Russia / Strategy Media Update – 23 May 2017
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...
View ArticleThe Morning Vertical — May 24, 2017
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...
View ArticlePutin’s Latest ‘Hybrid’ Move Against Russia’s Opposition Media
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...
View ArticleRussia / Strategy Media Update – 24 May 2017
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...
View ArticlePhilippines Asks Russia For Weapons
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...
View ArticleTainted Leaks: Disinformation and Phishing With a Russian Nexus
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...
View ArticleEditor-in-chief of Krasnoyarsk local anti-corruption newspaper shot dead
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”...
View ArticleMapping the World of #FalseFlag Conspiracy Theories on Social Media
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...
View ArticleThe Obvious Mistake We Make in Fighting Russian Disinformation
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...
View ArticleVoice of America faces budget cuts, vows to fight ‘Russian disinformation’—...
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...
View ArticlePutin’s Russian world increasingly informed by a Nazi aesthetic, Moscow...
«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...
View ArticleRussia / Strategy Media Update – 26 May 2017
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...
View ArticleWhy Nobody Trusts US Reporting About Russia
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...
View ArticleRussian Hackers Are Using ‘Tainted’ Leaks to Sow Disinformation
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...
View ArticleRussia’s disinformation efforts hit 39 countries: researchers
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...
View ArticleS.94 – Counteracting Russian Hostilities Act of 2017
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...
View ArticleAn Invisible Curtain Falls Between Russia and the West
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...
View ArticleBaghdad Ten Years Ago – 27 May 07
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?...
View ArticleIdentifying Cyberespionage and Disinformation from Russia
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...
View ArticleThe secret world of microwave networks
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...
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