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5-12-2014

Seymour Hersh attacks ‘useless’ NSA over surveillance

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The role of investigative journalists remains crucial in holding power to account, even when that power is ‘incompetent’, according to veteran reporter Seymour Hersh. “The whole purpose of what I think we should be doing is counter-narrative. They have their

Posted in: ESPIONAGE Tags: Abu Ghraib prison, author, Hersh, Human Interest, Investigative journalism, IRAQ, Journalism, Journalism genres, London, mainstream media, Military history of the United States, My Lai Massacre, reporter, Seymour Hersh, Social Issues, South Vietnam, US National Security Agency, Vietnam, Vietnam War

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1-8-2014

The Gulf of Tonkin Incident, 50 Years Ago

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On August 2, 1964, the U.S. destroyer Maddox exchanged shots with North Vietnamese torpedo boats in the Gulf of Tonkin. Two days later, the Maddox and another destroyer reported once again coming under fire. Although most historians, including those employed

Posted in: ESPIONAGE Tags: 1965-00-00, Attack on Camp Holloway, communications intercepts, Department of State, Diem, Dwight D. Eisenhower, F-8 Crusader, France, Gulf of Tonkin, Gulf of Tonkin incident, Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, Harry S. Truman, historian, International relations, John F. Kennedy, Johnson administration, Joint warfare in South Vietnam 1963–1969, Lyndon B. Johnson, Military history, Military history by country, more and more military advisors, National Security Agency, Navy, nearby aircraft carrier, North Vietnam, official, oil storage depot, Politics, President, Senate, South Vietnam, SOUTHEAST ASIA, U.S. intelligence, U.S. military, United States, USS Maddox, Vietnam, Vietnam War, Vietnamese coast, Vietnamese islands, War/Conflict

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G2 ON CYBERSECURITY
- China tells US to halt spy plane flights
  
  China has demanded that the United States stop spy plane flights near the Chinese coast, saying they have "severely harmed" trust between the two countries, state-run media reported Wednesday. The comments came after Taiwanese media reported two Chinese fighter jets attempted to scare off an American U2 reconnaissance plane Read More »
- Massive Global Cyberattack Targeting U.S., U.N. Discovered; Experts Blame China
  
  The world's most extensive case of cyber espionage, including attacks on U.S. government and U.N. computers, is set to be revealed Wednesday by online security firm McAfee, and analysts are speculating that China is behind the attacks. The spying were dubbed “Operation Shady RAT,” or “remote access tool” by Read More »
- China boosts internet surveillance
  
  Police have told cafes, hotels and other businesses in central Beijing to install surveillance technology for Wi-Fi users or face fines and possible closure, in a further tightening of internet controls. China has the world's largest and most sophisticated web censorship and monitoring system, which it has tightened still further Read More »

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