Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, congresswoman from Hawaii and 2020 presidential candidate, is an unconventional politician. While she is identified with the political left, her meetings with Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and Indian Prime Minister Modi, a brutal dictator and a Hindu nationalist respectively have drawn criticism. Now Sludge, the investigative site, reports that Gabbard is one...
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Why Is Mossad So Notorious?
(From Top World Intelligence Agencies) Mossad (the Hebrew word for “institute”) is one of the world’s most effective and notorious intelligence services. Its policy of targeted assassination is unparalleled among the world’s intelligence agencies. Mossad in the news: Mossad Hacked: Israeli Spy Chief’s Personal information Revealed Online (01/18/2019) Mossad Chief Reportedly Met With Saudi, UAE, and...
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Opposite of the Deep State
OPEN is an arresting new light installation at the Flagg Building in the heart of Washington DC. It is an open invitation: to think about power, visible and invisible, in the nation’s capital. Created by visual artist Robin Bell, OPEN uses projected light to refract and splinter omnipresent media images into flickering light sculptures that...
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The Ancient History of Espionage
British intelligence historian Christopher Andrew via The National Interest, the first books to argue that intelligence should have a central role in war and peace were written not in classical Greece or Rome but in ancient China and the Indian subcontinent: The Art of War (Sunzi bingfa), traditionally ascribed to Confucius’s contemporary, the Chinese general...
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For Russia and U.S., Venezuela’s Crisis Is an Oil Opportunity
In Venezuela, it’s all about the oil. Just as senior administration officials have spoken openly about gaining control of Venezuela s vast oil reserves as a goal of U.S. policy, so Russia’s actions are driven by petroleum politics. The difference: the Trump administration is pursuing a policy of regime change, while the Russians are trying...