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CIA Admits It Was Behind Iran’s Coup: The agency finally owns up to its role in the 1953 operation By Malcolm Byrne
Sixty years ago this Monday, on August 19, 1953, modern Iranian history took a critical turn when a U.S.- and British-backed coup overthrew the country’s prime minister, Mohammed Mossadegh. The event’s reverberations have haunted its orchestrators over the years, contributing to the anti-Americanism that accompanied the Shah’s ouster in early 1979, and even influencing the… Continue reading
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FBI suspected of cyber-attack on anonymous web-hosting and email services By Mark Blackwood
On August 5 malicious software (malware) in the form of a Java Script (JS) attack code was discovered embedded in multiple websites hosted by the anonymous hosting company Freedom Hosting (FH), the largest hosting company on the anonymous Tor network. Initial research into the malware by experts suggests that it originated from and returned private… Continue reading
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Glenn Greenwald Promises New Disclosures By Irina Lebedeva
Just what has got American politicians so worried about Moscow’s decision to grant Edward Snowden temporary asylum in Russia? Continue reading
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FRINFORMSUM 8/9/2013: NSA Revelations Might Play a Part in Upcoming German Elections, NSC Records Still Not Subject to the FOIA, and More By Lauren Harper
International fallout from Edward Snowden’s revelations of NSA surveillance methods continues this week, and might play a role in Germany’s upcoming elections. The German newspaper Der Spiegel reports that the NSA leaks demonstrate that German intelligence “sends massive amounts of intercepted data to the NSA,” and that “center-left Social Democrats have made the Snowden revelations… Continue reading
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Does the BBC not trust US intelligence on Iran? By David Morrison and Peter Oborne
If the BBC wants to speculate on Iranian nuclear capabilities and the potential for conflict, why is it ignoring the clear consensus of US intelligence, and for what purpose? Continue reading
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Amazon, WilkiLeaks, the Washington Post and the CIA By Peter Hart
So what does Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ decision to buy the Washington Post mean? Amazon is becoming a “major vendor” to the U.S. government, particularly in the realm of web storage. Continue reading
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NSA paid British spy agency $150 mln in secret funds – new leak
The NSA has made hush-hush payments of at least $150 million to Britain’s GCHQ spying agency over the past three years to influence British intelligence gathering operations. The payouts were revealed in new Snowden leaks published by The Guardian. Continue reading
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Manning not guilty of aiding the enemy, faces 130+ yrs in jail on other charges
A US military judge has found Army private Bradley Manning “not guilty” of aiding the enemy. However, he was found guilty of 19 remaining charges, meaning that he still faces the possibility of up to 132 years behind bars. Sentencing begins tomorrow. Continue reading
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They Know Much More Than You Think By James Bamford
Within days of Snowden’s documents appearing in The Guardian and The Washington Post, revealing several of the National Security Agency’s extensive domestic surveillance programs, bookstores reported a sudden spike in the sales of George Orwell’s classic dystopian novel 1984. On Amazon.com, the book made the “Movers & Shakers” list and skyrocketed 6,021 percent in a… Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 26 July 2013 (11/13): EU-USA: Data surveillance
25 July 2013 — http://www.statewatch.org/ – e-mail: office@statewatch.org 1. EP Inquiry: Letter from Martin Schulz, MEP, President of the European Parliament to the Council Presidency2. GERMANY-USA: DATA SURVEILLANCE: ‘Key Partners’: The Secret Link Between Germany and the NSA3. Extract from the Minutes of the 4 July 2013 meeting of COREPER II: EU-US High Level expert group on security… Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks 26 July 2013
26 July 2013 — williambowles.info Bradley Manning’s court-martial for leaking US secrets to WikiLeaks … The trial of Pfc. Bradley Manning enters its eighth week Thursday at Fort Meade, near Baltimore. The former intelligence analyst from Crescent, Okla., is charged … Continue reading
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