Not sure I agree with this take, but that may be easy to say in the comfort of Washington. The perspective of journalists in Sweden, a small country in the neighborhood of Russia, makes me think twice. Whether or not they like it, today journalists are part of national security. Source: Russia Has Started Using...
Author: Jefferson Morley (Jefferson Morley)
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Twitter’s Saudi Spy Network Leaves Activists Living in Fear
From the reliably interesting Middle East Eye, a story of social media espionage. Earlier this month, a complaint filed by the US government in a California federal court accused two Twitter employees of accessing and giving the details of more than 6,000 users to a Saudi official with close ties to the royal family, between...
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We Still Don’t Know What Gina Haspel Really Knew About the CIA’s Torture Program
From VICE, which produced The Report, the new movie about the CIA’s torture program. “I was not even read into the interrogation program until it had been up and running for a year,” Haspell told the Committee. But Haspel’s claims raised more than a few eyebrows. For one, the CIA began its torture program in...
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Despite U.S. Pressure, South Korea and Japan May End Intelligence Sharing
As the U.S. empire of influence wobbles under President Trump, South Korea is charting its own course, more independent of Japan. The U.S. wants to keep the three countries in a militarized stance against China but doesn’t have the sway to enforce it. Esper urged Japan and South Korea to save the General Sharing of...
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Leaked Intelligence Reports Expose How Iran Dominates Iraq
In 2003, George Bush proclaimed “Mission Accomplished” in Iraq. In fact, the misbegotten U.S. attack delivered the country into the hands of Iran, our strategic enemy. The story highlights the leading role of Gen. Qaem Soleimani, whom some reports say has been targeted for assassination. Another key player revealed: Iranian intelligence. Some people say this story...