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A Presidential Campaign, but No Presidential or National Narrative |...
November 3, 2012 A Presidential Campaign, but No Presidential or National Narrative By Amy Zalman A presidential campaign is an exercise in storytelling. Each candidate is always seeking to tell the...
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China Hacks Into Twitter and Censors it Ahead of Chinese Communist Election
Censorship (Photo credit: IsaacMao) This is unadulterated censorship, without a sugar coating. While the title implies the Chinese government is doing this, there is no proof. The problem is ‘if it...
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As cyberwarfare heats up, allies turn to U.S. companies for expertise – The...
As cyberwarfare heats up, allies turn to U.S. companies for expertise Ellen Nakashima Published: November 22 In the spring of 2010, a sheik in the government of Qatar began talks with the U.S....
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Indian Village Bans Unmarried Women And Girls From Using Mobile Phones |...
Indian Village Bans Unmarried Women And Girls From Using Mobile Phones from the sexist,-moi? dept...
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Announcing an IO, SC, PD and Cyber Community Calendar
After an exhaustive search, I recognize there is no ‘community’ calendar for IO, SC, PD or Cyber, so I’m taking the lead. Thank you to Bob King for the inspiration and the kick in my seat. I’m...
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Book Lecture with James Farwell: Persuasion and Power: The Art of Strategic...
Book Lecture with James Farwell: Persuasion and Power: The Art of Strategic Communication by cultureandsecurity You are cordially invited to a special lecture with author James P. Farwell as he...
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Is An Information Campaign possible?
Benghazi, Libya. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I read a friend’s note to me today and I realized that I am free to speak from my heart, whereas those currently in the government, especially in or working...
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Pentagon Abandons Strategic Communication? | The Public Diplomacy Council
Pentagon Abandons Strategic Communication? Author: Brian Carlson Tuesday, December 18th 2012 http://www.publicdiplomacycouncil.org/commentaries/12-18-12/pentagon-abandons-strategic-communication A...
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Confessions of a Strategic Communicator – By Rosa Brooks | Foreign Policy
Rosa Brooks (Photo credit: Wikipedia) BY ROSA BROOKS | DECEMBER 6, 2012 I must have sinned egregiously during a past life, because when I arrived at the Pentagon in spring 2009, I was handed...
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The Effectiveness of US Military Information Operations in Afghanistan...
SF in Afghanistan – 2001 (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Authors: Major General (Ret’d) Andrew Mackay, Commander Steve Tatham PhD, Dr Lee Rowland Abstract: This paper challenges the findings of a 2012 RAND...
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Dirty Jokes and the Boy Scouts
Boy Scout in 1974. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Here I sit, brokenhearted. Tried to poop but only passed gas. It doesn’t sound right, that joke? If you’re in China, Russia or Outer Carjackistan (my...
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God help us all
Cyber (Photo credit: GabrielNuñez) First, an apology. My concussion was a bit worse than I thought and mentally, at times, I still feel like I’m swimming in thick sludge. I write this blog when I am...
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Lawfare › Denial is now a river in China
By Paul Rosenzweig Saturday, February 23, 2013 at 4:34 PM The old joke goes: “What’s denial?” Answer: “A river in Egypt.” Apparently it now flows through China too. Here’s a taste from Global Times:...
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Will China Retaliate?
People’s Republic of China (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I received an interesting phone call today, from a well respected authority in the ‘cyber’ field. Apparently the Intelligence and Cyber Communities...
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BBC News – US hackers attacked military websites, says China’s defence ministry
A Chinese tanker soldier with the People’s Liberation Army (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Oh, yes. Republic of China, thank you for following my script. BBC News – US hackers attacked military websites,...
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China has no cyber warfare troops: spokesman — Shanghai Daily |上海日报
Now this… My head is reeling. China has no cyber warfare troops: spokesman Source: XINHUA | 2013-2-28 | ONLINE EDITION http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.asp?id=128093 BEIJING, Feb....
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Let’s Start a Dialogue on Propaganda
I’ve had a love affair with propaganda my whole life. I grew up after World War II, during the Cold War, joined the Army and was stationed in West English: Loose lips might sink ships — a poster...
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Website Showcasing News From Around the World Debuts Today
Website Showcasing News From Around the World Debuts Today March 18, 2013 http://www.globalnewsdashboard.com/#tab=latest/regions=all/entities=all/media=all/pagenumber=1 Washington, DC – Breaking...
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OPSEC: Here’s a Reminder Not To Tell Your Foreign Lover U.S. Nuke Secrets
By Spencer Ackerman 03.19.13 via...
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A Superficial Death of Soft Power: It’s another Made-Up Term. | Hidden...
A Superficial Death of Soft Power: It’s another Made-Up Term. March 18th, 2013 By Black Pheonix One might as well call it “the Pink Powdery Pixie Dust of Hippie Magic,” because it is really quite a...
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