Leon Panetta
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A School for Spooks: The London University Department Churning Out NATO Spies
Alan Macleod uncovers the deep links between the British security state and the Department of War Studies at King’s College London, responsible for training a large number of British, American, and European agents and defense analysts. Continue reading
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CISPA’s back: Hacking, online espionage resurrect cybersecurity bill
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection act (CISPA) will be reintroduced before the US House next week following a spate of cyber espionage and hacking attacks. Civil liberties advocates have criticized the bill for violating privacy laws. Continue reading
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When It Comes to Drones, Trust the Churchgoing CIA Director By Peter Hart
Chris Matthews (MSNBC) appeared rather uncomfortable with the topic, ultimately deciding that the policy was defensible–on the grounds that the CIA director Leon Panetta goes to church Continue reading
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Fair Action Alert: PBS and Iran's "Nuclear Weapons"
In an October 22 discussion of the foreign policy presidential debate, the PBS NewsHour’s Jeffrey Brown stated that “Iran’s nuclear weapons program has been a particular flash point.” [But] as most people following this story should know, there is no intelligence that shows Iran has a nuclear weapons program. Continue reading
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Video: Don’t Get Fooled Again on Iran By grtv
The Secretary of Defense, Leon Panetta, has stated twice already this year that Iran is not pursuing a nuclear weapon. So why are so many voices clamouring for war? Continue reading
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Video: Don't Get Fooled Again on Iran By grtv
The Secretary of Defense, Leon Panetta, has stated twice already this year that Iran is not pursuing a nuclear weapon. So why are so many voices clamouring for war? Continue reading
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CBS, Panetta and (Hypothetical) Iranian Nukes
Now without knowing what was actually said in the full interview, it’s hard to know whether Panetta’s office is trying to walk back his careless, inaccurate rhetoric, or whether the CBS interviewer was pushing a hard line on Iran and nuclear weapons, treating the allegations being made about that country’s nuclear program as if they… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 