Archive for the 'Perception Management' Category
Argentina Seized Undeclared Weapons and Drugs on U.S. Military Aircraft Last Week
February 15th, 2011Via: AFP: Argentina and the United States are engaged in a diplomatic spat after Buenos Aires authorities seized what they say are undeclared weapons and drugs on a US military aircraft last week. The Argentine government on Monday said it planned to lodge a formal protest with Washington, while the US State Department said it […]
‘Mubarak Falls Into Coma After Final Speech’ [???]
February 15th, 2011Let me guess: He’ll die and the majority of his looted billions won’t be found? Via: Al Arabiya: Egypt’s deposed president, Hosni Mubarak, went into a full coma on Saturday night at his residence in the Red Sea resort of Sharm al-Sheikh, an Egyptian newspaper reported on Monday, quoting well-informed sources. Mubarak and his family […]
And Now… Algeria
February 13th, 2011Via: Telegraph: Internet providers were shut down and Facebook accounts deleted across Algeria on Saturday as thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators were arrested in violent street demonstrations. Plastic bullets and tear gas were used to try and disperse large crowds in major cities and towns, with 30,000 riot police taking to the streets in Algiers alone. […]
Egypt: Mubarak May Step Down Today
February 10th, 2011Update: Mubarak Refuses to Step Down Al Jazeera Reuters: Unrest in Egypt —End Update— Update: Military Coup Via: CNN: President Hosni Mubarak is expected to announce Thursday night that he is yielding power to the nation’s military, a senior Egyptian government official told CNN. He said the process — which included dialogue between the government […]
U.S. Has Secret Tools to Force Internet on Dictators
February 7th, 2011The de facto role of the US armed forces will be to keep the world safe for our economy and open to our cultural assault. To those ends, we will do a fair amount of killing. —Ralph Peters Oh sure. U.S. PSYOP is just going to provide open Internet connections to the oppressed masses… *roll […]
Vodafone Colluded with Egyptian Regime’s Information Warfare PSYOP
February 3rd, 2011Via: AP: Egyptian authorities forced Vodafone to broadcast pro-government text messages during the protests that have rocked the country, the U.K.-based mobile company said Thursday. Micro-blogging site Twitter has been buzzing with screen grabs from Vodafone’s Egyptian customers showing text messages sent over the course of the demonstrations against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year-old regime. […]
Blocking Internet Cost Egypt At Least $90M, Says OECD
February 3rd, 2011Via: Network World: The Egyptian government’s five-day block of Internet services cost the national economy at least US$90 million, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said Thursday. The Paris-based organization said telecommunications and Internet services account for between 3 percent and 4 percent of Egypt’s GDP, so the daily loss amounted to around […]
Egyptian Army Starts Rounding Up Journalists
February 3rd, 2011Via: AP: The Egyptian military rounded up journalists on Thursday after they came under attack from supporters of President Hosni Mubarak who have been assaulting anti-government protesters. The U.S. State Department condemned what it called a “concerted campaign to intimidate” foreign journalists in Egypt. State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said via Twitter that the campaign […]
Syria Further Restricting Internet Use; Preventing Operation of Various Social Networking Applications
January 29th, 2011In Syria, Internet freedom ranges from bad to worse, so this definitely isn’t a surprise. Via: Reuters: Syrian authorities have banned programmes that allow access to Facebook Chat from cellphones, tightening already severe restrictions on the Internet in the wake of the unrest in Tunisia, users said on Wednesday. Nimbuzz and eBuddy, two programmes that […]
Egypt Protests: America’s Secret Backing for Rebel Leaders Behind Uprising?
January 29th, 2011Yeah, well, I don’t know. Here’s the Wikileaks cable on which this article is based. Is it possible that the U.S. is throwing one of its longest running client dictatorships under the bus? Sure, that’s very possible. Is that what’s happening in Egypt? My guess is that the U.S. understands that Mubarak has outlived his […]
