Russia / New Administration Media Ad Hoc

January 28, 2017, 10:18 pm

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Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting </end editorial> A very busy day in the MSM, reflecting a very busy first week for POTUS. I will now exclude general MSM traffic on POTUS as it is almost uniformly predictable T3 with little or no information content. Borovoy has validated the earlier observation on Russia’s impending bankruptcy,… Continue reading Russia / New Administration Media Ad Hoc

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Is the #Calexit Campaign Supported by Russia?

January 31, 2017, 2:00 am

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There are ties between the Yes California campaign and an “anti-globalist” Russian group that has received funding from the Kremlin. Bethania Palma Jan 30, 2017 When President Donald Trump claimed electoral victory on 8 November 2016 to become the 45th American head of state, it prompted a backlash in historically liberal-leaning California and lent momentum… Continue reading Is the #Calexit Campaign Supported by Russia?

US military botches online fight against Islamic State

January 31, 2017, 6:42 am

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M&C Saatchi and Colsa Corporation is named and blamed for a horrendous WebOps program. </end editorial> By DESMOND BUTLER and RICHARD LARDNER , WTSP 6:11 AM. EST January 31, 2017 TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — On any given day at MacDill Air Force Base, web crawlers scour social media for potential recruits to the Islamic State… Continue reading US military botches online fight against Islamic State

Is America Prepared for Meme Warfare?

January 31, 2017, 9:56 am

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31 January 2017 // 03:00 PM GMT Memes, as any alt-right Pepe sorcerer will tell you, are not just frivolous entertainment. They are magic, the stuff by which reality is made and manipulated. What’s perhaps surprising is that this view is not so far off from one within the US defense establishment, where a growing… Continue reading Is America Prepared for Meme Warfare?

Russia’s Probe in Ukraine Targets the Trump Administration

February 1, 2017, 6:53 am

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by Austin Bay January 31, 2017It’s mid-winter, with temperatures plunging to five degrees Fahrenheit, but Russia’s creeping war of aggression in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region is heating up once again as Kremlin-supplied rebels attack Ukrainians defending the town of Avdiivka. Despite the Minsk Protocol ceasefire of September 2014, the Kremlin’s Ukraine war has never ceased.… Continue reading Russia’s Probe in Ukraine Targets the Trump Administration

Teaching Aid for Educators on “Fake News” and Alternative Facts

February 1, 2017, 7:15 am

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Andrew Selepak Dr. Selepak teaches in the Department of Telecommunication at the University of Florida One of the big stories to come out of the 2016 Presidential Election was the much discussed issue of “fake news.” Since the election, the discussion has grown to include the difference between facts and alternative facts. But what is… Continue reading Teaching Aid for Educators on “Fake News” and Alternative Facts

Here Are The Hacks In Charge Of Broadcasting Trump’s Propaganda Internationally

February 1, 2017, 3:28 pm

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I requested information from the Public Affairs office at the BBG about these two men, but have been held at arm’s length for one week.  As recently as this morning, I received a reply that I would receive a response soon. Media Matters put out this one page paper about the two ‘officials’ sent by… Continue reading Here Are The Hacks In Charge Of Broadcasting Trump’s Propaganda Internationally

Reuters Exclusive: Trump to focus counter-extremism program solely on Islam – sources

February 1, 2017, 4:25 pm

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By Julia Edwards Ainsley, Dustin Volz and Kristina Cooke WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO The Trump administration wants to revamp and rename a U.S. government program designed to counter all violent ideologies so that it focuses solely on Islamist extremism, five people briefed on the matter told Reuters. The program, “Countering Violent Extremism,” or CVE, would be changed… Continue reading Reuters Exclusive: Trump to focus counter-extremism program solely on Islam – sources

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Why Nazi Propaganda Is Not As Relevant As You Might Think

February 1, 2017, 5:56 pm

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Good article, it makes one think. The author’s naivete, however, forces the article to miss the point of propaganda.  It is not the medium, nor the percentage (amount) of control the ‘government’ has over the media. It is how the message resonates with the target audience.  If he had taken the tour, that point is… Continue reading Why Nazi Propaganda Is Not As Relevant As You Might Think

Improving America’s Domestic Counter-Terrorism Narrative

February 1, 2017, 6:27 pm

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Didn’t like the way the Obama Administration handled terrorism in the US? Me neither. Think the Trump Administration can do better?  Uhh…..   Improving America’s Domestic Counter-Terrorism Narrative Having spent many years deploying across the Middle East and Central Asia and then spending many more years educating defense students and crafting information policy, I became… Continue reading Improving America’s Domestic Counter-Terrorism Narrative

No words, Only A Salute

February 1, 2017, 7:36 pm

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President Trump’s salute, alone, restored my faith in the Presidency. That simple salute was a gesture of respect and the many millions of soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines, serving, former, and retired, had their faith renewed. I seldom make a post for purely personal or patriotic reasons.  This is an exception. Thank you, Mr. President.… Continue reading No words, Only A Salute

Human Shields in Donetsk: Launching Grads near a Residential Area

February 2, 2017, 9:18 am

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This report was written in collaboration with the Conflict Intelligence Team (CIT). On 31 January 2017, the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine recorded the up to now highest number of explosions in the war in Eastern Ukraine. The current hotspot of the fighting, which has led to numerous civilian and military casualties, is the… via… Continue reading Human Shields in Donetsk: Launching Grads near a Residential Area

How to Survive Russian Disinformation

February 2, 2017, 11:03 am

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Again, gentle reader, I had to change the title of an article for my blog in order to bring in truth and reality. This is not about a Russian hack, this is about Russian disinformation, plain and simple. If you look at the URL of the article, that was the original name. Some ‘genius’ editor… Continue reading How to Survive Russian Disinformation

The authors are real. The articles are fake. Who is behind the sinister ‘CGS’ website?

February 4, 2017, 2:22 pm

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  Michael Isikoff Chief Investigative Correspondent Yahoo News February 3, 2017 Bruce Riedel is a widely known expert on the Middle East who helped guide U.S. policy in the region as a member of President Bill Clinton’s National Security Council. So he was more than a little surprised recently when an obscure website ran an article… Continue reading The authors are real. The articles are fake. Who is behind the sinister ‘CGS’ website?

Baghdad Ten Years Ago: 04 FEB 07

February 4, 2017, 4:45 pm

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WEEK 12 – 4 Feb 07: Partnership 1. The state of being a partner. 2a. A legal contract entered into by two or more persons in which each agrees to furnish a part of the capital and labor for a business enterprise, and by which each shares a fixed proportion of profits and losses. 2b.… Continue reading Baghdad Ten Years Ago: 04 FEB 07

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Trick of Tweet: Data Tool Pinpoints Words Seen as Credible

February 6, 2017, 7:11 pm

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Computers are sorting real news from fake on social media   By Matthew Hutson on February 3, 2017 Sixty-two percent of Americans get their news from social media, according to a 2016 poll by Pew Research Center. That stat helps explain the ubiquity of fake news: When information travels via social networks, regular editorial filters… Continue reading Trick of Tweet: Data Tool Pinpoints Words Seen as Credible

Seznam.CZ Prioritizes Russian Websites

February 7, 2017, 8:15 am

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This Forbes article is all peaches and cream unless one has insider information.  According to my anonymous Czech expert: Collection of news and search results available through this portal, https://www.seznam.cz, is an indicator of the key problem in the information environment in the Czech Republic. Without this amplifier that prioritizes obscure sites like Aeronet in… Continue reading Seznam.CZ Prioritizes Russian Websites

Chinese: Network Warfare

February 7, 2017, 8:48 pm

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I haven’t read this in detail, yet. So far it appears elementary but not bad. </end editorial> (Translation from Chinese by my Chrome browser) Unknown author Network warfare , also known as information warfare is interference, sabotage enemy network information system, and ensure the normal operation of one’s own network of information systems and networks… Continue reading Chinese: Network Warfare

Bloomberg Calls Russians “Separatists”, “Rebels”, Promotes Russian Propaganda

February 8, 2017, 8:40 am

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Here is my first example of somebody who appears to have bought into Russian propaganda, in order to start educating journalists and publications about their continued use of Russian propaganda in their articles. Nataliya Vasilyeva wrote an article, published by Bloomberg, about a Russian leader being assassinated in Donetsk, Ukraine. “Separatist Commander Assassinated in Eastern… Continue reading Bloomberg Calls Russians “Separatists”, “Rebels”, Promotes Russian Propaganda

Cyber expert’s arrest silences Russian contacts of some Western crime fighters

February 8, 2017, 3:31 pm

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This was sent to me by my best cyber expert in Russia. No explanation. No words.  Only a link. I have asked him as best I could what he knows.  His answers have become very evasive, sometimes historical, and never “this is what is happening”. My supposition is that every intelligence agency in the world… Continue reading Cyber expert’s arrest silences Russian contacts of some Western crime fighters