Archive for the 'Perception Management' Category
Ukrainian Journalist, Vasyl Klymentyev, Missing and Presumed Dead
September 8th, 2010Via: Guardian: On 11 August 2010, the investigative journalist Vasyl Klymentyev set off from his home in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second city. It was 8.55am. As editor-in-chief of Kharkiv’s Novy Stil (New Style) newspaper – a small publication known for unearthing juicy scandals about corrupt local officials – Klymentyev had many enemies and was rather cautious. […]
Combat Over in Iraq: Iraqi Soldier Kills 2 U.S. Soldiers
September 8th, 2010Via: CNN: An Iraqi soldier opened fire Tuesday on a group of U.S. soldiers in northern Iraq, killing two and wounding nine others, the U.S. military and the Iraqi military said. They are the first American deaths in Iraq since the U.S. combat mission officially ended last week. The attack occurred inside an Iraqi army […]
The True Cost of the Iraq War: $3 Trillion and Beyond
September 7th, 2010Via: Washington Post: Writing in these pages in early 2008, we put the total cost to the United States of the Iraq war at $3 trillion. This price tag dwarfed previous estimates, including the Bush administration’s 2003 projections of a $50 billion to $60 billion war. But today, as the United States ends combat in […]
Combat Over in Iraq? U.S. Troops Battle Heavily Armed Insurgents at Iraqi Military Headquarters
September 6th, 2010Via: AP: Days after the U.S. officially ended combat operations and touted Iraq’s ability to defend itself, American troops found themselves battling heavily armed militants assaulting an Iraqi military headquarters in the center of Baghdad on Sunday. The fighting killed 12 people and wounded dozens. It was the first exchange of fire involving U.S. troops […]
The Unhealthy Truth: One Mother’s Shocking Investigation into the Dangers of America’s Food Supply
September 1st, 2010The Unhealthy Truth: One Mother’s Shocking Investigation into the Dangers of America’s Food Supply—and What Every Family Can Do to Protect Itself by Robyn O’Brien
“Mission Accomplished” “Turn the Page”
September 1st, 2010
Satire: Obama Declares Victory, Sort Of, Depending On How You Look At It, In Iraq Via: New York Times: President Obama declared an end on Tuesday to the seven-year American combat mission in Iraq, saying that the United States has met its responsibility to that country and that it is now time to turn to […]
Sebelius: Time for ‘Reeducation’ on Obama Health Care Law
August 31st, 2010Via: ABC News: With a number of polls showing a sustained level of opposition to the Democrats’ health care reform efforts more than five months after passage, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said the Obama administration has “a lot of reeducation to do” heading into the midterms.
Britain: Terrorists Use “Conspiracy Theories” in Attempt to Discredit Government and Recruit New Members
August 31st, 2010Obviously, too many people are figuring out the scam. The-bloggers-are-with-Al-Queda meme seems hilarious and dumb now, but this is the set up phase. After the false flag nuke is lit off (or whatever the spectacle will entail), guess where the fingers will point… See: DoJ Terrorism and Criminal Extremism Terms and Concepts Guide Via: BBC: […]
Is China Looking at a $430 Billion Loss on U.S. Treasury Bonds?
August 31st, 2010WARNING: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. I don’t see how they could be looking at a loss of that magnitude right now. The only way that’s possible is if there’s some unthinkably large position that they have not acknowledged. Initially, this feels like Information Operations to me. […]
The Kochtopus
August 28th, 2010Polemical essays can be worth reading, as long as one understands that the author’s goal is to push his or her rat poison, by showing you how bad that rat poison is over there. With this caveat in mind, you’re all set to feast on the tidy reality offered by a strongly polemical piece. I […]
