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How to keep losing the information war

In a recent Small Wars Journal article, "Losing the Information War and How to Win," U.S. Army infantry officer Michael Anderson contends that America's adversaries have been beating the U.S. in the propaganda battles of recent years. While not the first to suggest that the U.S. has been grasping for an effective messaging strategy against … Continue reading How to keep losing the information war

January 23, 2018August 18, 2018atrocity propaganda, cold war, electronic warfare, extremism, Global Engagement Center, information warfare, isis, messaging, propaganda, psychological warfare, psyop, USIA1 Comment

Obama defends foreign policy record, suggests Trump try to achieve what he failed to

In the last major foreign policy speech of his presidency on Tuesday, President Barack Obama defended his counter-terrorism strategy over the last eight years, while simultaneously offering advice to his successor, Donald Trump, along with thinly-veiled criticism of some of the president-elect's policy proposals. "I will become the first President of the United States to … Continue reading Obama defends foreign policy record, suggests Trump try to achieve what he failed to

December 6, 2016August 18, 2018Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, foreign policy, Global Engagement Center, iraq, isis, Libya, Mali, Somalia, syria, terrorism, war on terror, YemenLeave a comment

– THE LINK LIST – Crucial news from around the web:

  1. Former CIA boss might sue over losing security clearance – NBC News, Aug. 19, 2018
  2. Report: Catholic priests abused 1,000 children in Pennsylvania – NY Times, Aug. 14, 2018
  3. Saudi Arabia freezes new trade with Canada for urging activists’ release – Reuters, Aug. 5, 2018
  4. Crackdown feared after Venezuelan president survives alleged attack –The Guardian, Aug. 5, 2018
  5. Final Vegas shooting report: No motive, no 2nd shooter – NBC, Aug. 3, 2018
  6. Pentagon Audit: “There Will Be Unpleasant Surprises” – Secrecy News, July 2, 2018
  7. How the Saudi-Qatari rivalry has fueled the war in Syria – The Intercept, June 29, 2018
  8. Authorities seize ISIS propaganda site servers -Associated Press, Apr. 27, 2018
  9. CIA torture legacy lives on in Thailand – L.A. Times, Apr. 22, 2018
  10. Facebook and Cambridge Analytica face class action lawsuit – The Guardian, Apr. 10, 2018
  11. Trump asked CIA official why drone strike didn’t also kill target’s family – The Hill, Apr. 6, 2018
  12. Israel is prepared to kill more unarmed protesters in Gaza –The Intercept, Apr. 5, 2018
  13. Trump’s militarization of the U.S.-Mexico border won’t come cheap – Defense One, Apri. 5, 2018
  14. Pentagon prepares for 3-front perpetual ‘long war’ with Russia and China –War is Boring, Apr. 5, 2018
  15. U.S. defense firms eye expansion into Saudi Arabia – Defense One, Apr. 4, 2018
  16. Israeli military kills 15 Palestinians in confrontations on Gaza border – New York Times, Mar. 30, 2018
  17. 13-year-old, other Yemeni civilians killed in U.S. drone strike – The Intercept, Mar. 26, 2018
  18. Snowden documents: NSA worked to ‘track down’ bitcoin users –The Intercept, Mar. 20, 2018
  19. Trump taps Army cyber chief as new NSA head – Politico, Feb. 13, 2018
  20. Felons, people under foreign influence received security clearance – The Hill, Jan. 24, 2018
  21. Under SEC investigation, GE posts $9.8b loss for last quarter – UPI, Jan. 24, 2018
  22. New leader takes Sinn Féin beyond IRA generation – Politico, Jan. 24, 2018
  23. NSA deletes ‘honesty’ and ‘openness’ from core values – The Intercept, Jan. 24, 2018
  24. New U.K. agency to treat ‘fake news’ as national security issue – The Guardian, Jan. 23, 2018
  25. Trump becomes first U.S. president to attend Davos conference since Clinton – New York Times, Jan. 23, 2018
  26. Trump signs reauthorization of FISA Section 702 – USA Today, Jan. 19, 2018
  27. NSA deleted surveillance data it promised to keep – The Daily Beast, Jan. 19, 2018
  28. Facebook, Google fighting ‘extremist content’ with ‘counterpropaganda‘ – CNBC – Jan. 17, 2018
  29. Eric Schmidt stepping down as Alphabet chairman – CNBC, Dec. 21, 2017
  30. Facebook’s growing power to undermine democracy and fuel oppressive regimes – NextGov, Dec. 19, 2017
  31. U.S. approves first ‘gene therapy’ for inherited disease – Reuters, Dec. 19, 2017
  32. A familiar chill returns inside Russia – U.S. News & World Report, Dec. 19, 2017
  33. Legal action threatens ‘Paradise Papers’ publishers – The Guardian, Dec. 19, 2017
  34. U.S. Special Operations forces deployed to 149 countries in 2017 – War is Boring, Dec. 15, 2017
  35. Disney buys Rupert Murdoch’s Fox for $52 billion – BBC, Dec. 14, 2017
  36. Trump’s Jerusalem plan is a deadly provocation – The Atlantic, Dec. 6, 2017
  37. Chinese nationals indicted on federal computer hacking charges – The Hill, November 27, 2017
  38. 26,000 U.S. troops in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria – far more than previously acknowledged – Military Times, Nov. 27, 2017
  39. Facebook defends advertising ‘principles’ after Russia, discrimination – USA Today, November 27, 2017
  40. Koch brothers put up $650m for Time Inc. purchase – The Guardian, Nov. 27, 2017
  41. What elites still don’t understand about populism – Real Clear Politics, Nov. 27, 2017
  42. How social media is leveling the playing field between governments, militants, and ordinary people – The Intercept, Nov. 25, 2017
  43. U.S. troops lack support despite expanding mission in Africa – Small Wars Journal, Nov. 20, 2017
  44. U.S. military building up in the land of ‘Black Hawk Down’ – Politico, November 19, 2017
  45. Podesta Group on verge of shutting down amidst Mueller probe – CNN, November 11, 2017
  46. Another 13,000 JFK assassination files released – New York Times, Nov. 9, 2017
  47. Saudi Arabia tells its citizens to leave Lebanon immediately – The Independent, Nov. 9, 2017
  48. Wikileaks releases ‘Vault 8’ source code for CIA ‘Hive’ malware component – Wikileaks, Nov. 9, 2017
  49. Weinstein hired ex-Mossad spies ‘Black Cube’ to track actresses, journalists –The New Yorker, Nov. 6, 2017
  50. ‘Paradise Papers’ leak reveals secrets of elite hidden wealth – The Guardian, Nov. 5, 2017

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