Archive for the 'Covert Operations' Category
What Really Happened to Strauss-Kahn?
November 27th, 2011Via: The New York Review of Books: The man I asked to talk to—and to whom I was not put through—was René-Georges Querry, Sheehan’s ultimate superior at Accor and a well-connected former chief of the French anti-gang brigades, who was now head of security for the Accor Group. Before joining Accor Group in 2003, he […]
PayPal’s Links to Palantir, a Metasearch Technology Used by Intelligence, Law Enforcement and Military Organizations
November 27th, 2011And guess where they’re located? That’s right: Facebook’s former building. I couldn’t make it up if I tried. Via: Bloomberg: An organization like the CIA or FBI can have thousands of different databases, each with its own quirks: financial records, DNA samples, sound samples, video clips, maps, floor plans, human intelligence reports from all over […]
Apple iTunes “Flaw” Allowed Government Spying for 3 Years
November 25th, 2011Via: Telegraph: An unpatched security flaw in Apple’s iTunes software allowed intelligence agencies and police to hack into users’ computers for more than three years, it’s claimed. A British company called Gamma International marketed hacking software to governments that exploited the vulnerability via a bogus update to iTunes, Apple’s media player, which is installed on […]
Egypt: Three American College Students Arrested for Allegedly Throwing Firebombs at Security Forces During Protests
November 23rd, 2011Fascinating. Via: AP / New Zealand Herald: Three American college students have been arrested in the Cairo protests at Tahrir Square. Luke Gates, 21, Gregory Porter, 19, and Derrick Sweeney, 21, were arrested on the roof of a university building where they were allegedly throwing firebombs at security forces fighting with protesters near Tahrir Square. […]
Congress Fears Chinese Telecom Gear May Phone Home
November 21st, 2011Like U.S. made gear? Via: Wired: Are telecommuniations deals with China good business — or a trojan horse for espionage? Some of Congress’ top intelligence officials are worried it’s the latter. And they’re launching an investigation to find out. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), and the […]
As Egyptians Return to Tahrir Square, the Obama Administration Sides with the Military
November 21st, 2011Via: Salon: In the nine months since Hosni Mubarak stepped aside, the Egyptian military has monopolized political decision-making. The SCAF has broken its promise to lift or modify the Emergency Laws, which have been in place since 1981 and give the state sweeping powers to detain citizens and restrict free speech, even though repeal of […]
Judge Declares Law Governing Warrantless Cellphone Tracking Unconstitutional
November 19th, 2011The NSA smiles at the part in bold below. Via: Wall Street Journal: In a succinct one-page ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Lynn N. Hughes of the Southern District of Texas declared that the law authorizing the government to obtain cellphone records without a search warrant was unconstitutional. “The records would show the date, time, […]
Mossad Linked to Iranian Military Blast
November 15th, 2011Via: Guardian: A series of news reports linking Israel’s intelligence agency the Mossad to a blast at a military facility in Iran, in which 17 people were killed and a further 15 wounded, has gained widespread coverage in the Israeli media on Monday. While Iranian officials insist the explosion at the Bid Ganeh base was […]
Rumor Claims Sandusky “Pimped Out” Boys to Rich Donors
November 10th, 2011See: The Franklin Cover-up: Child Abuse, Satanism, and Murder in Nebraska by John W. DeCamp ISGP Jeffrey Epstein: Billionaire Pedophile Kept Secret Journal Which Listed Under-Aged Victims, Celebrity Guests He ‘Entertained’ — Update: Joe Paterno Dies Via: Reuters: Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, the winningest coach in major college football history who was fired […]
‘Socialbots’ Invade Facebook: Cull 250GB of Private Data
November 5th, 2011Via: PC World: Facebook was recently invaded by a robot army created by four researchers to demonstrate the ease at which online social networks can be maliciously exploited by the unscrupulous. With a horde of 102 bogus Facebook friends, the University of British Columbia researchers showed that they could harvest personal information on members not […]
