Category Archives: spooks
links for 2007-10-10: flying robot spies
Dragonfly or Insect Spy? Scientists at Work on Robobugs Washington Post, already blogged all over the place. Just wanted to fix the date when these things were first seen in the wild. (tags: robot surveillance technology)
God is… David Shayler!
David Shayler, darling of overweight right wing conspiracy nuts everywhere, is reported to have discovered that he truly is the Son of God. Yes, another one. He apparently made this claim in a televised interview for Channel 4 (page carries … more…
Leon Theremin
I’ve been browsing the Wonderland of Knowledge again — the twelve-volume children’s encyclopedia, published 1934 which was the source of the Two Stags image that I believe is still the most-visited post in this blog’s existence, and also of the … more…
Killing the Political Animal: CIA Psychological Operations and Us
Killing the Political Animal: CIA Psychological Operations and Us Heather Wokusch picks the CIA’s Psychological Operations in Guerrilla Warfare (erm, no Amazon reference for that…) down from the shelf, and finds a few things in there that might explain the … more…
The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion
Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion This story, originally published by the San Jose Mercury News in 1996, exposed the activities of the CIA in flooding California with crack cocaine throughout the early 80s – … more…
Cynics to get the vote?
BBC NEWS | UK Politics | Cynics to get the vote? The Electoral Commission in the UK is considering adding a box on ballot papers in which it will be possible to cast your vote for “none of the above”. … more…
BOMB ON A BABY
hmmm, could this story be any more grotesque and bizarre? United Colors of Mossad, anyone?
The How and Why of ISP Spies
The How and Why of ISP Spies – we might assume that now the UK government has backed down over the RIP bill, our online privacy is assured for the time being, but we would be assuming wrong. Danny O’Brien … more…
Memoir of a “right-wing hit man”
True Confessions – long review of a confessional memoir by a self-described “right-wing hit man.” which sheds pretty serious light on Clarence Thomas, Paula Jones, Monica Lewinsky, on and on. No-one’s likely to have any interest in verifying and of … more…