Marcus Aurelius: Al Qaeda Ricin, USG, Israel, Nuts

From the underpants bomber to exploding print cartridges to ricin bombs… Qaeda Trying to Harness Toxin for Bombs, U.S. Officials Fear By ERIC SCHMITT and THOM SHANKER The New York Times, August 12, 2011 WASHINGTON — American counterterrorism officials are increasingly concerned that the most dangerous regional arm of Al Qaeda is trying to produce …

Marcus Aurelius: Israel Plots to Cripple Iranian Cyber

(1) Wish the Israelis every success, but their chances are likely decreased thanks to leaks; (2) Wonder if GEN Alexander of USCYBERCOM will seek to re-negotiate his deal IOT report directly to POTUS? Israeli Military Reportedly Plotting to Cripple Iran in Cyberspace Published August 07, 2011 EXTRACT: “Israel has two principal targets in Iran’s cyberspace,” …

Chuck Spinney: Europe’s Far Right Connects to Israel

07/29/2011 04:20 PM The Likud Connection Europe’s Right-Wing Populists Find Allies in Israel By Charles Hawley, spiegel online Islamophobic parties in Europe have established a tight network, stretching from Italy to Finland. But recently, they have extended their feelers to Israeli conservatives, enjoying a warm reception from members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition. Some …

Michel Bauwens: Israel Uses Facebook to Identify and then Block Incoming Protesters from Europe

Israel used Facebook to stop European pro-Palestine activists IntelNews.Org, 12 July 2011 Joseph Fitsanakis Israeli intelligence services managed to stop dozens of European pro-Palestine activists from flying to Israel, by gathering open-source intelligence about them on social media sites, such as Facebook. According to Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor, intelligence gathered on Facebook formed the …