"Only after Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was brutally murdered did the major networks like CNN finally discover Saudi atrocities in Yemen and a horrid human rights record and history of crackdown on dissent at home.
While perhaps we might say better late than never, it's interesting to now see pieces being written about "the latest countries to suspend new arms deals with Saudi Arabia" given that some of these countries' arms exports to Saudi Arabia were so minuscule to begin with that it hardly warrants congratulatory celebration.
Denmark and Finland on Thursday became the latest countries to suspend new arms deals with Saudi Arabia. Denmark's Foreign Ministry said it was freezing new deals over both Khashoggi and Yemen, while the Finnish Foreign Ministry mentioned only Yemen. Finland also banned new arms sales to the United Arab Emirates, which is part of the Saudi-led coalition in the conflict.
Their announcements came just two days after Germany said it was stopping all arms transfers to the kingdom.
But CNN follows this with, "Denmark and Finland are not major suppliers of weapons to Saudi Arabia, but Germany certainly is." This didn't stop global headlines from lauding the move though the headlines should more appropriately read Everyone who is not exporting weapons to Saudi Arabia is halting exports of weapons to Saudi Arabia given that Finnish arms exports to Saudi Arabia totaled a whopping (cough) 5.3 million euros in 2017 according to figures published by a think tank, SaferGlobe..."
at https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-11-23/everyone-not-exporting-weapons-saudi-arabia-halting-arms-exports-saudi-arabia
Sunday, November 25, 2018
US Aircraft Carrier Suspected of Wreaking Electronic Chaos in Hong Kong
"A US Navy aircraft carrier making a port call in Hong Kong has mysteriously caused massive problems for people in the area trying to use their cellphones and other electronics, according to local reports.
The USS Ronald Reagan arrived at Hong Kong on Wednesday around noon. Immediately after dropping its anchor, people in the surrounding area found themselves unable to open their cars remotely and cell phones users complained of disruptions in service, according to a report published by Asia Times.
The Communications Authority for Hong Kong has confirmed it received inquiries and calls concerning irregular wireless service, the report said. A spokesperson for the US Consulate-General there said he had no knowledge of the carrier interfering with civilian vehicles.
Impacted vehicles were primarily Japanese-made, according to a radio communications expert in the area. The remote lock systems on these cars generally operate on a frequency of 315 MHz. The Asia Times suggests that this frequency is close to the frequency used by electromagnetic equipment aboard the USS Reagan..."
at https://sputniknews.com/military/201811231070080632-us-aircraft-carrier-suspected-electronic-havoc/
The USS Ronald Reagan arrived at Hong Kong on Wednesday around noon. Immediately after dropping its anchor, people in the surrounding area found themselves unable to open their cars remotely and cell phones users complained of disruptions in service, according to a report published by Asia Times.
The Communications Authority for Hong Kong has confirmed it received inquiries and calls concerning irregular wireless service, the report said. A spokesperson for the US Consulate-General there said he had no knowledge of the carrier interfering with civilian vehicles.
Impacted vehicles were primarily Japanese-made, according to a radio communications expert in the area. The remote lock systems on these cars generally operate on a frequency of 315 MHz. The Asia Times suggests that this frequency is close to the frequency used by electromagnetic equipment aboard the USS Reagan..."
at https://sputniknews.com/military/201811231070080632-us-aircraft-carrier-suspected-electronic-havoc/
Europe should abandon US ‘war track’, aim for multipolar world – ex-OSCE Assembly VP
"An EU army would not help solve the continent’s security issues and instead may exacerbate the global “war track” created by the US at the end of the Cold War, Willy Wimmer, the former vice-head of the OSCE Assembly, told RT.
Questioning the rationale behind France and Germany’s calls to create a unified European army, Wimmer, who also previously served as the former state secretary to Germany's defense minister, warned that the proposed military structure was not in the interests of European security.
Vincent Kessler Merkel joins Macron in call for ‘real, true’ European army after Trump slams idea
"[An EU army] is not necessary because it does not reflect the real security situation in Europe. The problems we have in Europe are linked to a long NATO strategy to have its troops at the Western-Russian border – this was not in our minds when we ended the Cold War."
NATO, according to Wimmer, was “created as a defense alliance” but its mandate was later “unilaterally” changed by Washington, which transformed the defensive pact into a force of aggression “on a global scale.” As such, “having a European army replace NATO in the same global way is not in our interest,” he argued.
Wimmer stressed that while few would advocate for a complete break between the US and western Europe, Europe must resist becoming a US vassal – “and the US policy pursued the last decade or so was exactly to colonize Europe.”
Instead of mimicking NATO’s model, the former OSCE official urged Europe to pursue a multipolar world based on cooperation and not military might.
"Since spring 1999, when the war against Yugoslavia started, we’ve been on the war track, globally speaking, and it’s been a disaster for all of us. The globe is not fit for a single superpower but it’s ready for a multipolar world. But the multipolar world should be a world of cooperation and not of rivalry."
at https://www.rt.com/news/444743-europe-should-abandon-war-track/
Questioning the rationale behind France and Germany’s calls to create a unified European army, Wimmer, who also previously served as the former state secretary to Germany's defense minister, warned that the proposed military structure was not in the interests of European security.
Vincent Kessler Merkel joins Macron in call for ‘real, true’ European army after Trump slams idea
"[An EU army] is not necessary because it does not reflect the real security situation in Europe. The problems we have in Europe are linked to a long NATO strategy to have its troops at the Western-Russian border – this was not in our minds when we ended the Cold War."
NATO, according to Wimmer, was “created as a defense alliance” but its mandate was later “unilaterally” changed by Washington, which transformed the defensive pact into a force of aggression “on a global scale.” As such, “having a European army replace NATO in the same global way is not in our interest,” he argued.
Wimmer stressed that while few would advocate for a complete break between the US and western Europe, Europe must resist becoming a US vassal – “and the US policy pursued the last decade or so was exactly to colonize Europe.”
Instead of mimicking NATO’s model, the former OSCE official urged Europe to pursue a multipolar world based on cooperation and not military might.
"Since spring 1999, when the war against Yugoslavia started, we’ve been on the war track, globally speaking, and it’s been a disaster for all of us. The globe is not fit for a single superpower but it’s ready for a multipolar world. But the multipolar world should be a world of cooperation and not of rivalry."
at https://www.rt.com/news/444743-europe-should-abandon-war-track/
FBI Declines to Comment on UK Hybrid Warfare Project
"WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The FBI is referring questions to British authorities regarding the alleged spy network and hybrid warfare initiative the UK has reportedly established across Europe and North America, a bureau spokesperson told Sputnik on Friday..."
at https://sputniknews.com/us/201811231070082203-usa-fbi-uk-hybrid-warfare/
at https://sputniknews.com/us/201811231070082203-usa-fbi-uk-hybrid-warfare/
How Social Media Is Becoming An Arm Of The State
at https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-11-24/how-social-media-becoming-arm-state
Johnstone: Nothing In Any Conspiracy Theory Is As Bad As What's Being Done Out In The Open
"Authored by Caitlin Johnstone via Medium.com,
Yesterday President Trump posted a statement on the White House website saying his administration will be standing with the House of Saud despite the CIA’s assertion that Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman personally ordered the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist who was living and working in the United States.
The statement reads like a long form version of one of Trump’s tweets, replete with gratuitous exclamation points and slogans like “America First!” and the lie that Iran is “the world’s leading sponsor of terror”, which will never be trueno matter how many times this administration deliberately repeats it. The world’s leading sponsor of terrorism is of course Saudi Arabia, along withIsrael and the United States..."
at https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-11-24/johnstone-nothing-any-conspiracy-theory-bad-whats-being-done-out-open
Yesterday President Trump posted a statement on the White House website saying his administration will be standing with the House of Saud despite the CIA’s assertion that Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman personally ordered the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist who was living and working in the United States.
The statement reads like a long form version of one of Trump’s tweets, replete with gratuitous exclamation points and slogans like “America First!” and the lie that Iran is “the world’s leading sponsor of terror”, which will never be trueno matter how many times this administration deliberately repeats it. The world’s leading sponsor of terrorism is of course Saudi Arabia, along withIsrael and the United States..."
at https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-11-24/johnstone-nothing-any-conspiracy-theory-bad-whats-being-done-out-open
Lockheed Martin Is Now Building NASA's Quiet Supersonic Jet
"Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works team has officially started making the X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology (QueSST) plane, which could take to the skies in the next several years.
The defense company is building the QueSST for NASA's Low-Boom Flight Demonstration program. The space agency has just confirmed in a press release its continued support of the plane, regarding funding, and established a timeline for the first flight in 2021.
“This aircraft has the potential to transform aviation in the United States and around the world by making faster-than-sound air travel overland possible for everyone,” said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine.
“We can’t wait to see this bird fly!”
The QueSST's long, slender design will allow it to reduce the loudness of a sonic boom to that of a gentle thump.
Lockheed said the plane would fly at an altitude of 55,000 feet and reach speeds of 940 mph..."
at https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-11-21/lockheed-martin-now-building-nasas-quiet-supersonic-jet
The defense company is building the QueSST for NASA's Low-Boom Flight Demonstration program. The space agency has just confirmed in a press release its continued support of the plane, regarding funding, and established a timeline for the first flight in 2021.
“This aircraft has the potential to transform aviation in the United States and around the world by making faster-than-sound air travel overland possible for everyone,” said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine.
“We can’t wait to see this bird fly!”
The QueSST's long, slender design will allow it to reduce the loudness of a sonic boom to that of a gentle thump.
Lockheed said the plane would fly at an altitude of 55,000 feet and reach speeds of 940 mph..."
at https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-11-21/lockheed-martin-now-building-nasas-quiet-supersonic-jet
Zuesse: All US Gov't Accusations Against Russia's Gov't Are Lies
"Authored by Eric Zuesse via The Saker blog,
THE FIRST ACCUSATION, which is the source of the Magnitsky Act sanctions against Russia, was in 2012 under U.S. President Barack Obama, and it alleged that Sergei Magnitsky had been a whistleblower in Russia who was a lawyer who uncovered corruption in Russia’s Government and was imprisoned for that and beaten to death there for that.
Magnitsky was, in fact, no whistleblower, and no lawyer, but the accountant of American billionaire Bill Browder, who had been charged by the Russian Government (and who then fled Russia) as having tax-defrauded the Russian Government of $230 million. And, Magnitsky’s death in prison was due to inadequate medical care of his pancreatitis by the medical personnel there, not (as Browder alleged) to any “beating.”
THE SECOND ACCUSATION, in 2014, is that “Russia stole Crimea.” This charge is the source of additional (and more severe) sanctions against Russis, and also of NATO’s massing of troops and weapons on and near Russia’s border, which are massed there allegedly to ‘protect’ European nations against ‘Russian aggression’ (such as ‘seizing Crimea’). It’s all founded on basic lies regarding Crimea and Ukraine. A fuller presentation of that case is here. But what constitutes the most remarkable evidence of all in this entire matter are two crucial phone-conversations. The first is the 27 January 2014 phone-conversation whereby the chief agent, Victoria Nuland, whom Obama had assigned to organize the coup to overthrow Ukraine’s democratically elected President Victor Yanukovych, gave the order as to whom Yanukovych’s replacement would be. This call is grossly misrepresented if not entirely ignored by the U.S. regime’s ‘journalists’ and ‘historians’. Nuland famously said there “Fuck the EU” (for the EU’s wanting a more moderate and less-nazi alternative to be selected). That much of the call was reported in the Western press (though with virtually no context as to what it meant and why she had said it), but the rest — the historically crucial part of it — wasn’t. This historically mega-important phone-call, which was posted to the internet a week later, on February 4th — three weeks before the man whom she named there received (just as she had instructed) the appointment to lead the post-coup Ukraine — isn’t even being denied by Washington. Instead, it’s either ignored by them, or else totally misrepresented, in the ‘historical’ accounts by the agents of the U.S. regime..."
at https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-11-24/zuesse-all-us-govt-accusations-against-russias-govt-are-lies
THE FIRST ACCUSATION, which is the source of the Magnitsky Act sanctions against Russia, was in 2012 under U.S. President Barack Obama, and it alleged that Sergei Magnitsky had been a whistleblower in Russia who was a lawyer who uncovered corruption in Russia’s Government and was imprisoned for that and beaten to death there for that.
Magnitsky was, in fact, no whistleblower, and no lawyer, but the accountant of American billionaire Bill Browder, who had been charged by the Russian Government (and who then fled Russia) as having tax-defrauded the Russian Government of $230 million. And, Magnitsky’s death in prison was due to inadequate medical care of his pancreatitis by the medical personnel there, not (as Browder alleged) to any “beating.”
THE SECOND ACCUSATION, in 2014, is that “Russia stole Crimea.” This charge is the source of additional (and more severe) sanctions against Russis, and also of NATO’s massing of troops and weapons on and near Russia’s border, which are massed there allegedly to ‘protect’ European nations against ‘Russian aggression’ (such as ‘seizing Crimea’). It’s all founded on basic lies regarding Crimea and Ukraine. A fuller presentation of that case is here. But what constitutes the most remarkable evidence of all in this entire matter are two crucial phone-conversations. The first is the 27 January 2014 phone-conversation whereby the chief agent, Victoria Nuland, whom Obama had assigned to organize the coup to overthrow Ukraine’s democratically elected President Victor Yanukovych, gave the order as to whom Yanukovych’s replacement would be. This call is grossly misrepresented if not entirely ignored by the U.S. regime’s ‘journalists’ and ‘historians’. Nuland famously said there “Fuck the EU” (for the EU’s wanting a more moderate and less-nazi alternative to be selected). That much of the call was reported in the Western press (though with virtually no context as to what it meant and why she had said it), but the rest — the historically crucial part of it — wasn’t. This historically mega-important phone-call, which was posted to the internet a week later, on February 4th — three weeks before the man whom she named there received (just as she had instructed) the appointment to lead the post-coup Ukraine — isn’t even being denied by Washington. Instead, it’s either ignored by them, or else totally misrepresented, in the ‘historical’ accounts by the agents of the U.S. regime..."
at https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-11-24/zuesse-all-us-govt-accusations-against-russias-govt-are-lies
How A Fragile Euro May Not Survive The Next Crisis
"Authored by Brendan Brown via The Mises Institute,
A big US monetary inflation bang brought the euro into existence. Here’s a prediction: It’s death will occur in response to a different type of US monetary bang — the sudden emergence of a “deflationary interlude.” And this could come sooner than many expect.
The explanation of this sphynx-like puzzle starts with Paul Volcker’s abandonment of the road to sound money in 1985/6. The defining moment came when the then Fed Chief joined with President Reagan’s new Treasury Secretary, James Baker, in a campaign to devalue the dollar. The so-called “Plaza Accord” of 1985 launched the offensive.
Volcker, the once notorious devaluation warrior of the Nixon Administration (as its Treasury under-secretary), never changed his spots, seeing large US trade deficits as dangerous. The alternative diagnosis — that in the early mid-1980s these were a transitory counterpart to increased US economic dynamism and a resurgent global demand for a now apparently hard dollar — just did not register with this top official.
Hence the opportunity to restore sound money. But this comes very rarely in history — only in fact, where high inflation has induced general political revulsion (as for example after the Civil War) — was inflation snuffed out. In the European context this meant the end of the brief hard-Deutsche-mark (DM) era and the birth of the soft euro.
The run-up of the DM in 1985-7 against other European currencies, as provoked by the US re-launch of monetary inflation, tipped the balance of political power inside Germany in favor of the European Monetary Union (EMU) project. The big exporting companies, the backbone of the ruling Christian Democrat Union (CDU) under Chancellor Kohl, won the day. The hard DM, an evident threat to their profits, had to go..."
at https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-11-23/how-fragile-euro-may-not-survive-next-crisis
A big US monetary inflation bang brought the euro into existence. Here’s a prediction: It’s death will occur in response to a different type of US monetary bang — the sudden emergence of a “deflationary interlude.” And this could come sooner than many expect.
The explanation of this sphynx-like puzzle starts with Paul Volcker’s abandonment of the road to sound money in 1985/6. The defining moment came when the then Fed Chief joined with President Reagan’s new Treasury Secretary, James Baker, in a campaign to devalue the dollar. The so-called “Plaza Accord” of 1985 launched the offensive.
Volcker, the once notorious devaluation warrior of the Nixon Administration (as its Treasury under-secretary), never changed his spots, seeing large US trade deficits as dangerous. The alternative diagnosis — that in the early mid-1980s these were a transitory counterpart to increased US economic dynamism and a resurgent global demand for a now apparently hard dollar — just did not register with this top official.
Hence the opportunity to restore sound money. But this comes very rarely in history — only in fact, where high inflation has induced general political revulsion (as for example after the Civil War) — was inflation snuffed out. In the European context this meant the end of the brief hard-Deutsche-mark (DM) era and the birth of the soft euro.
The run-up of the DM in 1985-7 against other European currencies, as provoked by the US re-launch of monetary inflation, tipped the balance of political power inside Germany in favor of the European Monetary Union (EMU) project. The big exporting companies, the backbone of the ruling Christian Democrat Union (CDU) under Chancellor Kohl, won the day. The hard DM, an evident threat to their profits, had to go..."
at https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-11-23/how-fragile-euro-may-not-survive-next-crisis
Saudis Agreed to Buy Pegasus Spyware From Israeli Cyber Firm - Reports
"NSO, a secretive spyware firm, has been the target of accusations from Canada and Edward Snowden, who say that it helped the Saudi government spy on dissidents using a cutting-edge espionage tool.
The Israeli cyber intelligence firm NSO Group Technologies was in talks with the Saudis to sell super-stealth spyware, according to a Haaretz report.
The newspaper cites a complaint filed with the Israeli police by a European businessman, who claims that NSO representatives in 2017 offered their Pegasus 3 technology to high-profile Saudi officials. The mobile phone spyware needs only a phone number to ensnare a device. The Saudis included former intelligence chief Prince Turki al-Faisal and Nasser al-Qahtani, a man who "presented himself as the deputy of the current intelligence chief".
The European businessman insists that the Pegasus 3 affair began when he was contacted by "W.", an Israeli dealing in cyber-defense technologies. W. asked him to use his connections in the Persian Gulf states to help do business in the region.
During a series of meetings, he claims, the Saudi officials presented a list of software they sought to obtain to hack into the phones of dissidents in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere. In the summer of 2017, W. negotiated a deal to sell NSO's Pegasus 3 system to the Saudis for $55 million.
Despite an oral agreement with W., the European businessman says that the latter started ignoring his phone calls, when he asked for his 5-percent commission ($2.75 million). The businessman filed the complaint in April 2018 and has since been interrogated by the Israeli police's fraud department and contacted by income tax authorities.
While the Saudi government has yet to comment on the report, NSO dismissed it as "wrong, based on partial rumors and gossip". W., the businessman accused of fraud, has also maintained his innocence: "This is a false and completely baseless complaint, leverage for an act of extortion by the complainants, knowing that there is no basis for their claims and that if they would turn to the relevant courts they would be immediately rejected."
This comes on the heels of a Forbes report that Riyadh used Pegasus 3 to spy on its opponents living abroad such as the London-based comedian Ghanem Almasarir and human rights activist Yahya Assiri as well as activist Omar Abdulaziz, who lives in Canada. All three were in contact with Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi journalist killed in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul last month.
What Forbes said echoed the report of University of Toronto-based Citizen Lab, which said that the cellphone of Omar Abdulaziz, a critic of the Saudi government's human rights record, was infected with Pegasus spyware.
Moreover, US whistleblower Edward Snowden has recently accused NSO of selling malicious spyware to Riyadh to help them track Jamal Khashoggi, something that the firm denied.
Jamal Khashoggi, a US resident and Washington Post contributor, disappeared in the Saudi Consulate on October 2. For around two weeks, Saudi Arabia denied any knowledge of his whereabouts, but eventually confirmed that he was killed in a "rogue operation" in the consulate. Riyadh arrested 21 individuals suspected of being involved in the murder; five of them are facing the death penalty if they are found guilty.
The Saudis have repeatedly insisted that the royal family, including heir to the throne Crown Prince bin Salman, was not involved in Khashoggi's killing. This contradicts the account of Turkish media, which claim that the CIA has a phone call recording proving that bin Salman had ordered the murder..."
at https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201811251070110559-saudi-pegasus-israeli-firm-deal/
The Israeli cyber intelligence firm NSO Group Technologies was in talks with the Saudis to sell super-stealth spyware, according to a Haaretz report.
The newspaper cites a complaint filed with the Israeli police by a European businessman, who claims that NSO representatives in 2017 offered their Pegasus 3 technology to high-profile Saudi officials. The mobile phone spyware needs only a phone number to ensnare a device. The Saudis included former intelligence chief Prince Turki al-Faisal and Nasser al-Qahtani, a man who "presented himself as the deputy of the current intelligence chief".
The European businessman insists that the Pegasus 3 affair began when he was contacted by "W.", an Israeli dealing in cyber-defense technologies. W. asked him to use his connections in the Persian Gulf states to help do business in the region.
During a series of meetings, he claims, the Saudi officials presented a list of software they sought to obtain to hack into the phones of dissidents in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere. In the summer of 2017, W. negotiated a deal to sell NSO's Pegasus 3 system to the Saudis for $55 million.
Despite an oral agreement with W., the European businessman says that the latter started ignoring his phone calls, when he asked for his 5-percent commission ($2.75 million). The businessman filed the complaint in April 2018 and has since been interrogated by the Israeli police's fraud department and contacted by income tax authorities.
While the Saudi government has yet to comment on the report, NSO dismissed it as "wrong, based on partial rumors and gossip". W., the businessman accused of fraud, has also maintained his innocence: "This is a false and completely baseless complaint, leverage for an act of extortion by the complainants, knowing that there is no basis for their claims and that if they would turn to the relevant courts they would be immediately rejected."
This comes on the heels of a Forbes report that Riyadh used Pegasus 3 to spy on its opponents living abroad such as the London-based comedian Ghanem Almasarir and human rights activist Yahya Assiri as well as activist Omar Abdulaziz, who lives in Canada. All three were in contact with Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi journalist killed in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul last month.
What Forbes said echoed the report of University of Toronto-based Citizen Lab, which said that the cellphone of Omar Abdulaziz, a critic of the Saudi government's human rights record, was infected with Pegasus spyware.
Moreover, US whistleblower Edward Snowden has recently accused NSO of selling malicious spyware to Riyadh to help them track Jamal Khashoggi, something that the firm denied.
Jamal Khashoggi, a US resident and Washington Post contributor, disappeared in the Saudi Consulate on October 2. For around two weeks, Saudi Arabia denied any knowledge of his whereabouts, but eventually confirmed that he was killed in a "rogue operation" in the consulate. Riyadh arrested 21 individuals suspected of being involved in the murder; five of them are facing the death penalty if they are found guilty.
The Saudis have repeatedly insisted that the royal family, including heir to the throne Crown Prince bin Salman, was not involved in Khashoggi's killing. This contradicts the account of Turkish media, which claim that the CIA has a phone call recording proving that bin Salman had ordered the murder..."
at https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201811251070110559-saudi-pegasus-israeli-firm-deal/
Anonymous blows lid off huge psyop in Europe and it's funded by UK & US
"Anonymous has published documents which it claims have unearthed a massive UK-led psyop to create a "large-scale information secret service" in Europe – all under the guise of countering "Russian propaganda."
In a document dump on November 5, the group exposed the UK-based 'Integrity Initiative', said to have been established by the ominously titled Institute for Statecraft in 2015.
The main objective is "to provide a coordinated Western response to Russian disinformation and other elements of hybrid warfare." The Institute for Statecraft is affiliated with the NATO HQ Public Diplomacy Division and the Home Office-funded 'Prevent' program, so objectivity is, of course, at the forefront of their work.
Dirty little secret: ‘Think tanks’ are among top culprits in media disinformation crisis
Operating on a budget of £1.9 million (US$2.4 million), the secretive Integrity Initiative consists of "clusters" of local politicians, journalists, military personnel, scientists and academics. The team is dedicated to searching for and publishing "evidence" of Russian interference in European affairs, while themselves influencing leadership behind the scenes, the documents claim.
The UK establishment appears to be conducting the very activities of which it and its allies have long-accused the Kremlin, with little or no corroborating evidence. The program also aims to "change attitudes in Russia itself" as well as influencing Russian speakers in the EU and North America, one of the leaked documents states.
At present, the vast network allegedly has clusters for Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Greece, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Norway, Serbia, and Montenegro... but there's more!
According to the Anonymous leak, major plans to expand the sphere of influence throughout eastern Europe, the US, and Canada, as well as the MENA region, are allegedly underway.
The clusters' work is apparently done under absolute secrecy via concealed contacts embedded throughout British embassies, the leak claims, some of which are listed as part of the documentation.
In the documents, the Integrity Initiative states that sharing analysis of alleged "Russian attacks" with other countries in the network at a governmental level would likely increase international "collaboration and Alliance cohesion."
The initiative claims it is not a government body, of course, but does work with unnamed British "government agencies." The initiative has received £168,000 in funding from HQ NATO Public Diplomacy and £250,000 from the US State Department, the documents allege.
Some of its purported members include British MPs and high-profile "independent" journalists with a penchant for anti-Russian sentiment in their collective online oeuvre, as showcased by a brief glance at their Twitter feeds..."
at https://www.rt.com/news/444737-uk-funded-campaign-russia-leaks/
In a document dump on November 5, the group exposed the UK-based 'Integrity Initiative', said to have been established by the ominously titled Institute for Statecraft in 2015.
The main objective is "to provide a coordinated Western response to Russian disinformation and other elements of hybrid warfare." The Institute for Statecraft is affiliated with the NATO HQ Public Diplomacy Division and the Home Office-funded 'Prevent' program, so objectivity is, of course, at the forefront of their work.
Dirty little secret: ‘Think tanks’ are among top culprits in media disinformation crisis
Operating on a budget of £1.9 million (US$2.4 million), the secretive Integrity Initiative consists of "clusters" of local politicians, journalists, military personnel, scientists and academics. The team is dedicated to searching for and publishing "evidence" of Russian interference in European affairs, while themselves influencing leadership behind the scenes, the documents claim.
The UK establishment appears to be conducting the very activities of which it and its allies have long-accused the Kremlin, with little or no corroborating evidence. The program also aims to "change attitudes in Russia itself" as well as influencing Russian speakers in the EU and North America, one of the leaked documents states.
At present, the vast network allegedly has clusters for Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Greece, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Norway, Serbia, and Montenegro... but there's more!
According to the Anonymous leak, major plans to expand the sphere of influence throughout eastern Europe, the US, and Canada, as well as the MENA region, are allegedly underway.
The clusters' work is apparently done under absolute secrecy via concealed contacts embedded throughout British embassies, the leak claims, some of which are listed as part of the documentation.
In the documents, the Integrity Initiative states that sharing analysis of alleged "Russian attacks" with other countries in the network at a governmental level would likely increase international "collaboration and Alliance cohesion."
The initiative claims it is not a government body, of course, but does work with unnamed British "government agencies." The initiative has received £168,000 in funding from HQ NATO Public Diplomacy and £250,000 from the US State Department, the documents allege.
Some of its purported members include British MPs and high-profile "independent" journalists with a penchant for anti-Russian sentiment in their collective online oeuvre, as showcased by a brief glance at their Twitter feeds..."
at https://www.rt.com/news/444737-uk-funded-campaign-russia-leaks/
UK Covert Op Planned to Set up Major EU Info Warfare Hub in Brussels - Anonymous
"LONDON (Sputnik) – The UK Integrity Initiative project planned to create a research network on the basis of the Institute for European Studies at the Free University of Brussels (VUB-IES) as part of its Russian Language Strategic Communication Programme aimed at countering the alleged Russian hybrid warfare, the Anonymous hacktivist group revealed.
"Setting up a Brussels-based research network to encourage all major European countries, US and Canada to establish in a major national think tank a process or programme for studying infowar The basis of this network is the academic research programme of the Institute for European Studies at the Free University of Brussels (VUB-IES)," the Project Proposal Form read.
The document, issued on April 27, 2017, included the letterhead of the UK Foreign Office and a signature of the "agency lead contact" Chris N. Donnelly.
"Purpose: To counter Russian disinformation and malign influence, and associated weapons of ‘Hybrid warfare’, in Europe and North America by: expanding the knowledge base; harnessing existing expertise, and; establishing a network of networks of experts, opinion formers and policy makers, to educate national audiences in the threat and to help build national capacities to counter it," the document further read.
READ MORE: Russian Lawmakers Mull Response to Leaked UK Information Warfare Strategy
The program described in the document includes two phases. Phase One envisages the creation of the so-called clusters, including a hub plus a network of experts, journalists and political players, in nine countries — Spain, France, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Lithuania, Norway, Serbia and Italy — with funding from the UK Foreign Office and NATO.
Phase Two ensures bringing nine existing clusters and four "latent" clusters (established in Moldova, Georgia, Sweden, Montenegro and Malta) to fully functional status and setting up clusters in 10 more countries —Canada, Estonia, Poland, Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, Austria, Portugal, Switzerland and the United States.
The indicated project launch date is April 1, 2018, while the planned completion date is March 31, 2019.
The hackers claim that Integrity Initiative is a "large-scale information secret service" created by London to "counteract Russian propaganda" and allowing the United Kingdom to meddle in other states’ domestic affairs.
The documents, published by Anonymous, also showed that the Integrity Initiative's costs for the fiscal year ending on March 31, 2019, were estimated at 1.96 million pounds ($2.51 million). Apart from the UK government and NATO, the program is founded by Facebook, the US State Department and other governmental and non-governmental structures, according to the leaked files..."
at https://sputniknews.com/europe/201811241070088147-uk-integrity-initiative-anonymus-brussels-university/
"Setting up a Brussels-based research network to encourage all major European countries, US and Canada to establish in a major national think tank a process or programme for studying infowar The basis of this network is the academic research programme of the Institute for European Studies at the Free University of Brussels (VUB-IES)," the Project Proposal Form read.
The document, issued on April 27, 2017, included the letterhead of the UK Foreign Office and a signature of the "agency lead contact" Chris N. Donnelly.
"Purpose: To counter Russian disinformation and malign influence, and associated weapons of ‘Hybrid warfare’, in Europe and North America by: expanding the knowledge base; harnessing existing expertise, and; establishing a network of networks of experts, opinion formers and policy makers, to educate national audiences in the threat and to help build national capacities to counter it," the document further read.
READ MORE: Russian Lawmakers Mull Response to Leaked UK Information Warfare Strategy
The program described in the document includes two phases. Phase One envisages the creation of the so-called clusters, including a hub plus a network of experts, journalists and political players, in nine countries — Spain, France, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Lithuania, Norway, Serbia and Italy — with funding from the UK Foreign Office and NATO.
Phase Two ensures bringing nine existing clusters and four "latent" clusters (established in Moldova, Georgia, Sweden, Montenegro and Malta) to fully functional status and setting up clusters in 10 more countries —Canada, Estonia, Poland, Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, Austria, Portugal, Switzerland and the United States.
The indicated project launch date is April 1, 2018, while the planned completion date is March 31, 2019.
The hackers claim that Integrity Initiative is a "large-scale information secret service" created by London to "counteract Russian propaganda" and allowing the United Kingdom to meddle in other states’ domestic affairs.
The documents, published by Anonymous, also showed that the Integrity Initiative's costs for the fiscal year ending on March 31, 2019, were estimated at 1.96 million pounds ($2.51 million). Apart from the UK government and NATO, the program is founded by Facebook, the US State Department and other governmental and non-governmental structures, according to the leaked files..."
at https://sputniknews.com/europe/201811241070088147-uk-integrity-initiative-anonymus-brussels-university/
Anonymous Claims Ex-Russian Spy Scholar Enlisted to UK Info Warfare Project
"LONDON (Sputnik) – The documents on the UK Integrity Initiative covert operation, published by the Anonymous hacker group, showed that Russian researcher Igor Sutyagin, who was accused of espionage and subsequently pardoned, is a member of the so-called UK Cluster of London's hybrid warfare program.
One of the documents, released by Anonymous, specifies names and e-mail addresses of several dozen members of the covert program’s UK Cluster. Sutyagin’s name is included in the column called "UK General — Inner Core – Russia." The document also includes the researcher’s e-mail address on the domain of the UK Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), where Sutyagin has been working since 2014.
Sutyagin’s name is written in the same column as the names of notorious financier William Browder and Vladimir Ashurkov, an associate of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny.
Sutyagin worked for the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Institute for US and Canadian Studies before he was charged with treason due to espionage and sentenced to 15 years in prison in 2004.
The researcher was part of the group of convicted intelligence officers serving jail terms in Russia which was exchanged for 10 individuals suspected of carrying out espionage activities in the United States in 2010.
This group also included ex-Russian military intelligence officer Sergei Skripal, who was poisoned in the United Kingdom last March.
The hackers claim that Integrity Initiative is a "large-scale information secret service" created by London to "counteract Russian propaganda" and allowing the United Kingdom to meddle in other states’ domestic affairs. Anonymous says the project was launched in 2015 and was funded by the UK government, as well as NATO, US State Department and Facebook. According to the group, Integrity Initiative includes clusters across the world to counter Russia’s alleged hybrid warfare..."
at https://sputniknews.com/europe/201811241070085425-russia-uk-integrity-project-sutyagin/
One of the documents, released by Anonymous, specifies names and e-mail addresses of several dozen members of the covert program’s UK Cluster. Sutyagin’s name is included in the column called "UK General — Inner Core – Russia." The document also includes the researcher’s e-mail address on the domain of the UK Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), where Sutyagin has been working since 2014.
Sutyagin’s name is written in the same column as the names of notorious financier William Browder and Vladimir Ashurkov, an associate of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny.
Sutyagin worked for the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Institute for US and Canadian Studies before he was charged with treason due to espionage and sentenced to 15 years in prison in 2004.
The researcher was part of the group of convicted intelligence officers serving jail terms in Russia which was exchanged for 10 individuals suspected of carrying out espionage activities in the United States in 2010.
This group also included ex-Russian military intelligence officer Sergei Skripal, who was poisoned in the United Kingdom last March.
The hackers claim that Integrity Initiative is a "large-scale information secret service" created by London to "counteract Russian propaganda" and allowing the United Kingdom to meddle in other states’ domestic affairs. Anonymous says the project was launched in 2015 and was funded by the UK government, as well as NATO, US State Department and Facebook. According to the group, Integrity Initiative includes clusters across the world to counter Russia’s alleged hybrid warfare..."
at https://sputniknews.com/europe/201811241070085425-russia-uk-integrity-project-sutyagin/
Screaming Reports on Russian GRU Head’s Death
"Following a long illness, Russia’s Defense Ministry announced the death of its military intelligence chief Igor Korobov, a statement saying:
“Col. Gen. Igor Valentinovich Korobov, the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces and the deputy head of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, died at the age of 62 after a siege of grave illness” – reportedly cancer.
He was wrongfully accused of involvement in the poisoning of Sergey and Yulia Skripal – a clearly staged US/UK false flag, unjustifiably blaming Russia for the stunt they pulled, part of blaming the Kremlin for all sorts of US/Western staged offenses Russian officials had nothing to do with, an indisputable fact – notably the long ago discredited canard about US election meddling.
As long as bipartisan neocons run things in Washington, hostility toward Russia will remain too deep-seated to change, things worsening, not improving.
The notion by Putin and other senior Russian officials of a partnership with the US is dangerously wrongheaded. Moscow unacceptably puts up with repeated US-led Western abuses, without responsibly pushing back – short of declaring war..."
at https://stephenlendman.org/2018/11/screaming-reports-about-russian-grus-death/
MI6 Scrambling To Stop Trump From Releasing Classified Docs In Russia Probe
"The UK's Secret Intelligence Service, otherwise known as MI6, has been scrambling to prevent President Trump from publishing classified materials linked to the Russian election meddling investigation, according to The Telegraph, stating that any disclosure would "undermine intelligence gathering if he releases pages of an FBI application to wiretap one of his former campaign advisers."
Trump's allies, however, are fighting back - demanding transparency and suggesting that the UK wouldn't want the documents withheld unless it had something to hide.
at https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-11-23/mi6-scrambling-stop-trump-releasing-classified-docs-russia-probeThe Telegraph has talked to more than a dozen UK and US officials, including in American intelligence, who have revealed details about the row.British spy chiefs have “genuine concern” about sources being exposed if classified parts of the wiretap request were made public, according to figures familiar with discussions.“It boils down to the exposure of people”, said one US intelligence official, adding: “We don’t want to reveal sources and methods.” US intelligence shares the concerns of the UK.Another said Britain feared setting a dangerous “precedent” which could make people less likely to share information, knowing that it could one day become public. -The Telegraph..."
The C.I.A. Doctors Quotes
"“The major goal of the Cold War mind control programs was to create dissociative symptoms and disorders, including full multiple personality disorder. The Manchurian Candidate is fact, not fiction, and was created by the CIA in the 1950’s under BLUEBIRD and ARTICHOKE mind control programs. Experiments with LSD, sensory deprivation,
electro-convulsive treatment, brain electrode implants and hypnosis were designed to create amnesia, depersonalization, changes in identity and altered states of consciousness. (p. iii)
“Denial of the reality of multiple personality by these doctors [See page 114 for names] in the mind control network, who are also on the FMSF [False Memory Syndrome Foundation] Scientific and Professional Advisory Board, could be disinformation. The disinformation could be amplified by attacks on specialists in multiple personality as CIA conspiracy lunatics” (P.10)
“If clinical multiple personality is buried and forgotten, then the Manchurian Candidate Programs will be safe from public scrutiny. (p.141)”
― Bluebird..."
electro-convulsive treatment, brain electrode implants and hypnosis were designed to create amnesia, depersonalization, changes in identity and altered states of consciousness. (p. iii)
“Denial of the reality of multiple personality by these doctors [See page 114 for names] in the mind control network, who are also on the FMSF [False Memory Syndrome Foundation] Scientific and Professional Advisory Board, could be disinformation. The disinformation could be amplified by attacks on specialists in multiple personality as CIA conspiracy lunatics” (P.10)
“If clinical multiple personality is buried and forgotten, then the Manchurian Candidate Programs will be safe from public scrutiny. (p.141)”
― Bluebird..."
at https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/479496-project-bluebird-deliberate-creation-of-multiple-personality-by-psychi
“IT WILL BE A COLD WAR”: APEC SUMMIT ENDS IN UNPRECEDENTED CHAOS AFTER DRAMATIC US-CHINA SHOWDOWN
"One day after vice president Mike Pence and China’s president Xi Jinping clashed after exchanging sharply worded barbs in a showdown between the two superpowers, on Sunday the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit ended in unprecedented chaos and disarray, without agreement on a joint communique for the first time in its history as the escalating rivalry between the United States and China dominated proceedings and reflected escalating trade tensions..."
at https://galacticconnection.com/it-will-be-a-cold-war-apec-summit-ends-in-unprecedented-chaos-after-dramatic-us-china-showdown/
at https://galacticconnection.com/it-will-be-a-cold-war-apec-summit-ends-in-unprecedented-chaos-after-dramatic-us-china-showdown/
The Big Lie About US Aims in Syria
"by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman)
All US wars of aggression are about regime change, installing pro-Western puppet rule, gaining another imperial trophy, and colonizing nations for control over their governance, resources and populations.
That’s what imperialism is all about. There’s no way to prettify it. WW II and its aftermath have been and remain all about Washington wanting unchallenged global dominance – achieving it forcefully when other strategies and tactics fail.
The enormous human cost is irrelevant for US policymakers. Countless trillions of dollars spent is all about enriching monied interests.
It’s about transferring the nation’s wealth from ordinary Americans to its privileged class, thirdworldizing the country in the process, institutionalizing hardline plutocratic rule.
It’s about increasing totalitarianism, wanting the message controlled, normalizing censorship and targeting whistleblowers like Chelsea Manning, Julian Assange, and many others, wanting their important revelations silenced..."
at https://stephenlendman.org/2018/11/the-big-lie-about-us-aims-in-syria/
US/UK/Israeli Alliance the Greatest Threat to World Peace
"by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman)
These countries comprise the real axis of evil, not the phony Bush/Cheney created one.
They’re nuclear armed and dangerous, allied in their wars of aggression, waging them endlessly against one nation after another, wanting them smashed for control of their territory, resources and populations – at the expense of millions of casualties and vast destruction.
Israel’s Mossad likely allied with the CIA in staging the mother of all 9/11 false flag attacks – not sick and dying bin Laden (perishing in December 2001 in a Pakistani hospital) and other Arabs falsely blamed for what happened.
Dancing Israelis in northern New Jersey when the Twin Towers came down from wired detonations, not aircraft, along with Israelis employed by WTC companies told to stay home the day of the attacks was all about advance knowledge of what was coming.
The aftermath of that fateful day was transformational – including endless wars of aggression against nonbelligerent states, consolidated corporate empowerment, and enactment of police state laws in America and Europe, eroding fundamental freedoms ahead of eliminating them altogether..."
at https://stephenlendman.org/2018/11/us-uk-israeli-alliance-the-greatest-threat-to-world-peace/
Thursday, November 22, 2018
DANGER SIGNAL: This Chart Is Skyrocketing And It Spells Big Trouble For World Markets
"As turmoil continues to spread across global markets, this chart is skyrocketing and it spells big trouble for world markets.
Germany Clings To Negative Interest Rates As European Banks In Trouble
November 20 (King World News) – Here is what Peter Boockvar wrote today as the world awaits the next round of monetary madness: Energy drove a 3.3% y/o/y increase in German PPI in October. Ex energy it was up just 1.6%. Keep in mind that Germany still has negative interest rates out 7 years. It will be most likely that the ECB goes into the next economic contraction/downturn with rates still negative. Good luck relying on them for help.
November 20 (King World News) – Here is what Peter Boockvar wrote today as the world awaits the next round of monetary madness: Energy drove a 3.3% y/o/y increase in German PPI in October. Ex energy it was up just 1.6%. Keep in mind that Germany still has negative interest rates out 7 years. It will be most likely that the ECB goes into the next economic contraction/downturn with rates still negative. Good luck relying on them for help.
Speaking of which, I’ve highlighted the plight of European banks all year and their damaged profitability. Today the Euro STOXX bank stock index is approaching a key level, that being the lowest level in two years. Today its down by 1.3% and lower for the 7th day in the past 9..."
at https://kingworldnews.com/this-chart-is-skyrocketing-and-it-spells-big-trouble-for-world-markets/
One Of The Greats In The Business Just Warned “Something Is Different”
"On the heels of the recent carnage in global markets, today one of the greats just warned “something is different.”
Crude Oil In Danger Of Doing Even More Major Technical Damage
November 21 (King World News) – From Andrew Adams at Raymond James: All is not well in crude oil, however. I mentioned last week that $55 really needed to provide support and stop the freefall in the commodity, and it appeared to happen at least for a few days. Yesterday, though, WTI broke down through $55 without putting in much of a bounce, which looks to be a red flag (see chart below)..."
November 21 (King World News) – From Andrew Adams at Raymond James: All is not well in crude oil, however. I mentioned last week that $55 really needed to provide support and stop the freefall in the commodity, and it appeared to happen at least for a few days. Yesterday, though, WTI broke down through $55 without putting in much of a bounce, which looks to be a red flag (see chart below)..."
at https://kingworldnews.com/one-of-the-greats-in-the-business-just-warned-something-is-different/
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Celente Predicted The Stock And Crypto Crash, Here’s What’s He Says Is Next
"The top trends forecaster in the world, Gerald Celente, who predicted the stock and crypto crash, discusses what’s next.
Economic 9/11: Stocks and Cryptos Crashing. Real Estate and Retail Next?
November 20 (King World News) – Gerald Celente: On September 19, two days before U.S. equity markets hit new highs, we alerted Trends Journal subscribers to prepare for an Economic 9/11…"
November 20 (King World News) – Gerald Celente: On September 19, two days before U.S. equity markets hit new highs, we alerted Trends Journal subscribers to prepare for an Economic 9/11…"
at https://kingworldnews.com/celente-predicted-the-stock-and-crypto-crash-heres-whats-he-says-is-next/
Thursday, November 15, 2018
MAJOR WARNING JUST ISSUED: Crisis In China Turning Into Panic
at https://kingworldnews.com/major-warning-just-issued-crisis-in-china-turning-into-panic/
Celente – Prepare: Global Market Shock Is Coming
"Today the top trends forecaster in the world, Gerald Celente, warned that global market shock is coming.
A Global Market Shock. Prepare!
November 14 (King World News) – Gerald Celente: The signals are clear. The warning shots have been fired. Equity markets across the globe have lost trillions as investors increasingly worry about the two-punch strike of slowing economic growth and rising interest rates."
November 14 (King World News) – Gerald Celente: The signals are clear. The warning shots have been fired. Equity markets across the globe have lost trillions as investors increasingly worry about the two-punch strike of slowing economic growth and rising interest rates."
at https://kingworldnews.com/celente-prepare-global-market-shock-is-coming/
Sunday, November 4, 2018
"Swift And Severe": Trump Administration Readies Its Best Hackers For Cyberattack Against Russia
"The Pentagon and members of the US intelligence community have not-so-secretly agreed on a rough plan for an offensive cyberattack against Russia in the event the Kremlin interferes with the 2018 midterm elections on November 6, according to Yahoo! News, citing "current and former senior US officials" familiar with the plan.
at https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-11-02/swift-and-severe-trump-administration-readies-its-best-hackers-cyberattack-againstIn preparation for its potential use, U.S. military hackers have been given the go-ahead to gain access to Russian cyber systems that they feel is needed to let the plan unfold quickly, the officials said.The effort constitutes one of the first major cyber battle plans organized under a new government policy enabling potential offensive operations to proceed more quickly once the parameters have been worked out in advance and agreed among key agencies. -Yahoo!..."
NATO membership for Ukraine & Georgia would bring out the bear in Russia
"Western leaders argue that the growth of NATO along Russia’s border together with the militarization of Eastern Europe is necessary for preserving peace with Moscow. Nothing could be further from the truth.
There has been an unmistakable trend in the realm of geopolitics since the start of the new millennium – of which Ukraine and Georgia may represent the next phase – and it bodes absolutely disastrous for the future of mankind. Indeed, it may very well lead to its ultimate destruction. I am talking about NATO’s incessant encroachment upon Russia’s borders amid a crumbling arms treaty architecture.
Despite past promises that such a scenario would never happen, and regardless of which US leader was holding power in Washington, NATO's relentless eastward advance – under the guise of one excuse or another – has been ongoing for many years..."
at https://www.rt.com/op-ed/442979-nato-russia-military-drills/
Russia to have permanent moon base – space chief
"Russia’s plans for moon exploration are to be updated within two weeks, but Moscow still wants to have a permanent base on its surface, the head of Russian space agency Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said.
Rogozin, who was appointed Russia’s space chief in May, announced the looming lunar changes in an interview with RIA Novosti, as he was outlining his plans for a major overhaul of the space industry.
“We expect the suggestions form the Academy of Sciences and the Science and Technology Council of Roscosmos to come very soon. Within two weeks they are expected to present their vision for exploring Moon,” he said. He didn’t offer further details about how the program may change, but said plans for a surface base would remain in it..."
at https://www.rt.com/russia/442965-russia-moon-base-rogozin/
Rogozin, who was appointed Russia’s space chief in May, announced the looming lunar changes in an interview with RIA Novosti, as he was outlining his plans for a major overhaul of the space industry.
“We expect the suggestions form the Academy of Sciences and the Science and Technology Council of Roscosmos to come very soon. Within two weeks they are expected to present their vision for exploring Moon,” he said. He didn’t offer further details about how the program may change, but said plans for a surface base would remain in it..."
at https://www.rt.com/russia/442965-russia-moon-base-rogozin/
Beijing's J-20 Stealth Fighters and GJ-2 UAV to Perform at Airshow China
"Beijing’s J-20 aircraft as well as GJ-2 unmanned aerial vehicles will take to the skies at the upcoming Airshow China 2018 in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province from November 6 to 11.
The J-20 is the most recent addition to China's aerial fleet. The craft was not featured on the participation list that the air show's organizer released on October 27, however, four J-20s were seen in the skies on Tuesday, flying in formation, China Military reported..."
at https://sputniknews.com/military/201811031069471941-j20-stealth-fighters-uav-airshow-china/
Alleged UK-China Radar Deal May Be Unpleasant Surprise for US – Academic
"The UK appears to turn a deaf ear to Washington’s warnings against selling sensitive military technology to the People's Republic of China. Speaking to Sputnik, Chinese academic Mei Xinyu has explained what is behind the allegedly "unlimited" defense contract between London and Beijing.
"The national interests of the UK and the US do not completely coincide, while political styles of the British and American governments also differ," said Mei Xinyu, an associate researcher at the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation, commenting on an alleged UK-China radar deal..."
at https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201811021069463020-uk-china-radars/
China Has ‘Taken the Gloves Off’ in New Hacking Attacks on US - Report
"A new report using ‘incident response’ data reveals sources inside China are leading the rapidly increasing sophistication of destructive cyber attacks against US-based targets.
On Wednesday, the US government warned that a hacking group dubbed "Cloud Hopper" has been attacking technology service providers as a means to steal client data. The hacking campaign, allegedly involved in cyber espionage and intellectual property theft, has been linked to the Chinese Ministry of State Security's Tianjin Bureau, according to Reuters..."
at https://sputniknews.com/asia/201811041069487081-china-takes-gloves-off-new-hacking-attacks-report/
Kyle Bass Interviews Steve Bannon About China's "Grand Strategy" For Global Domination
"The "grand strategy" isn't a difficult concept to grasp, Bannon explained. Through it, China is leveraging its economic resources to wage a concentrated war of influence against the US. It's the most ambitious geopolitical strategy that we've ever seen, Bannon said. And right, now China is winning.
Their grand strategy is very simple. It's to be a hegemonic world power. You can see it through One Belt One Road. You can it see through Made In China 2025. You can see through everything they're doing like their strategy of being the East India Company in Sub-Saharan Africa, what they're doing to the Caribbean, now what they're doing in Latin America. What we call all forces of government-- all areas of government focus on the economic war against the United States and their military build up.
For some bewildering reason, Wall Street and the Davos set have managed to wilfully ignore the threat posed by China by telling themselves that China isn't territorially ambitious. But on this, they're wrong - and China's continued development of the South China Sea is all the proof one needs to understand that China is a geopolitical threat.
A lot of the Wall Street, City of London, and Frankfurt crowd have kind of said, oh, well, they're not territorially ambitious. They've never been an expansionist power. Well, they're a geopolitically, expansionist power. And it's quite extraordinary what they're doing. And they're doing it at the same time.
But perhaps the most galling aspect of the West's preference for appeasement over confrontation when it comes to China was the Obama administration's willingness to accept China's claim that its development in the South China Sea was for strictly peaceful purposes..."
at https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-11-02/bannon-chinas-economic-system-built-house-sand
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