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Defense ministry is vulnerable to leaks: Canadian minister Reuters, OTTAWA Canadian Minister of National Defence Peter MacKay admitted on Tuesday his department has failed for years to combat the risk of security leaks from contract workers who are not being … Continue reading
Mrs. Ballarin’s War
Mrs. Ballarin’s War The improbable tale of a West Virginia heiress the Pentagon hired to take on Somalia’s jihadists. BY MARK MAZZETTI | APRIL 15, 2013 The MV Faina, a Ukrainian-owned merchant ship, was hugging the coastline of Somalia as … Continue reading
Posted in Intelligence, Maritime, Piracy, Somalia
Tagged Intelligence, Maritime, Piracy, Somalia
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How a Single Spy Helped Turn Pakistan Against the United States
How a Single Spy Helped Turn Pakistan Against the United States Photo illustration from photographs by Arif Ali/AFP, via Newscom (left) and Douglas County sheriff’s office (right). By MARK MAZZETTI Published: April 9, 2013 231 Comments The burly American was … Continue reading
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Whistleblowing The NSA
Whistleblowing The NSA They called out the National Security Agency for corruption and overspending with private contractors. Did the ‘NSA Four’ pay with their careers? Originally aired on March 28, 2013
Posted in Intelligence, Outsourcing/Privatization
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Army defends battlefield social science program
Army defends battlefield social science program By Tom Vanden Brook – USA Today Posted : Wednesday Mar 27, 2013 14:58:50 EDT WASHINGTON — Army Secretary John McHugh defended the use of military social scientists on battlefields despite some initial “command, … Continue reading
Pacific Command Contractor Charged With Spying By Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press
Yahoo.com March 19, 2013 Pacific Command Contractor Charged With Spying By Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press HONOLULU — A civilian defense contractor who works in intelligence at the U.S. Pacific Command has been charged with giving national security secrets to a … Continue reading
Private surveillance companies flock to Arizona’s annual Border Security Expo for their slice of multi-billion dollar industry
Private surveillance companies flock to Arizona’s annual Border Security Expo for their slice of multi-billion dollar industry By Tom Dart, The Guardian Thursday, March 14, 2013 1:13 EDT From a distance, it looked like Wyatt Nease was using a handset … Continue reading
Exclusive: Court Docs Reveal Blackwater’s Secret CIA Past
Exclusive: Court Docs Reveal Blackwater’s Secret CIA Past by Eli Lake Mar 14, 2013 4:45 AM EDT It was the U.S. military’s most notorious security contractor—but it may also have been a virtual extension of the CIA. Eli Lake reports. … Continue reading
Britam False Flag Hacking Revelations – True or False?
Britam False Flag Hacking Revelations – True or False? On the 30th January a story was published in the Daily Mail that referred to a hack that seemingly showed Britam (A British private security firm) leaders considering taking money to … Continue reading
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USA Today does journalism right: Digs into zombie US army program
USA Today does journalism right: Digs into zombie US army program 20.02.2013 By John Stanton Sources report that Mr. U repeatedly signed and approved overtime that was not worked except when a particular individual went to services for Passover. Mr. … Continue reading
