Archive for the 'Perception Management' Category
Spanish Intelligence Probing Debt “Attacks”
February 15th, 2010Via: Reuters: Spain’s intelligence services are investigating the role of investors and media in debt market turbulence over the last few weeks, El Pais reported on Sunday. Citing unnamed sources, El Pais said the National Intelligence Centre (CNI) was looking into “speculative attacks” on Spain following the Greek debt crisis. “The (CNI’s) Economic Intelligence division…is […]
Japanese Food Additive Conglomerate Rebrands Aspartame (Nutrasweet) as AminoSweet
February 14th, 2010Via: NaturalNews: In response to growing awareness about the dangers of artificial sweeteners, what does the manufacturer of one of the world’s most notable artificial sweeteners do? Why, rename it and begin marketing it as natural, of course. This is precisely the strategy of Ajinomoto, maker of aspartame, which hopes to pull the wool over […]
Anonymous Takes Down Australian Parliament and Other Government Websites with Distributed Denial of Service Attack
February 10th, 2010Via: AFP: A shadowy group of cyber-activists blocked key Australian government websites on Wednesday to protest against controversial plans to filter the Internet. The main government website, www.australia.gov.au, and parliament’s www.aph.gov.au were both affected along with the sites for Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Communications Minister Stephen Conroy. Web activists had earlier warned the sites […]
Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism: Criticism of Obama Regime Serves “The Goals of Al-Qaeda”
February 9th, 2010U.S. Intelligence Cleared to Assassinate Americans Without Trial Via: ABC News: In an oped in USA Today, John Brennan — Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism — responds to critics of the Obama administration’s counterterrorism policies by saying “Politically motivated criticism and unfounded fear-mongering only serve the […]
What Would Be The Odds?
February 9th, 2010I happen to know the name of the person mentioned in the story below. However, a New Zealand blogger is currently facing charges for releasing the name, so I will not publish it here. If you’re reading Cryptogon, you’re more cunning than most, so I’m confident that, if you want to know the name, you […]
Lies, Damn Lies, and Avatar Box Office “Records”
February 9th, 2010Via: Los Angeles Times: Everyone in the world in the past couple of days has been writing about how “Avatar” has now surpassed “Titanic” to become the highest-grossing film of all time. But most of the stories have left out the tricky part: You can only make the claim for “Avatar” being the all-time box […]
Geithner Says U.S. Will ‘Never’ Lose AAA Debt Rating
February 8th, 2010Well, there you have it! HA Via: Bloomberg: Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner said the U.S. is in no danger of losing its Aaa debt rating even though the Obama administration has predicted a $1.6 trillion budget deficit in 2010. “Absolutely not,” Geithner said, when asked in an ABC News interview broadcast yesterday whether a […]
Pentagon Report Calls for Office of ‘Strategic Deception’
January 28th, 2010Via: Wired: The Defense Department needs to get better at lying and fooling people about its intentions. That’s the conclusion from an influential Pentagon panel, the Defense Science Board (DSB), which recommends that the military and intelligence communities join in a new agency devoted to “strategic surprise/deception.” Tricking battlefield opponents has been a part of […]
PayPal Freezes Wikileaks Account
January 24th, 2010Via: Wikileaks: Paypal has as of 23rd of January 2010 frozen WikiLeaks assets. This is the second time that this happens. The last time we struggled for more than half a year to resolve this issue. By working with the respected and recognized German foundation Wau Holland Stiftung we tried to avoid this from happening […]
David Kelly Post Mortem to be Kept Secret for 70 Years
January 24th, 2010Apologies for the Daily Mail link, but it seems to be an exclusive at the moment. Via: Daily Mail: Vital evidence which could solve the mystery of the death of Government weapons inspector Dr David Kelly will be kept under wraps for up to 70 years. In a draconian – and highly unusual – order, […]
