Iran officials blame regional rivals in the Persian Gulf for the Sept. 22 terror attack in the western Iranian city of Ahvaz that killed 29 people, and allege that the sponsors enjoy support of the United States and Israel. Al-Jazeera reports on how Iranian intelligence officials are responding.
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Reliable Sources: Project on Government Oversight
The National Security page of POGO, aka the Project on Government Oversight is a good source of information about what President Dwight Eisenhower called “the military industrial complex.”
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Trump’s Weaponizes Transparency Against Secret Agencies and Civil Servants
In a humiliating real-life re-run of “The Apprentice,” Deputy Attorney General will go to the White House on Thursday to find out if he’s been fired. Eager to boost the ratings, President Trump coyly allows he’s open to keeping Rosenstein. Don’t believe him? Tune in to find out. The faux suspense cannot obscure “the slow...
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National Security Archive Issues a Cyber Glossary
Cyberwar is a daunting battleground. Its hard to understand, much less write about. So the National Security Archives glossary is right on time: The Cyber Glossary is a compilation of specialized terms to help experts and the public alike navigate the complex field of cybersecurity. This resource combines definitions from a variety of government compilations. ...
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Bellingcat and Russia Insider: Skripal Suspects Confirmed as GRU Operatives
The two news sites say leaked passport files of Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, two Russians charged with poisoning a former intelligence officer in Great Britain, “displayed characteristics atypical of a civilian person’ passport.” They further alleged that: the number on the suspects’ stamps indeed is identical to a telephone number that belongs to the...