Archive for the 'Perception Management' Category
Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism: Criticism of Obama Regime Serves “The Goals of Al-Qaeda”
February 9th, 2010U.S. Intelligence Cleared to Assassinate Americans Without Trial
Via: ABC News:
In an oped in USA Today, John Brennan — Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism — responds to critics of the Obama administration’s counterterrorism policies by saying “Politically motivated criticism and unfounded fear-mongering only serve the goals of [...]
What Would Be The Odds?
February 9th, 2010I happen to know the name of the person mentioned in the story below. However, a New Zealand blogger is currently facing charges for releasing the name, so I will not publish it here. If you’re reading Cryptogon, you’re more cunning than most, so I’m confident that, if you want to know the name, you [...]
Lies, Damn Lies, and Avatar Box Office “Records”
February 9th, 2010Via: Los Angeles Times:
Everyone in the world in the past couple of days has been writing about how “Avatar” has now surpassed “Titanic” to become the highest-grossing film of all time. But most of the stories have left out the tricky part: You can only make the claim for “Avatar” being the all-time box office [...]
Geithner Says U.S. Will ‘Never’ Lose AAA Debt Rating
February 8th, 2010Well, there you have it! HA
Via: Bloomberg:
Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner said the U.S. is in no danger of losing its Aaa debt rating even though the Obama administration has predicted a $1.6 trillion budget deficit in 2010.
“Absolutely not,” Geithner said, when asked in an ABC News interview broadcast yesterday whether a downgrade is a [...]
Pentagon Report Calls for Office of ‘Strategic Deception’
January 28th, 2010Via: Wired:
The Defense Department needs to get better at lying and fooling people about its intentions. That’s the conclusion from an influential Pentagon panel, the Defense Science Board (DSB), which recommends that the military and intelligence communities join in a new agency devoted to “strategic surprise/deception.”
Tricking battlefield opponents has been a part of war since [...]
PayPal Freezes Wikileaks Account
January 24th, 2010Via: Wikileaks:
Paypal has as of 23rd of January 2010 frozen WikiLeaks assets. This is the second time that this happens. The last time we struggled for more than half a year to resolve this issue. By working with the respected and recognized German foundation Wau Holland Stiftung we tried to avoid this from happening again [...]
David Kelly Post Mortem to be Kept Secret for 70 Years
January 24th, 2010Apologies for the Daily Mail link, but it seems to be an exclusive at the moment.
Via: Daily Mail:
Vital evidence which could solve the mystery of the death of Government weapons inspector Dr David Kelly will be kept under wraps for up to 70 years.
In a draconian – and highly unusual – order, Lord Hutton, the [...]
Sock Puppet Nation: Obama has Suspicious Number of Letter-Writing Fans Named ‘Ellie Light’
January 24th, 2010Via: The Plain Dealer:
Ellie Light sure gets around.
In recent weeks, Light has published virtually identical “Letters to the Editor” in support of President Barack Obama in more than a dozen newspapers.Every letter claimed a different residence for Light that happened to be in the newspaper’s circulation area.
“It’s time for Americans to realize that governing is [...]
Italy to Require Anyone Who Uploads Video to the Internet to Obtain Government Authorization
January 17th, 2010Via: The Industry Standard:
New rules to be introduced by government decree will require people who upload videos onto the Internet to obtain authorization from the Communications Ministry similar to that required by television broadcasters, drastically reducing freedom to communicate over the Web, opposition lawmakers have warned.
The decree is ostensibly an enactment of a European Union [...]
What Happened to the Institute for the Study of Globalization and Covert Politics (isgp.eu)
January 17th, 2010 reddit_url = “http://cryptogon.com/?p=13080″;
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Update: Apparently, the Site Was Taken Down Because of a Address Chance
isgp.eu:
January 18, 2010,
To those who were concerned,
As many of you noticed, ISGP has been down [...]
