I thought Kinzer’s recent book, Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind Control, was terrific. Here he talks with Chris Hedges about the implication of what he found.
Author: Jefferson Morley (Jefferson Morley)
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Twitter Wars: Maduro Backers Bested Guaido’s Forces Online, Survey Shows
First, consider the source. That’s always a good idea when reading the news. The source of this story, which is favorable to supporters of Venezuelan president Nicholas Maduro, is the Digital Forensics Laboratory. DFRLab is part of the Atlantic Council, a pro-NATO and pro-US. think tank in Washington. These organizations are not, in any way...
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The Cambridge Five: How an Epic Spy Ring Penetrated British Power
From HistoryExtra, the story of how the Soviet KGB penetrated the upper ranks of British government during and after World War II. The CIA, in the person of James Angleton, was fooled as well. [If you want to know more, see biography of Angleton, THE GHOST: The Secret Life of CIA Spymaster James Jesus Angleton.]...
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When Iran’s Quds Force met the Muslim Brotherhood
The Intercept has the inside scoop, a leaked document from Iran’s intelligence service, MOIS. The Quds Force represents the world’s most powerful Shia-dominated nation, while the Muslim Brotherhood is a stateless but influential political and religious force in the Sunni Muslim world. Source: Iran’s Quds Force and Muslim Brotherhood Considered Anti-Saudi Alliance Both organizations are...
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The Problem With Jack Ryan’s ‘Regime Change’ Crusade in Venezuela
Season 2 of the adventures of Tom Clancy’s CIA man has arrived and the target is “Venezuela,” a mythical Latin American country where Americans like Elliot Abrams and Mike Pompeo like to project feelings of aggression and domination. The show intends to entertain and to inculcate Americas in the false narrative that Venezuela is some...