David Isenberg: Secret Contracting – Totally Beyond the Reach of Inspectors-General

The use of private contractors is not just for the Pentagon or the State Department. It is also for that frequently crashing collection of agencies euphemistically known as the intelligence community (IC). I have written previously on this but let’s consider some of the costs of using contractors in the IC. The following is taken …

Penguin: Global Covert Campaign to Undermine Obama – Who, Exactly, Is Doing What?

Am in Europe where this was brought to my attention.  I don’t know what to think of this.   My local government counterparts are  quite certain that this anti-Islam film was a deliberate and orchestrated affair. We live in a very dangerous time. I hope people will take the right decisions. EDIT:  One of my counterparts …

Josh Kilbourn: “Some Kind of Bizarre Intelligence Operation” Says Actor in Sam Basile Anti-Muhammad Video “Innocence of Muslims”

The headline quote is a from a participant in the movie! Saturday, September 15, 2012 Nakoula made a notorious anti-Islam film — yet he had worked for an Islamic terrorist I ask readers to pay special attention to the Eiad Salameh connection, which nails the theory that Nakoula worked for spooks… Additional added note: Or …

Chuck Spinney: America, the Muslims, and a Video That Went from Zero to Mach 2 – Origin of the Video Known, Who Took It Into Arabia and Africa Not Known

Below is an outstanding essay on an unfolding issue of great importance. Chuck Spinney WEEKEND EDITION SEPTEMBER 14-16, 2012 The Reality Behind the “Free Speech” Argument America and the Muslims by ESAM AL-AMIN, Counterpunch Thousands of angry Muslims demonstrated in front of American embassies and consulates in Egypt and Libya because of a newly released …

Mini-Me: From 9/11 to Arab Spring to Iran War — Who, Exactly? + Meta-RECAP

Huh? Iran Review – Interviews James H. Fetzer: Mossad Played a Crucial Role in 9/11 Attacks Interview with James H. Fetzer By: Kourosh Ziabari EXTRACT The key players in relation to 9/11 were the neo-conservatives in the Department of Defense and the Israeli Mossad. Philip Zelikow, Executive Director of the 9/11 Commission, for example, had …