Berto Jongman: Bits, Bytes, & Stuff 1.1

Al Qaeda Strategy in Syria Chile and UFOs CIA Staffing Levels — More People Doing Less Good Coalition to Safeguard Privacy (Canada) Computer Security Practices 101 Consumption the Ultimate Bubble Criminalizing Dissent (Globally)

Steve Aftergood: CIA Halts Public Access to Open Source Service

CIA HALTS PUBLIC ACCESS TO OPEN SOURCE SERVICE For more than half a century, the public has been able to access a wealth of information collected by U.S. intelligence from unclassified, open sources around the world.  At the end of this year, the Central Intelligence Agency will terminate that access. The U.S. intelligence community’s Open …

Berto Jongman: Breaking the Cycle of Counterinsurgency

Breaking the Cycle of Counterinsurgency It’s time to relegate the bankrupt counterinsurgency doctrine into the “dustbin of history.” By Hannah Gurman and Jeremy Kuzmarov, October 3, 2013 Foreign Policy in Focus, 3 October 2013 This September marked a potential turning point in America’s long and seemingly bottomless appetite for war. The Obama administration made a …

4th Media: EXPOSED – Thai “Independent” Newspaper Funded by US Government [Good Intentions, Rotten Incoherent Conops]

EXPOSED: Indy “Newspaper” Funded by US Government Deep network uncovered as fake “indy” rag is forced to disclose funding. Note: A copy of Prachatai’s recent disclosure can be found here. Editor’s Addition: A conflict of interest occurs “when an individual or organization is involved in multiple interests, one of which could possibly corrupt the motivation for …