An international drug-trafficking #soccer hooligan network https://www.opendemocracy.net/democraciaabierta/felipe-puerta/international-drug-trafficking-soccer-hooligan-network #football #drugs #argentina
The C.I.A. tried to quash one book, to the point of buying up all the copies. But the publisher said it would just print more. It became a best seller.
nytimes.com
David Wise, Journalist Who Exposed #CIA Activity, Dies at 88 https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/09/obituaries/david-wise-dead.html "seemed born to write about espionage: He always kept information — even what he had for lunch — close to the vest."
Lt. Gen. Paul Nakasone, who is widely expected to be confirmed this month, will also take the helm of U.S. Cyber Command.
washingtonpost.com
On Friday #amazon finalised its bid for a $10,000,000,000 #DOD contract. Expect the #bezos Post to publish more fluff like this: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/incoming-nsa-chief-has-a-reputation-for-winning-all-the-important-fights-russia-will-be-his-biggest-test-yet/2018/03/31/ee943ef0-23d6-11e8-badd-7c9f29a55815_story.html?utm_term=.aa0c37f7ffbd
The National Security Agency has a reputation as the nation's most secretive intelligence agency. But a new inspector general arrived this year and is calling for a "robust whistleblower program."
npr.org
From Inside The NSA, A Call For More #Whistleblowers https://www.npr.org/2018/10/09/647391666/from-inside-the-nsa-a-call-for-more-whistleblowers #nsa #npr