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How the NSA Hacks Cellphone Networks Worldwide
The NSA spied on hundreds of companies internationally to find cellphone security weaknesses it can exploit for surveillance.
After Feigning Love for Egyptian Democracy, U.S. Back To Openly Supporting Tyranny
Americans were led to believe the U.S. political class was on the side of democracy in Egypt. Nope.
How Spies Stole the Keys to the Encryption Castle
U.S. and U.K. spies stole encryption keys from the leading SIM card maker, exposing communications on millions of mobile phones.
What 'Democracy' Really Means in U.S. and New York Times Jargon: Latin America Edition
How Former Treasury Officials and the UAE Are Manipulating American Journalists
A bizarre neocon/ Israel/ Gulf-dictator coalition is now driving not only U.S. policy but U.S. discourse, as well, aided by ex U.S. officials.
The Inside Story of How British Spies Hacked Belgium's Largest Telco
The British government infected Belgacom with among the most advanced malware ever seen.
U.S. "Humanitarian" Bombing of Iraq: A Redundant Presidential Ritual
There are several brief points worth noting about all of this: (1) For those who ask "what should be done?," has the hideous aftermath of the NATO intervention in Libya - hailed as a grand success for "humanitarian interventions" - not taught the crucial lessons that (a) bombing for ostensibly "humanitarian" ends virtually never fulfills the claimed goals but rather almost always makes the situation worse; (b) the U.S. military is not designed, and is not deployed, for "humanitarian" purposes?; and (c) the U.S. military is not always capable of "doing something" positive about every humanitarian crisis even if that were really the goal of U.S. officials?
Cash, Weapons and Surveillance: the U.S. is a Key Party to Every Israeli Attack
The U.S. Government's Secret Plans to Spy for American Corporations
A secret 2009 report contemplates spying to bolster corporate profits — despite loud government denials.