In their never-ending quest to misinform as many people as possible, to obfuscate the real story, to muddy the waters, to avoid any semblance of accepting any blame, Russian propagandists have put together another doozy. Col Skripal and his daughter had an assassination attempt made against them by Russian agents using a nerve gas invented in… Continue reading Dissection of One Russian Disinformation Example
Dissection of One Russian Disinformation Example
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Russia likely targeted more than 21 states before 2016 election: official
BY MORGAN CHALFANT – 04/24/18 10:54 AM EDT A top Department of Homeland Security official said Tuesday that Russian hackers likely targeted more than 21 states before the 2016 election as part of a broader effort to interfere in the vote. Jeanette Manfra, the official, acknowledged that the department only had enough “visibility” to confirm activity targeting 21 states… Continue reading Russia likely targeted more than 21 states before 2016 election: official
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Salisbury CW Attack / Syrian CW Attack (51)
Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. There is just not enough information to determine if Russian inventor of Novichok’s being hit by a car was intentional or not. Russia, of course, is accusing the West of fabricating the incident… Life is strange. So strange that you can’t make this stuff up. Somehow, Russia feels the… Continue reading Salisbury CW Attack / Syrian CW Attack (51)
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The promise and peril of active cyber defense
Article by a good and trusted friend of mine. </end editorial> BY IRVING LACHOW, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 04/18/18 02:30 PM EDT THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL American businesses are under siege from cyber criminals and state-sponsored cyber spies. Despite the billions of dollars spent by companies… Continue reading The promise and peril of active cyber defense
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Yes, It Is A New Cold War. What Is To Be Done?
This is one of the best and easiest to understand treatise on Russian strategic thinking I’ve read, by Dr. Ray Smith. </end editorial> RAYMOND SMITH APRIL 25, 2018 What a Cold War looks like depends to some extent on where you sit. From where I sat on the State Department’s Soviet desk during the early… Continue reading Yes, It Is A New Cold War. What Is To Be Done?
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26 April 2018 Disinformation Review
The EU’s excellent weekly Disinformation Review has a laser focus on Russian disinformation and is exposing the Russian information warfare program for what they are. As a result, the UK is reviewing RT’s license to broadcast as it does not meet their standards to qualify as journalism. If Russia protests, it only has itself and… Continue reading 26 April 2018 Disinformation Review
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Event: Plight Of Bitkov Family Offers Clues To How Russian Government Undermines International Institutions
WASHINGTON—The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, today [Ed. 23 April] announced the following hearing: The Long Arm Of Injustice: Did A Un Commission Founded To Fight Corruption Help The Kremlin Destroy A Russian Family? Friday, April 27, 2018 9:15 a.m. Rayburn House Office Building Room 2172 Live… Continue reading Event: Plight Of Bitkov Family Offers Clues To How Russian Government Undermines International Institutions
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Salisbury CW Attack / Syrian CW Attack (52)
Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> Russia’s self-flagellation campaign continues, with indulgences in new and rather distasteful stunts. The Russian proposal to supply the S-300PM2/PMU2 / SA-20B has gone effectively viral in the media, given the Israeli reaction – it does appear this will go ahead, although as yet the Russians have not… Continue reading Salisbury CW Attack / Syrian CW Attack (52)
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Twitter Tolerates Russian Trolls Over Pornbots, EU’s Ansip Says
By Aoife White April 26, 2018, 5:02 AM EDT Ansip says colleagues reluctant to blame Russia for fake news EU is seeking ways to stem disinformation on the internet Twitter Inc. seems to tolerate Russian troll accounts more than pornbots, the European Union’s digital policy chief told reporters. Andrus Ansip, the European Commission’s vice-president for digital issues, complained… Continue reading Twitter Tolerates Russian Trolls Over Pornbots, EU’s Ansip Says
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Shun Russia to Save the World
The stakes are high as Moscow undermines institutions like the UN. By Eli Lake April 26, 2018 When it comes to Russia these days, the U.S. and Europe are striving for deterrence. That’s what drove the Obama administration to impose sector-based sanctions on Russia after its stealth invasion of Ukraine. Deterrence justified the Treasury sanctions this month against Russian… Continue reading Shun Russia to Save the World
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Russia: Salisbury CW Attack / Syrian CW Attack (53)
Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> Russia’s self-flagellation campaign continues, the theatre in the OPCW has produced almost viral media coverage, but almost universally negative – Muscovy’s propagandists appear determined to reinforce the self-typecasting of the previous four years. Felgenhauer backfills the history of the earlier deal to supply the S-300PMU2 Favorit /… Continue reading Russia: Salisbury CW Attack / Syrian CW Attack (53)
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Ukraine Ad Hoc Media Update (19)
Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> A busy week in Ukraine: Fukuyama on Russia’s fear of Ukraine’s success; More warnings on the risk of a full scale Russian invasion; ATO about to stand down and JFO stand up; Donbass fires continue, numerous related reports on damage; GFP ranks Ukraine 8th in Europe, after… Continue reading Ukraine Ad Hoc Media Update (19)
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Russia / Strategy Ad Hoc Media Update (28)
Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> NATO / EU / Russia Reports Keir A. Lieber and Daryl G. Press | The New Era of Counterforce: Technological Change and the Future of Nuclear Deterrence | International Security | MIT Press Journals Abstract: Nuclear deterrence rests on the survivability of nuclear arsenals. For much… Continue reading Russia / Strategy Ad Hoc Media Update (28)
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DPRK / PRC / WESTPAC Ad Hoc Update (32)
Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> While the media have been infatuated with the DPRK / RoK presidential meeting, other important things have been happening. Much on the condition of the Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site. Adm Davidson comments on GWoS. DF-26 attains IOC. PLAN Type 001A CV to start sea trials – this… Continue reading DPRK / PRC / WESTPAC Ad Hoc Update (32)
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House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Report On Russian Active Measures
Read the redacted, declassified House intelligence committee report on Russian interference in the US election. Available here: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4448613-Declassified-House-intelligence-committee-report.html Advertisements
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Salisbury CW Attack / Syrian CW Attack (54)
Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> Russia’s self-flagellation campaign continues unrestrained, reinforcing further Western media and public perceptions of Russia. Syrian Amb Haddad in Moscow claims in interview that Syria already has working S-300PMU2 – curiously nobody has yet seen satellite imagery. While Russia’s most visible propaganda campaigns in recent months were aimed… Continue reading Salisbury CW Attack / Syrian CW Attack (54)
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Salisbury CW Attack / Syrian CW Attack (55)
Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> Russia’s self-flagellation campaign continues unrestrained, the latest installments bordering on the absurd, and yet again reinforcing every single negative stereotype the Russian propagandists programmed into Western media and political communities over the last 4 years. Proxies remain very active, whether individual or nation-state. A fascinating commentary by… Continue reading Salisbury CW Attack / Syrian CW Attack (55)
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Law Enforcement Hits IS Propaganda Outlets
April 28, 2018 8:03 PM Rikar Hussein Law enforcement authorities in the United States, European Union and Canada this week began a joint cybercampaign against Islamic State online communication channels that will “severely disrupt” the group’s propaganda machine, the EU’s law enforcement agency Europol said. The multinational action, led by Belgian federal prosecutors, was launched… Continue reading Law Enforcement Hits IS Propaganda Outlets
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Ms. Zakharova And TASS Accuse The West Of NOT reporting
Russian FM Spokesperson, Ms. Zakharova, and TASS have entirely too much time on their hands. Ms. Zakharova accused the West of NOT publishing news about the Skripal assassination attempt, reports TASS in the below article. The phrase, “as if”, is used as an accusation without evidence, “as if” to make stuff up. Also, yes, “let’s speak openly” about… Continue reading Ms. Zakharova And TASS Accuse The West Of NOT reporting
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Final report of the High Level Expert Group on Fake News and Online Disinformation
12 March 2018 In January 2018, the European Commission set up a high-level group of experts (“the HLEG”) to advise on policy initiatives to counter fake news and disinformation spread online. The main deliverable of the HLEG was a report designed to review best practices in the light of fundamental principles, and suitable responses stemming… Continue reading Final report of the High Level Expert Group on Fake News and Online Disinformation
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