Tag Archives: CIA

PSB D-33/2

Posted on May 19, 2017 by Fec

From Part 4 of the history of the neocons at The Saker: As historian Christopher Lasch wrote in 1969 of the CIA’s cooptation of the American left, “The modern state… is an engine of propaganda, alternately manufacturing crises and claiming … Continue reading →

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Five Eyes

Posted on March 11, 2017 by Fec

From Wikipedia: The Five Eyes, often abbreviated as FVEY, is an intelligence alliance comprising Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. These countries are bound by the multilateral UKUSA Agreement, a treaty for joint cooperation in … Continue reading →

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Staring at a Fire Hose

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Fec

Motherboard bit on this chewy goodness recently: In 2012, Kosinski proved that on the basis of an average of 68 Facebook “likes” by a user, it was possible to predict their skin color (with 95 percent accuracy), their sexual orientation … Continue reading →

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Everything is a Lie

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Fec

I listen to FM radio music at work.  I used to listen to NPR, but it has been ruined with what I call fake news, whereas local radio features a lot of no news.  Worst of all are the dreadful number … Continue reading →

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US: Ex-Detainees Describe Unreported CIA Torture

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Fec

From Human Rights Watch: (New York) – Two Tunisians formerly held in secret United States Central Intelligence Agency custody have described previously unreported methods of torture that shed new light on the earliest days of the CIA program, Human Rights … Continue reading →

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