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Edward Lucas: How I ended up on the RT “Top Ten Russophobes” list

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AUTHOR:Edward Lucas 03 October 2017 How I ended up on the RT “Top Ten Russophobes” list The Kremlin-funded broadcaster RT’s list of the top ten Russophobes was an odd collection, mixing institutions (NATO and Buzzfeed, in second and ninth place) with individuals, including me and my friend Anne Applebaum—the prize-winning historian of Soviet crimes—tied for fifth place.… Continue reading Edward Lucas: How I ended up on the RT “Top Ten Russophobes” list

Arizona State University: Weaponized Narrative Initiative

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What isWeaponized Narrative? Weaponized narrative is an attack that seeks to undermine an opponent’s civilization, identity, and will. By generating confusion, complexity, and political and social schisms, it confounds response on the part of the defender. How Does Weaponized Narrative Work? A fast-moving information deluge is the ideal battleground for this kind of warfare – for… Continue reading Arizona State University: Weaponized Narrative Initiative

The Morning Vertical – October 4, 2017

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THE MORNING  VERTICAL by Brian Whitmore  04.10.2017 On My Mind   Moscow may come to regret its support for separatist movements abroad — whether in the former Soviet Union or in Europe. As Gazeta.ru notes in an editorial featured below, Russia has plenty of restive regions and disgruntled ethnic minorities and “the problem of separatism… Continue reading The Morning Vertical – October 4, 2017

Russia / Strategy Media Update (325) – 04 October2017

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Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> An interesting collection of reports from Russia showing how the country is progressively destabilizing, possibly the most interesting of these is Prof Goble’s comparison of Putin’s blundering in the ethnicities game with that of Gorbachev three decades ago. Whitmore observes that Russia has promoted separatism abroad and… Continue reading Russia / Strategy Media Update (325) – 04 October2017

Time for the Trump Administration to Arm Ukraine

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Antony J. Blinken OCT. 4, 2017 The Russian occupation of eastern Ukraine produced one very hot summer. Through August, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe recorded between 1,000 and 1,500 nightly cease-fire violations, a large majority committed by Russian-led forces. Ukrainian soldiers and civilians continue to be killed or injured on a daily basis.… Continue reading Time for the Trump Administration to Arm Ukraine

Russia Hacking NATO: Troops Near Russian Border Had Phones Compromised

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BY AJ DELLINGER ON 10/04/17 AT 12:26 PM James Comey on Russian Hackers: ‘They Will Be Back’ Soldiers and officials of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries deployed in eastern Europe are being victimized by targeted hacks that aim to compromise their smartphones, the Wall Street Journal reported. The nearly 4,000 NATO troops positioned near the Russian border… Continue reading Russia Hacking NATO: Troops Near Russian Border Had Phones Compromised

Congressional Leaders Urge Facebook, Twitter To Make Kremlin-Linked Ads Public

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OCT 4, 2017 @ 08:20 PM Kathleen Chaykowski , FORBES STAFF Congressional leaders on Wednesday called on Facebook FB -0.91% and Twitter TWTR +0.91% to publicly share Kremlin-linked political ads that spread on social media in what appear to be a Russian-backed effort to interfere with the 2016 U.S. presidential election. However, the Senate Intelligence committee — one of three committees investigating the… Continue reading Congressional Leaders Urge Facebook, Twitter To Make Kremlin-Linked Ads Public

Kremlin distances itself from captured ‘Russian soldiers’ shown in Isis propaganda video


Kremlin Uses Inforwars Material For Disinformation

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My wording is very precise, the Kremlin uses anything and everything against the West to wage an information war, in order to: Sow chaos and confusion in the West Undermine Democracy in the West Promote Russian National Interests When Dmitry Krasnov or Дмитрий Краснов wrote his normal sensationalist alternative and conspiracy theory articles about the Las… Continue reading Kremlin Uses Inforwars Material For Disinformation

Russia / Strategy Media Update (326) – 5 October 2017

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Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> Today is a day of unexpected statements, the NYT OpEd by Blinken being the least expected. Amb Volker to meet Surkov again. Russians playing Donbass games with NATO troops’ cellphones. Canada legislating its clone of the Magnitsky Act. Maduro statement gets a COCW. Nezavisimaya Gazeta on Russia’s plan… Continue reading Russia / Strategy Media Update (326) – 5 October 2017

Finland opens new center to fight ‘hybrid threats’ from Russia

Russian government hackers used antivirus software to steal U.S. cyber capabilities

Facebook reportedly cut Russia from election meddling report

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Facebook whittled down a public report on election meddling to remove mentions to Russia, The Wall Street Journal reports. BY STEVEN MUSIL OCTOBER 5, 2017 7:32 PM PDT Facebook removed all references to Russia from a public report in April concerning manipulation of its platform during the 2016 presidential election, according to a The Wall Street Journal report Thursday. Mentions… Continue reading Facebook reportedly cut Russia from election meddling report

‘We Can’t Even Hire A Stringer’: Russia Today Says Its U.S. Staff Leaving In ‘Masses’

Russian TV Says Earth Is Flat

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In a widely poo-poo’d report for even Russia, REN TV showed a film that claims the earth is flat. It was even noted during the recent Russian Emmy TV awards.  REN TV (Russian: РЕН ТВ) is one of the largest private federal TV channels in Russia and, as is the case in much of Russian television, it is based on… Continue reading Russian TV Says Earth Is Flat

Russia-backed “Blacktivist” FB page sold merchandise

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The “Blacktivist” Facebook story appears to be growing daily.  By all accounts, Facebook needs to trace any and all links to the Blacktivist accounts, outline all activity, and document everything they have done.  There should be absolutely nothing left out.  Nothing. Especially the links to domestic people, accounts, activities, and organizations. That last one may… Continue reading Russia-backed “Blacktivist” FB page sold merchandise

Russia’s New ‘Useful Idiots’?

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Full disclosure, I am currently reading and reviewing this book, “Tango Noir: Russia and the Western Far Right,” a new book by Anton Shekhovtsov.  </end editorial> “Originally published by EurasiaNet.org” October 6, 2017 – 11:32am, by Bradley Jardine Russia A EurasiaNet Partner Post from:  Coda There are echoes of Soviet times in the way Russia has been… Continue reading Russia’s New ‘Useful Idiots’?

Russia / Strategy Media Update (327) – 6 October 2017

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Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. On the story, Russian Soldiers Face Ban On Social-Media Posts. Well, duh. After three years of open source reporting, NOW Russia is taking action. </end editorial> While Ukraine changes the legislative framework of the Donbass war, Western media start to notice. Russia legislates against troops posting on social media –… Continue reading Russia / Strategy Media Update (327) – 6 October 2017

Russian propaganda may have been shared hundreds of millions of times, new research says

War Games: Russia Is Testing Out Live Bombings And Shutting Down Phone Lines, But Why?

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