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AlterNet (2)
A new NSA "listening post" for phone calls and emails?; Is Homeland Security "taking over" university and college campuses?Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, March 22, 2012
Foreign Policy (3)
Brzezinski on a "post-America" world; 13 ways to save the global economy; A look at the intelligence community.Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Occupy’s Heiress
Salon story by J.A. Myerson ..“For Aristotle,” says Leah Hunt-Hendrix, “ethics is not a question about right and wrong, it’s a question about who you are. It doesn’t come down to a decision in an instant. It comes down to what kind of life you live, and what kind of life you live as a community.” That question is an essential one to Hunt-Hendrix, 28, the granddaughter of the late billionaire Texas oil tycoon H.L. Hunt. She grew up surrounded by 1 percent privilege — but has spent the last several months neck deep in general assemblies, human microphones and consensus twinkles. She’s made the study of popular protest her life’s work – and Occupy Wall Street has allowed her to roll up her sleevesin another one of life's ironies, according to many sources H.L. Hunt was one of the guys behind the JFK assassination .. This is from The Sword and the Shield: The Mitrokhin Archive and the Secret History of the KGB, pp. 225-230:
A reliable source of the Polish friends [Polish intelligence], an American entrepreneur and owner of a number of firms closely connected to the petroleum circles of the South, reported in late November that the real instigators of this criminal deed were three leading oil magnates from the South of the USA -- Richardson, Murchison and Hunt, all owners of major petroleum reserves in the southern states who have long been connected to pro-fascist and racist organizations in the South- mab .. read more
Posted by Mike Blaxill, Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Launching the U.S. Terror War: the CIA, 9/11, Afghanistan, and Central Asia
Posted by Michael Butler, Monday, March 19, 2012Democratic Senators Issue Strong Warning About Use of the Patriot Act
Major situation. mbPosted by Michael Butler, Sunday, March 18, 2012
In defense of Obama’s drones – Terrorism – Salon.com
There is a point of eliminating one or a few to spare thousands. Tough call on one who must be prosecutor, judge, jury and executioner. mbPosted by Michael Butler, Sunday, March 18, 2012
NYT (5): Foreign Affairs
What exactly IS happening in Iran?; Were Damascus car bombs opposition warning or false flag?; Young Belarussian executed for subway attack, despite possible innocence; Russian celeb becomes opposition leader; Two new books on Vladimir Putin.Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, March 18, 2012
NYT (11): National News
Dem Senators warn of Patriot Act interpretation; House GOP "hesitates" re birth control fight; Jobless claims down, manufacturing up; New law allows replacement of TSA with private contractors; Rutgers student guilty of hate crimes; George Clooney among those arrested at Sudanese embassy; Ohio man admits $17 million fraud of fellow Amish; In "furious" overnight session, Cuomo "asks for moon," gets mixed bag; NYC Council members grill defiant Kelly; No surprise as NYPD whistleblower sues over outrageous treatment; In rarity, NYPD officer accused of rape admits to most facts.Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, March 16, 2012
US Subjected Manning to Cruel, Inhuman, Degrading Treatment, UN Torture Chief Concludes
Posted by Michael Butler, Thursday, March 15, 2012Secret State Agencies: ‘No Hard Evidence’ Iran Building Nukes, March to War Continues
Posted by Michael Butler, Saturday, March 10, 2012MJ Rosenberg: American Enterprise Institute Admits: Iran Threat Isn’t That It Will Launch Nuclear Attack
from G. Reza GolsorkhiPosted by Michael Butler, Friday, March 9, 2012
NYT (6): National News
Little surprise as # of "hate groups" in U.S. grows; FBI faults NYPD anti-Muslim tactics as interfering with attempts to "build relationships"; Pat Robertson calls for legalization of pot; A SuperPAC devoted to ousting incumbents; Charges dropped against teen seen beaten by NYPD in viral video; Teacher morale at lowest point in 20 years.Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, March 8, 2012
Wikileaks: Re OBL’s corpse
another Stratfor email exchange about OBL ..Chris Farnham, Stratfor Senior Watch Officer: "Bogus pics and bogus news stories of burials at sea. Makes the US look dodgy and encourages distrust that the whole thing is real...., conspiracy, CIA, Illuminati, etc.".. read more
Fred Burton, Stratfor VP: "If body dumped at sea, which I doubt, the touch is very Adolph Eichman like. The Tribe did the same thing with the Nazi's ashes. We would want to photograph, DNA, fingerprint, etc. His body is a crime scene and I don't see the FBI nor DOJ letting that happen."
Posted by Mike Blaxill, Wednesday, March 7, 2012
How to Fund an American Police State: Real Money for an Imaginary War
Posted by Michael Butler, Tuesday, March 6, 2012Jane Hamsher on the Wikileaks/Stratfor Email Dump
Jane's been closely following the Wikileaks/Stratfor release and its worth checking in with her over the next week or so as all the emails gradually come out .. highlights so far: from Stratfor analyst Marco Papic, "I want to see [Assange] try to take on the Russians. He’d be going bald in an Iceland hospital within days"; Stratfor had an FBI source, James Casey, who said the US Gov has a sealed indictment for Assange; and an Obama donor, "Mrs P", who Jane figures out is Penny Pritzker (heiress to the Hyatt Hotel fortune) called Obama a "wimp" for not meeting with the Dalai Lama and being tougher on China re Tibet - mabPosted by Mike Blaxill, Sunday, March 4, 2012
Wikileaks: Emails released raised doubts about whether Bin Laden’s body was buried at sea
On day 4 of the Stratfor email release Wikileaks publishes an email from Vice President of Intelligence Fred Burton, who "was giving updates indicating [Bin Laden's] body was being moved to Maryland" as reported by Kevin Gozstola at Firedogelake (who's live blogging the releases) .. makes you think either Anonymous or Wikileaks is sitting on info about the "terrorist attack of 9/11" and its only a matter of time - mabPosted by Mike Blaxill, Friday, March 2, 2012
Blurred Line Between Espionage and Truth
Posted by Michael Butler, Thursday, March 1, 2012US Has Drawn Up Secret Indictment Against WikiLeaks’ Assange
Posted by Michael Butler, Thursday, March 1, 2012Wikileaks: Occupy Wall Street (Dept of Homeland Security analysis)
from the DHS report on OWS ..The growing support for the OWS movement has expanded the protests’ impact and increased the potential for violence. While the peaceful nature of the protests has served so far to mitigate their impact, larger numbers and support from groups such as Anonymous substantially increase the risk for potential incidents and enhance the potential security risk to critical infrastructure (CI). The continued expansion of these protests also places an increasingly heavy burden on law enforcement and movement organizers to control protesters. As the primary target of the demonstrations, financial services stands the sector most impacted by the OWS protests. Due to the location of the protests in major metropolitan areas, heightened and continuous situational awareness for security personnel across all CI sectors is encouraged... read more
Posted by Mike Blaxill, Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Exploding the Myth of the Iranian Bomb: Information Clearing House e
Posted by Michael Butler, Tuesday, February 28, 2012NYT (9): National News
Dems welcome contraception debate; Kelly defends surveillance of Muslims, as NYPD expands its reach; Three NYPD officers plead guilty in gun-smuggling case; As gay marriage gains in U.S., NH may be first state to revoke law; New U.S. cars to have rear cameras for safety; Gordon Gekko does a PSA for the FBI; A beloved hawk is dead in NYC; The Oreo cookie turns 100.Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, February 28, 2012
WikiLeaks: “Private Spies” Stratfor Helped Dow Chemical Monitor Bhopal Activists, The Yes Men
and here's more from today's DN show re "Shadow CIA" emails
Posted by Mike Blaxill, Tuesday, February 28, 2012
