Category Al Qaeda

Palantir Knows Everything About You

April 22, 2018 · by · in Al Qaeda, artificial intelligence, big data, biometrics, China, CIA, Cyber War, Cybersecurity, Denial & Deception, Department Of Defense, DIA, espionage, spying, FBI, Information Operations, Intelligence Community, Internet, national security, NSA, Science & Technology, social media, technology & innovation, terrorism, U.S. Cyber Command, US Military, Weapons of Mass Disruption · Leave a comment

     Blaming Peter Thiel & Palantir for excessive surveillance may be convenient for liberals and Silicon Valley; but, our personal privacy was substantially compromised long ago.  We absolutely need to have a thoughtful debate about how much surveillance is too much.  But, singling out Palantir does nothing to advance that debate; and, singles out […]

Two CIA Vet Takes On CIA Nominee Haspel & Those Tapes

April 19, 2018 · by · in Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Belgium, Britain, CIA, Covert OIperations, DIA, espionage, spying, Europe, FBI, foreign policy, France, Germany, Intelligence Community, Jordan, Kuwait, military history, national security, POTUS, Special Operations, terrorism · Leave a comment

Two CIA Vet Takes on CIA Nominee Haspel & Those Tapes www.thecipherbrief.com View Original April 19th, 2018 The nomination hearing of Gina Haspel to lead the agency is shaping up to be a bruising interrogation over Haspel’s role in the destruction of evidence regarding the CIA’s now-defunct enhanced interrogation techniques program. Haspel, currently deputy director […]

U.S. Lawmakers Jolted By Syria Briefing, Pentagon Warns Of IS Resurgence

April 18, 2018 · by · in Al Qaeda, CIA, Congress, Covert OIperations, Department Of Defense, DIA, foreign policy, Hezbollah, Hybrid War, Intelligence Community, Iran, Iraq, ISIS in Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, military history, national security, POTUS, Russia, Special Operations, Syria, terrorism, US Military · Leave a comment

US lawmakers jolted by Syria briefing, Pentagon warns of IS resurgence www.yahoo.com View Original April 18th, 2018 A Syrian pro-government militia member holds a captured Islamic State group flag in June 2017 outside the city of Raqa, which later fell to the Syrian Democratic Forces in October 2017Photo by: AFP Photo/George OURFALIAN Washington (AFP) – […]

Operational-Level Strikes Finally Enforce Obama’s Red Line | National Review

April 17, 2018 · by · in Air Force, Al Qaeda, Army, CIA, counterinsurgency, Department Of Defense, DIA, Europe, foreign policy, France, Hybrid War, Intelligence Community, Iran, ISIS in Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Marines, military history, national security, Navy, POTUS, Russia, Special Operations, Syria, terrorism, US Military · Leave a comment

Operational-Level Strikes Finally Enforce Obama’s Red Line | National Review National Review Online · by Lauren Fish · April 16, 2018 A Syrian firefighter is seen inside the destroyed Scientific Research Centre in Damascus, Syria, April 14, 2018. (Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)Plenty of future challenges remain, in Syria and elsewhere around the globe. But Friday’s strikes are victory worth celebrating.By all […]

‘Terror Plot? There’s An App For That;’ Mysterious ‘MuslimCryppt’ App Helps Jihadists Send Covert Messages

April 13, 2018 · by · in Al Qaeda, CIA, Cyber War, Cybersecurity, Denial & Deception, Department Of Defense, DIA, Encryption, espionage, spying, Europe, FBI, Information Operations, Intelligence Community, Internet, ISIS in Iraq, Islam, national security, NSA, social mdeia, terrorism · Leave a comment

‘Terror Plot? There’s An App For That;’ Mysterious ‘MuslimCryppt’ App Helps Jihadists Send Covert Messages   http://www.fortunascorner.com        The above title is from Lilly Hay Newman’s March 29, 2018 post on the security and technology website, WIRED.com.  In an unsettling/worrisome; but, not surprising article, Ms. Newman explains how ISIS, al-Qaeda, and other Islamic extremists are using a […]

U.K. Launches Cyber Attack On Islamic State

April 12, 2018 · by · in Al Qaeda, Britain, CIA, Cyber War, Department Of Defense, DIA, Intelligence Community, Internet, ISIS in Iraq, Islam, national security, NSA, terrorism, U.S. Cyber Command · Leave a comment

UK launched cyber-attack on Islamic State 1 hour ago     http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-43738953 Media captionGCHQ director Jeremy Fleming said it was the first time such an attack had been carried out The UK has conducted a “major offensive cyber-campaign” against the Islamic State group, the director of the intelligence agency GCHQ has revealed. The operation hindered the group’s ability […]

Punishment Or Provocation? Echoes From El Dorado Canyon

April 12, 2018 · by · in Africa, Al Qaeda, CIA, Denial & Deception, Department Of Defense, DIA, Europe, foreign policy, France, Intelligence Community, Libya, military history, national security, Navy, North Africa, POTUS, Russia, Special Operations, terrorism, US Military · Leave a comment

Punishment or Provocation? Echoes from El Dorado Canyon thestrategybridge.org · by Blake Herzinger · April 12, 2018 “Thus conscience does make cowards of us all” —Hamlet, Act III, Scene 1 “We hope that these acts deter future acts of terrorism. One can’t know for sure that that will be the case.” —Robert B. Sims, Pentagon Spokesperson, 17 April […]

A Series Of Articles On Russia’s Military Response To Washington’s Preparation To Strike Syria Over Assad’s Chemical Weapon’s Use Against Civilians

April 11, 2018 · by · in Al Qaeda, Britain, CIA, counterinsurgency, Department Of Defense, DIA, Europe, foreign policy, France, Germany, Hybrid War, Intelligence Community, Iran, Iraq, ISIS in Iraq, Islam, Israel, military history, national security, Navy, POTUS, Russia, Science & Technology, Special Operations, Syria, targeted killing, technology & innovation, terrorism, US Military · Leave a comment

—– Forwarded Message —– From: Mark Schneider <drmarkschneider1@gmail.com> Dr. Mark Schneider wrote in the comment below: Comment:  This is no routine exercise. It looks like they are getting ready for a fight. It could be a bluff but this is serious. Russia appears to be readying for a naval battle with the US near Syria — […]

Is The U.S. Suffering A ‘War Gap’?

April 8, 2018 · by · in Afghanistan, Air Force, Al Qaeda, Army, artificial intelligence, Asia/Pacific Pivot, China, CIA, counterinsurgency, Department Of Defense, DIA, Hybrid War, Intelligence Community, Marines, military history, national security, Navy, North Korea, Robots In War, Russia, space, Special Operations, Syria, Taiwan, Taliban, technology & innovation, terrorism, U.S. Cyber Command, Ukraine, US Military, Weapons Of Mass Destruction, Weapons of Mass Disruption · Leave a comment

Is The U.S. Suffering A ‘War Gap’? By Franz-stefan Gady, thediplomat.com View Original April 6th, 2018 In August 2014, I interviewed a group of shell-shocked Christian refugees from the town of Qarakosh — then, the largest Christian city of Iraq — in a makeshift refugee camp in Erbil following their harrowing escape from the terror group Islamic […]

The Case For Extreme Worry

April 5, 2018 · by · in Afghanistan, Africa, Air Force, Al Qaeda, Arctic, Army, artificial intelligence, Asia/Pacific Pivot, big data, biometrics, China, CIA, cloud computing, counterinsurgency, Covert OIperations, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Cyber War, Cybersecurity, Defense Industrial Base, Denial & Deception, Department Of Defense, DIA, digital currency, Drones, Encryption, espionage, spying, Europe, FBI, foreign policy, France, Germany, Hybrid War, Information Operations, Intelligence Community, Internet, Iran, Iraq, ISIS in Iraq, Islam, Israel, Japan, military history, National Guard, national security, National Security Council, NATO, Navy, North Korea, NSA, Nuclear, POTUS, quantum computing, Robots In War, Russia, Science & Technology, social media, South Korea, Special Operations, Syria, Taiwan, targeted killing, technology & innovation, terrorism, threat of next pandemic, U.S. Cyber Command, Ukraine, Unmanned aerial systems, US Military, Weapons Of Mass Destruction, Weapons of Mass Disruption · Leave a comment

In places that include China and Russia, chief rival powers to the U.S., technology is “empowering top-down authoritarianism as liberal democracy weakens.” The case for extreme worry Axios · by Mike Allen To White House insiders, this is the most dangerous phase of Donald Trump’s presidency so far, from the brewing trade war with China that he denies is a […]

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