SOCIAL MEDIA AS WAR?
At last a good book review by someone who reads for what a book says as well as for what it doesn’t say. There were very few things about this review I did not like, mostly a subtle bias which crept...
View ArticleUkraine Crisis Media Center: Weekly Update on Ukraine Issue 73 – 2018...
Weekly Update on Ukraine Issue 73 – 2018 September 24 – 30 Situation in the combat zone Russian-backed militants keep using Minsk-proscribed weapons. Over the last week, they were conducting precision...
View ArticleFacebook Removes HyperPartisan Pages – Biased?
I read this article a few times and every time I remained confused. Both the conservative and liberal sites that were removed from Facebook were controlled by LifeZette, “a conservative site“. Yet...
View ArticleSalisbury CW Attack / Syria / Iran / Russia Ad Hoc Update (162)
Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. Of note, the pictures of the possible anti-satellite missiles seem to be disappearing from Russian websites. None of the pictures I have here are...
View Article‘We are constantly one step behind’: Finland worries about cyber warfare in...
Helsinki wants the creation of an international alliance to combat growing threat Kim Sengupta Finland, on the northern edge of Europe and with a population of fewer than 5.5 million, may not seem an...
View ArticleRussian GRU Colonel Chepiga Allegedly Also Evacuated Ukraine Ex-President...
In a story which may be too weird for even conspiracy theorists, one of the ‘Skripal assassins’ may have also lead a team which protected and transported former Ukraine President Yanukovych to Crimea,...
View ArticleAlliance for Securing Democracy: Securing Democracy Dispatch 01 October 2018
Securing Democracy Dispatch October 1, 2018 Dear readers, Thank you for taking the time to fill out our newsletter survey. A new design is coming soon. News and Commentary Russian hacking group...
View ArticleWhere Is America’s Outrage over China’s Treatment of the Uighurs?
Unfortunately, the relevance of human rights is often overshadowed by other things. by Peter Harris The Trump administration is reportedly considering sanctions against China in response to Beijing’s...
View ArticleBellingcat: Anatoliy Chepiga is a Hero of Russia: The Writing Is On The Wall
It’s interesting that a number of Russian sources for these photographs have already purged the cited files. </end editorial> by Bellingcat Investigation Team After Bellingcat disclosed the...
View ArticleSalisbury CW Attack / Syria / Iran / Russia Ad Hoc Update (163)
Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> Very little out of the Russian propaganda machine overnight. The resuscitated Soviet ASAT photos are producing an unusually...
View ArticleRicin Attacks Hit US, I Say Culprit Looks Like Iran
The White House, the Pentagon, the Chief of Naval Operations, all received confirmed mailings containing Ricin. Senator Cruz’s office got a mailing with powder, I suspect Ricin. I expect more attacks...
View ArticleRussia Fibs About ‘Massive’ Vostok 2018
Once again, Russia is hyperinflating its exercises and overselling the bear. Perhaps Russia’s capabilities are also oversold. Russia appears to be masterful at sleight of hand and information....
View ArticleRussian S-300 Begin To Arrive In Syria
03.10.2018 At the end of September – in early October, using the Flightradar service, volunteers from the international intelligence community InformNapalm recorded more than 4 flights of heavy An-124...
View ArticleAlliance for Securing Democracy Event: Countering Russian Money Laundering:...
Friday, October 5, 2018 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Discussants Charles Davidson, Executive Director, Kleptocracy Initiative, Hudson Institute; Publisher, The American Interest Joshua Kirschenbaum, Senior...
View ArticleUS Cyber “Defend Forward” Takes On A Whole New Look: Allies
In light of the US’ recent Cyber Strategy, this new wrinkle in “Defend Forward” may cause nightmares for potential adversarial countries. Cyber Mission Force Achieves Full Operational Capability FORT...
View ArticleUnparalleled Soviet Poster Collection Donated to Hamilton
Hamilton College is at 198 College Hill Road, Clinton, NY 13323 There are a few collections of old Soviet propaganda. One is at Stanford University from the collection of the late Herb Romerstein. An...
View ArticleOrganized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project: This Week’s Highlights From...
Donate & Support The Fight Against Corruption OCCRP on iPhone | OCCRP on Android Trekking Through Hell to Flee From al-Shabab Said, a young Somalian man, left his home in 2015 to escape...
View ArticleFormer Cambridge Analytica Research Director Chris Wylie Explains How To...
Oct 1, 2018, 05:21pm By Jeff Kauflin Forbes Staff Fintech I cover fintech, cryptocurrencies, blockchain and investing. Former Cambridge Analytica research director Chris Wylie became famousthis year...
View ArticleThe Kavanaugh Hearing Information War
As much as I hate discussing politics on this blog, this article is a good examination of various techniques used by trolls, propagandists, and concerned citizens. The article does not discuss is the...
View ArticleSalisbury CW Attack / Syria / Iran / Russia Ad Hoc Update (164)
Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. Of the “up to 12” S-300 batteries, Russia supposedly delivered on understrength battery. It will take 3 months to train Syrian operators. Most...
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