Russia / Strategy Media Update (329) – 8 September 2017

October 8, 2017, 12:22 pm

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Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> Amb Volker meets Surkov, Amb Hunt comments on relations. Bomb hoax pandemic continues in Russia. Major protests across Russia on Putin’s 65th birthday, a Russian legislator blaming the West for using the event to defame Russia, Piontkovsky sees these protests as creating divisions that will undo the… Continue reading Russia / Strategy Media Update (329) – 8 September 2017

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Baghdad Ten Years Ago – 07 OCT 17

October 8, 2017, 7:05 pm

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WEEK 47: Mission Impossible Deuce “Right now I’ll bet you one of those metaphorical beers that if we polled ten soldiers across the division what the mission is we would get ten different answers.” – Anonymous BLACKJACK Brigade Sergeant First Class “The aim is to create a free and democratic Iraq” – US Embassy statement… Continue reading Baghdad Ten Years Ago – 07 OCT 17

WaPo: Google discovers Russian-bought ads

October 9, 2017, 8:22 am

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Google has discovered it sold tens of thousands of dollars worth of online ads to Russian-linked actors trying to influence the 2016 presidential election, according to the Washington Post. The Post reported that the ads cost less than $100,000 and were deployed on a variety of Google’s platforms, including Youtube, Gmail and in search results. People… Continue reading WaPo: Google discovers Russian-bought ads

Russia / Strategy Media Update (330) – 9 October 2017

October 9, 2017, 8:51 am

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Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. Due to changes, today, at the Ukraine Ministry of Defense, today’s ATO Map and Situation Brief are not available. We are seeking their new locations. </end editorial> NATO to launch Black Sea force to balance Russian deployments. Ukraine to host NATO PA gathering. Nordic Defense Cooperation scheme to include cyber, Ilves… Continue reading Russia / Strategy Media Update (330) – 9 October 2017

U.S. Army Outlines New Approach to Shifting Battlefields

October 9, 2017, 9:11 am

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I am alarmed when I read that the US Army wants to update its doctrine to include “space, cyberspace and traditional combat”.  Unless explicitly stated, it appears the Army may overlook information as a key battlespace.  As it is, the Army is already hobbled with three ‘centers’ for IO, all led by Colonels, with no… Continue reading U.S. Army Outlines New Approach to Shifting Battlefields

The Morning Vertical – 09.10.2017

October 9, 2017, 9:24 am

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THE MORNING  VERTICAL by Brian Whitmore  09.10.2017 On My Mind:   The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is widely viewed as an ineffectual organization and its summits tend to be dull affairs. Except when they aren’t As we discuss on this week’s Power Vertical Briefing, the optics at this week’s CIS summit in Sochi will… Continue reading The Morning Vertical – 09.10.2017

FBI uses PureVPN’s ‘non-existent’ logs to track down internet stalker

October 9, 2017, 9:38 am

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Which leads me to ask, are there any secure VPNs out there that really don’t keep logs? What does this mean to the Circumvention Technology folks?   Does this mean that there is no actual or real anonymity on the internet? If the FBI can do this, what is to prevent the same from being done… Continue reading FBI uses PureVPN’s ‘non-existent’ logs to track down internet stalker

Russian propaganda engaged U.S. vets, troops on Twitter and Facebook, study finds

October 9, 2017, 1:18 pm

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I have exposed VeteranNewsNow and VeteransToday on multiple occasions as fraudulent and probably a Russian front, this confirms my suspicion.  I worked with a reporter several months ago, before the depth and breadth of Russian involvement in Facebook was exposed. It was our conclusion at the time that both sites were run by Russia.  It… Continue reading Russian propaganda engaged U.S. vets, troops on Twitter and Facebook, study finds

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How Russia Targets the U.S. Military

October 9, 2017, 1:26 pm

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Full disclosure, here is the article in which I worked with the author.   </end editorial> With hacks, pro-Putin trolls and fake news, the Kremlin is ratcheting up its efforts to turn American servicemembers and veterans into a fifth column. By BEN SCHRECKINGER June 12, 2017 In the fall of 2013, Veterans Today, a fringe American… Continue reading How Russia Targets the U.S. Military

Need An Alibi Or Need Illegal Intelligence? Have These Guys Got A Deal For You

October 9, 2017, 2:16 pm

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Seldom have I had the stuffings scared out of me by something which appears so sinister, right out of a Spectre role in a James Bond film. Seriously, if these guys do not remind you of the former KGB, you don’t know enough about the KGB. They also destroy almost any faith I have in… Continue reading Need An Alibi Or Need Illegal Intelligence? Have These Guys Got A Deal For You

Hacked? “Turkey suddenly backpedals on its alliance with Russia”

October 9, 2017, 3:14 pm

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Choke on Coffee Warning applies.  Everything about this article in Pravda is wrong, Turkey suddenly backpedals on its alliance with Russia.  The article was published at 17:32 local time, here in Washington DC.   I cannot, however, find ANYTHING to corroborate the story.  Even the link to the corresponding Pravda.ru article reads nothing like this English version. Turkey… Continue reading Hacked? “Turkey suddenly backpedals on its alliance with Russia”

Google Identifies Russia-backed Ads on YouTube, Gmail

October 9, 2017, 3:56 pm

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We have Russian ads on Facebook, taken out by fake Twitter accounts linked to the Russian troll farm.  We now can ad Google’s YouTube, Gmail and Google Search.  Twitter, Facebook, and Google are being held accountable.  Add in actual Russian troll activity and we see a LOT of Russian interference in the 2016 US election. … Continue reading Google Identifies Russia-backed Ads on YouTube, Gmail

How Russia Harvested American Rage to Reshape U.S. Politics

October 10, 2017, 12:58 am

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By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE and DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI OCT. 9, 2017 YouTube videos of police beatings on American streets. A widely circulated internet hoax about Muslim men in Michigan collecting welfare for multiple wives. A local news story about two veterans brutally mugged on a freezing winter night. All of these were recorded, posted or written by Americans. Yet all ended up becoming grist for… Continue reading How Russia Harvested American Rage to Reshape U.S. Politics

Baltics battle Russia in online disinformation war

October 10, 2017, 1:06 am

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Date 08.10.2017 Author Benas Gerdziunas (Lithuania) From the hacking attack on Estonia in 2007 to the fake news targeting the NATO battalions on the alliance’s eastern border in 2017 — the Baltic states have been the bull’s-eye of Russian-backed digital warfare. Ten years ago, Estonians awoke to find the country paralyzed by a mass cyberattack and in… Continue reading Baltics battle Russia in online disinformation war

Putin Burger With Lies, Please

October 10, 2017, 3:37 am

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An international beef sizzled over the weekend after social media grilled a fake Russian report about a New York restaurant honoring President Vladimir Putin’s 65th birthday with a special hamburger. Russian state media served up a story on October 7, Putin’s birthday, claiming that Lucy’s Cantina Royale in New York City had created a special… Continue reading Putin Burger With Lies, Please

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MILNEWS.ca Highlights – October 10, 2017

October 10, 2017, 4:53 am

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Tidbits from Both Sides of the Fight #CANvsISIL “Canadian special-forces team hunts down and dismantles chemical weapons in Iraq” “Le Canada a accueilli 800 réfugiés yézidis d’Irak” The Kurds “Cascading Crisis in Iraqi Kurdistan” (ISW) “Iraqi Kurdistan Developments” (ISW) “EU Ambassador to Iraq mediates Erbil-Baghdad talks” – “EU Ambassador to Iraq supports dialogue between Erbil and Baghdad” “Iraqi VPs… Continue reading MILNEWS.ca Highlights – October 10, 2017

Russia / Strategy Media Update (331) – 10 October 2017

October 10, 2017, 10:27 am

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Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. The only ATO map available now is no longer in English.    </end editorial> Some apt observations by AUSA panel members on Russia. Nice WSJ essay on Artic meddling by Russia. More on NATO Black Sea group. More on Putin’s Foreign Legion. Siberians now living at living standards of… Continue reading Russia / Strategy Media Update (331) – 10 October 2017

The confrontation that fueled the fallout between Kaspersky and the U.S. government

October 10, 2017, 11:39 am

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We have tiptoed around this beast known as Kaspersky for years.  Once again, the Russian tactic defaults to “prove it”.  As in almost every Russian action where they are caught and respond with “prove it”, this means they are guilty and are challenging the West to come up with proof of their nefarious ways.  The… Continue reading The confrontation that fueled the fallout between Kaspersky and the U.S. government

How To Make Everybody Angry – Czech President Zeman

October 10, 2017, 12:45 pm

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Here is the title of the RT article, Russia could ‘compensate’ Ukraine for Crimea with money or oil – Czech president Here are the three key paragraphs: Ukraine’s representatives staged a walkout after Czech president Milos Zeman told European parliamentarians the stand-off over Crimea could be resolved by Moscow paying compensation to Kiev. Russia also… Continue reading How To Make Everybody Angry – Czech President Zeman

MILNEWS.ca Highlights – October 12, 2017

October 12, 2017, 5:19 am

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Tidbits from Both Sides of the Fight #CANvsISIL DND’s latest on Operation IMPACT “Map: Hawija District Entirely Cleared from IS” “Abadi expects ‘complete defeat’ of IS this year as Hawija is liberated” Everyone Else Vs. ISIL “Islamic State still holds pockets in Mosul, vow revenge via SMS” “British ISIS recruiter Sally Jones reported dead in… Continue reading MILNEWS.ca Highlights – October 12, 2017