Media Lens (2023-10-12). The Achilles' Heel Of Propaganda: Julian Assange, Nick Cohen And Russell Brand. dissidentvoice.org 
In the second decade of the 21st century, after much empty talk of 'government of the people, by the people, for the people', it was discovered that people weren't even capable of governing their own media consumption. Huge, artificially intelligent computers revealed that while 49.5% of the population was drowning in a 'post-truth' sea of …
Edward Hunt (2023-10-12). The Real U.S. Intelligence Failure in Gaza. fpif.org As officials in Washington scramble to address the rapid outbreak of war in Israel and Palestine, they are sidestepping the fact that they believed that such a dramatic outburst of violence was likely. | Since May 2021, when Hamas and Israel clashed in a
Larry Johnson (2023-10-13). More on The Israeli and U.S. Intelligence Failure. sonar21.com 
A good friend of mine, who retired from U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command aka INSCOM, and I had a long chat today about "intelligence failures" while puffing on a couple of fine stogies. I realized that I needed to do a better job of explaining what I meant when I said last week's Hamas attack was an intelligence failure. So let me break this down for you. | Intelligence failures can be characterized as follows: | Lack of sources and information. | Relevant information was collected but it was not read. | There was intel, analysts looked at the information and dismissed it as not relevant or inacc…
Ari Paul, Fairness, Accuracy in Reporting. (2023-10-12). Israeli Media Examine Government Failure; US Pushes 'National Unity'. popularresistance.org As the world watches the ongoing horror in southern Israel and in the Gaza Strip, media grapple not only with the immediate violence, but to understand why this happened and how it can stop. This is truly no other Middle East skirmish anymore. Likely the deadliest offensive against Israel on its soil, and perhaps the most audacious operation by Palestinian militants, it's been compared both to 9/11 and to the bloody 1973 war between Israel and a coalition of Arab nations. | How could Israel—so famous for its military might and advanced intelligence capabilities—have missed the warnings of such an atta…
Ari Paul, Fairness, Accuracy un Reporting. (2023-10-12). Israeli Media Examine Government Failure; US Pushes 'National Unity'. popularresistance.org As the world watches the ongoing horror in southern Israel and in the Gaza Strip, media grapple not only with the immediate violence, but to understand why this happened and how it can stop. This is truly no other Middle East skirmish anymore. Likely the deadliest offensive against Israel on its soil, and perhaps the most audacious operation by Palestinian militants, it's been compared both to 9/11 and to the bloody 1973 war between Israel and a coalition of Arab nations. | How could Israel—so famous for its military might and advanced intelligence capabilities—have missed the warnings of such an atta…
Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-10-12). Ukraine: Between War and Peace — Tamara Lorincz in Conversation with Jacques Baud. libya360.wordpress.com Join a discussion which featured retired Colonel Jacques Baud, Senior Swiss Military Intelligence Officer, former NATO worker in Ukraine and award winning author of "Ukraine Between War and Peace" "Putin: Master of the Game?" and Governing by Fake News among others. Organized by the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute and the Canada Wide Peace & Justice…
Winslow Myers (2023-10-12). Two in One. counterpunch.org "The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function." —F. Scott Fitzgerald. A few examples: Historical: The atomic bomb brought the war with Japan to a close more quickly and the atomic bomb may have had much
Demilitarize Western Mass, Popular Resistance. (2023-10-12). Massachusetts: Blockade Of L3Harris Protests Military Industrial Complex. popularresistance.org Northampton, MA – On the morning of Thursday, October 12, members and supporters of the Demilitarize Western Mass collective created a blockade at 50 Prince Street, Northampton, in front of L3Harris (the local subsidiary of weapons giant.) L3Harris is the ninth largest weapons manufacturer in the world, and this direct action is in protest of this part of the military industrial complex in the region, particularly their role in violence abroad and carceral surveillance systems. | The blockade consists of protesters locking themselves to a large boat and three trailers, preventing cars from entering either of the…
midwesternmarx (2023-10-13). Decades before Snowden, this American patriot waged war against illegal surveillance in the US By: Robert Bridge. midwesternmarx.com 
In the 1970s, US Army Captain Christopher Pyle blew the lid on government agencies' domestic spying Former undercover agent Christopher Pyle testifies before the Senate Constitutional Rights subcommittee that the Army has spied on politicians and thousands of ordinary Americans on February 24, 1971. © Bettmann Archive/Getty Images In 1970, a US Army captain went rogue after he discovered that the military was conducting surveillance on dissidents across …
WorkWeek (2023-10-13). WorkWeek:Kaiser Nat Workers Strike, IBT VP Palmer On UPS & Retaliation/Mastafa Barghouti. indybay.org WorkWeek covers WorkWeek On Kaiser National Workers Strike, IBT VP Palmer On UPS & Retaliation, Mastafa Barghouti On Palestine & Israel. South Africa Buthelezi, The AFL-CIO, CIA & Apartheid & Who Is Senator Laphonza Butler, UBER & SEIU, South Africa Buthelezi, The AFL-CIO, CIA & Apartheid & Who Is Senator Laphonza Butler The UBER &SEIU. Two one hour programs.
WorkWeek (2023-10-12). WorkWeek:Kaiser Nat Workers Strike, IBT VP Palmer On UPS & Retaliation/Mastafa Barghouti. indybay.org WorkWeek covers WorkWeek On Kaiser National Workers Strike, IBT VP Palmer On UPS & Retaliation, Mastafa Barghouti On Palestine & Israel. South Africa Buthelezi, The AFL-CIO, CIA & Apartheid & Who Is Senator Laphonza Butler, UBER & SEIU, South Africa Buthelezi, The AFL-CIO, CIA & Apartheid & Who Is Senator Laphonza Butler The UBER &SEIU. Two one hour programs.
Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-10-12). Brazilian Supreme Court rejects Bolsonaro's appeal. plenglish.com Brasilia, Oct 12 (Prensa Latina) Antonio Dias Toffoli, Minister of Brazil's Supreme Court, rejected appeals by the defense of former President Jair Bolsonaro against a fine for irregular electoral advertising in anticipation of the 2022 elections, local press disclosed on Thursday.
Gurmeet Singh Toor says he was warned of assassination bid after killing of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar…