Tag Archives: Espionage

Steve Weissman :
We are all Charlie, even as political hacks steal Charlie’s soul

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Thorne Dreyer

Within days, the French political elite and their international allies were using the tragedy to sell new policing measures. By Steve Weissman | Reader Supported News | January 19, 2015 ∗ French-based journalist Steve Weissman joined legendary satirist Paul Krassner and … Continue reading →

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Muriel Kane : Austin Police Infiltrated Occupy Austin

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Front page of Austin American-Statesman, Saturday, September 1, 2012. Image from Occupy Austin / Facebook. UPDATE: The Houston Chronicle reported on Sept. 5 that, according to Austin Assistant Police Chief David Carter, “High-ranking officials in the Austin Police Department had … Continue reading →

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Danny Schechter : Memories of U.S. Embassy in Tehran Still Hold Us Hostage

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Outside wall of U.S. Embassy, Tehran. Photo from smoughadam / Flickr.Memories that still hold us hostage:A visit to the U.S. Embassy in Tehran By Danny Schechter / The Rag Blog / November 29, 2010 The latest massive Wikileaks revelations released … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Jonah Raskin : Schneir’s ‘Final Verdict’ on Rosenbergs Offers No Such Thing

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Walter Schneir’s ‘Final Verdict’:New book on Rosenbergs fails to deliverBy Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / November 6, 2010 [Final Verdict: What Really Happened in the Rosenberg Case by Walter Schneir; Preface and Afterword by Miriam Schneir (Melville House, … Continue reading →

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Cold War Redux : Dissident, Criminal, Contractor, Spy

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from Today’s Financial Times.Cold war redux:What’s in a name… Dissident, political prisoner, contractor, spy, criminal? All depends: Which side are you on? By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / July 21, 2010 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called … Continue reading →

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To Catch a Spy : The Story of George the Snitch

Posted on April 12, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Dennis the Menace from The Comics Curmudgeon.To catch a spy II:A short history of one snitch By Richard Lee / The Rag Blog / April 12, 2010 [The Rag Blog published an article by Lisa Fithian about acknowledged FBI informant … Continue reading →

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Lisa Fithian: FBI Informant Brandon Darby : Sexism, Egos, and Lies

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Brandon. Darby. Still from a video / videochannels.com.Sexism, egos, and lies:Sometimes you wake up and it is not different By Lisa Fithian / The Rag Blog / March 22, 2010 Community organizer and nonviolent activist/trainer Lisa Fithian will be Thorne … Continue reading →

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Spying on Americans : Reagan and the PROMIS Conspiracy

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

It’s a national tradition:Spying on Americans Part II: Reagan administration acquires PROMIS software By James Retherford and Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag Blog / February 2, 2010 [This is the second installment in a series about the U.S. government’s extensive … Continue reading →

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Rag Blog Scoop about ‘Cognitive Infiltration’ Stirs up Internet Storm

Posted on January 16, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Marc Estrin exhibits the tag line to his exclusive Rag Blog article about Obama advisor Cass Sunstein that has received much attention in the blogosphere.Estrin’s exclusive about Obama confidantTriggers alarm about controversial scheme By Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog … Continue reading →

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Curbing John O’Neill : The Pipeline and the Saudi-Al Qaeda Connection

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

The late John P. O’Neill, former assistant director of the FBI, saw threat of bin Laden early on. O’Neill’s attempts to investigate connections with Saudis were thwarted.John O’Neill, the Trans Afghanistan Pipeline:The Saudis, the Bushes and bin LadenBy Sherman DeBrosse … Continue reading →

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James Retherford : Who Watches the Watchman? Paranoia and Persecution

Posted on August 25, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Part VIWho Watches the Watchman? COINTELPRO and the Federal Government’sClandestine Attack on the U.S. Constitution Paranoia strikes deep / into your life it will creepit starts when you’re always afraidstep out of line and they’ll comeand take you away… — … Continue reading →

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James Retherford : Who Watches the Watchman? Watergate and COINTELPRO

Posted on August 4, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Part VWho Watches the Watchman? COINTELPRO and the Federal Government’sClandestine Attack on the U.S. Constitution The FBI eventually acknowledged conducting 2,218 separate COINTELPRO actions from mid-1956 through mid-1974. By James Retherford / The Rag Blog / August 4, 2009 Quis … Continue reading →

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