Russia / Strategy Media Update – 23 May 2017

May 23, 2017, 1:10 pm

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Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting.  In the section on US domestic reporting, some are necessary.  The Russia inquiry is on Russia influencing the US election. I have deleted all US domestic politically motivated inquiries. </End editorial> MSM orgy over Manchester tragedy, NB Harding commentary on the ghouls of the fake media “industry” monetising the… Continue reading Russia / Strategy Media Update – 23 May 2017

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The Morning Vertical — May 24, 2017

May 24, 2017, 4:33 am

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THE MORNING VERTICAL by Brian Whitmore 24.05.2017 On My Mind: In a post on Facebook yesterday, the Moscow-based playwright and journalist Natalia Antonova offered a chilling portrait of what the police raid on the home of prominent director Kirill Serebrennikov’s home felt like to Russia’s cultural community.   “Imagine waking up to news that Martin… Continue reading The Morning Vertical — May 24, 2017

Putin’s Latest ‘Hybrid’ Move Against Russia’s Opposition Media

May 24, 2017, 9:03 am

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News in the section ‘Context’ are not fakes. We publish them in order to provide you with a deeper understanding of the techniques and methods used by the Russian government in its information war. May 21, 2017 – 23:47 Context By Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia Earlier this week, Vladimir Putin had a meeting with… Continue reading Putin’s Latest ‘Hybrid’ Move Against Russia’s Opposition Media

Russia / Strategy Media Update – 24 May 2017

May 24, 2017, 9:20 am

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Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> Short summary today – no dramatic developments, but plenty of good reports on all threads in the MSM, especially Ukraine and Russia. Notable essay by Malkiel on Nazi Aesthetic of Putinist Russia – a curious investment to make as the country melts down slowly from within. DNI… Continue reading Russia / Strategy Media Update – 24 May 2017

Philippines Asks Russia For Weapons

May 24, 2017, 9:45 am

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After repeatedly insulting the US, Philippine President Duterte flew to Moscow to ask for modern weapons. Duterte asked Putin modern weapons in the Philippines RIA Novosti “Our country needs modern weapons. We had some orders in the US, but now the situation is not very smooth. And in order to fight the LIH *, with their divisions, individual… Continue reading Philippines Asks Russia For Weapons

Tainted Leaks: Disinformation and Phishing With a Russian Nexus

May 25, 2017, 7:54 am

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 I include the first half of the article here, to drive traffic to the Citizen Lab website.  Excellent report, excellent investigation, excellent details! </end editorial> May 25, 2017 Categories: Adam Hulcoop, John Scott-Railton, Matt Brooks, Reports and Briefings, Ron Deibert By: Adam Hulcoop, John Scott-Railton, Peter Tanchak, Matt Brooks, and Ron Deibert Read Citizen Lab… Continue reading Tainted Leaks: Disinformation and Phishing With a Russian Nexus

Editor-in-chief of Krasnoyarsk local anti-corruption newspaper shot dead

May 25, 2017, 8:01 am

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Yet another case of an attack against a journalist responsible for exposing Russian crime and corruption.  This appears to be an acceptable crime in Russia.  “A criminal” will probably “be caught” after an impossibly swift investigation.  </end editorial> The murder of Dmitry Popkov might be job-related since the newspaper where he worked had published articles on… Continue reading Editor-in-chief of Krasnoyarsk local anti-corruption newspaper shot dead

Mapping the World of #FalseFlag Conspiracy Theories on Social Media

May 25, 2017, 8:19 am

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CORIN FAIFE May 25 2017, 7:00am A broad network of websites and social media accounts is creating confusion after every crisis event. “Fake news” has been around in some form for as long as there’s been any news at all, but in the social media era (and the President Trump era) it’s taken on a… Continue reading Mapping the World of #FalseFlag Conspiracy Theories on Social Media

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The Obvious Mistake We Make in Fighting Russian Disinformation

May 25, 2017, 12:17 pm

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MAY 24, 2017 The Obvious Mistake We Make in Fighting Russian Disinformation BY GEYSHA GONZALEZ “The person who tells their story best, wins,” said Jed Willard of the FDR Center for Global Engagement at Harvard University in Prague on May 17, succinctly explaining the challenges of fighting disinformation. Willard and 330 other experts from twenty-nine… Continue reading The Obvious Mistake We Make in Fighting Russian Disinformation

Voice of America faces budget cuts, vows to fight ‘Russian disinformation’— RT America

May 25, 2017, 12:24 pm

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I appreciate RT making the point that the US is not defending against Russian propaganda.  Thank you, Russia, for making our case for us. I guess the Congressional hearings by the Senate and the House were for show. </end editorial> The US government’s broadcasting agency may shut down some services if it loses a suggested… Continue reading Voice of America faces budget cuts, vows to fight ‘Russian disinformation’ — RT America

Putin’s Russian world increasingly informed by a Nazi aesthetic, Moscow specialist says

May 25, 2017, 5:05 pm

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«We’ll Take It All Back!» by Russian artist Alexey Belyayev-Gintovt (Image: os.colta.ru)  2017/05/25 – 11:18 • ANALYSIS & OPINION, RUSSIA Many commentators have discussed whether Vladimir Putin is a fascist in any serious sense, but most have failed to consider one area where fascism has clearly arisen in his Russia: in the aesthetics that increasingly… Continue reading Putin’s Russian world increasingly informed by a Nazi aesthetic, Moscow specialist says

Russia / Strategy Media Update – 26 May 2017

May 26, 2017, 8:54 am

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Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. I left the US domestic reporting intact. Much of it is beginning to resemble real news with some actual facts and not pure conjecture.  </end editorial> Russia’s internal crackdown / meltdown continues, regime induced poverty becoming issue for political debate, HRW on Chechnya. Sweden rearms – Russia as a… Continue reading Russia / Strategy Media Update – 26 May 2017

Why Nobody Trusts US Reporting About Russia

May 26, 2017, 9:52 am

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There are two schools of thought concerning Russia, as much as I hate to admit it, but I believe it is important to make the case. One, there is a manufactured ‘crisis’ in the mainstream media with sources based on Tweets. As an example, Louise Mensch’s tweets are conjecture 99% of the time, she is… Continue reading Why Nobody Trusts US Reporting About Russia

Russian Hackers Are Using ‘Tainted’ Leaks to Sow Disinformation

May 26, 2017, 10:55 am

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ANDY GREENBERG SECURITY DATE OF PUBLICATION: 05.25.17.05.25.17 TIME OF PUBLICATION: 11:51 AM.11:51 AM OVER THE PAST year, the Kremlin’s strategy of weaponizing leaks to meddle with democracies around the world has become increasingly clear, first in the US and more recently in France. But a new report by a group of security researchers digs into… Continue reading Russian Hackers Are Using ‘Tainted’ Leaks to Sow Disinformation

Russia’s disinformation efforts hit 39 countries: researchers

May 26, 2017, 10:59 am

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May 25, 2017 Russia’s campaign of cyberespionage and disinformation has targeted hundreds of individuals and organizations from at least 39 countries along with the United Nations and NATO, researchers said Thursday. A report by the Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto revealed the existence of “a major disinformation and cyber espionage campaign with hundreds… Continue reading Russia’s disinformation efforts hit 39 countries: researchers

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S.94 – Counteracting Russian Hostilities Act of 2017

May 26, 2017, 11:11 am

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 There FINALLY appears to be some action on this bill. Two Senators, one Democrat, one Republican, are threatening to push this bill forward (what a threat?) unilaterally if SecState Tillerson cannot show progress with Russia in regards to both Syria and Ukraine.  I’ve also seen this bill nicknamed the Russian propaganda bill.   The last… Continue reading S.94 – Counteracting Russian Hostilities Act of 2017

An Invisible Curtain Falls Between Russia and the West

May 26, 2017, 6:14 pm

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By Jon Sather Board of Contributors May 26, 2017 | 08:00 GMT The Cold War ended over 25 years ago, but the lingering Soviet specter continues to haunt the Western world. Since the election of Russian President Vladimir Putin in March 2000, a new conflict has been brewing, this time in cyberspace. And on a… Continue reading An Invisible Curtain Falls Between Russia and the West

Baghdad Ten Years Ago – 27 May 07

May 27, 2017, 5:19 am

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WEEK 28:  This is the weekly essay before my mid tour in 2007. After this entry, I’ll likewise take a three week break before the next installment. What does Jessica Simpson have to do with Baghdad? Read-on. Halftime Before I even boarded the airplane to come to Iraq, I knew we had better than a fifty-fifty… Continue reading Baghdad Ten Years Ago – 27 May 07

Identifying Cyberespionage and Disinformation from Russia

May 27, 2017, 2:45 pm

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Identifying Cyberespionage and Disinformation in (from) Russia Hackers are increasing efforts to steal and manipulate emails from critics of the Russian government, according to a report from Citizen Lab, recipient of the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions. Documents stolen from a prominent journalist and critic of the Russian government were manipulated and then released… Continue reading Identifying Cyberespionage and Disinformation from Russia

The secret world of microwave networks

May 27, 2017, 2:55 pm

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Has anyone spanned the Atlantic with floating microwave masts yet? We’re not sure… by Sebastian Anthony – Nov 3, 2016 3:35am EDT Stretching between London and Frankfurt there is a private, mysterious network that is twice as fast as the normal Internet. The connection, provided by a series of microwave dishes on masts, was once… Continue reading The secret world of microwave networks