lead Spy Agency By Agence France-Presse, 18 April 2012 A US general who once blasted the work of military spies in Afghanistan as “only marginally relevant” has been nominated to take over the Pentagon’s intelligence agency, officials said. The decision to name Lieutenant General Michael Flynn suggests a possible shake-up …

Review (Guest): TRAITOR: The Whistleblower and the “American Taliban”

Jesselyn Radack 5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely Important,February 8, 2012 David C N Swanson (Charlottesville VA United States) – See all my reviews (REAL NAME) It began with that monstrous young man so evil we needed to blindfold him and strap him to a board, that confusing young man who looked like Christ but …