ISLAMABAD: A two-member fact-finding team consisting of officers from the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has concluded that the murder of senior journalist Arshad Sharif was a “planned targeted assassination” which purportedly involved “transnational characters”.

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The investigators noted that Mr Sharif’s host Waqar [Ahmed], a contractor of the US embassy in Nairobi, was connected with the Kenyan National Intelligence Service (NIS) and international intelligence agencies and police.

Previously:

Arshad Sharif Was Tortured Before Being Gunned Down at Point-Blank Range

Pakistan Suggests Killing Of Journalist In Kenya Was Targeted

State Department tells staff abroad to promote anti-populist ‘disinformation’ game in schools

November 18, 2022March 18, 2025 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

The same State Department office that partnered with a Department of Homeland Security-backed private consortium that reported purported election misinformation to tech platforms for removal in the 2020 and 2022 cycles is also using internet games to affect elections abroad.
State Department tells staff abroad to promote anti-populist ‘disinformation’ game in schools (archived)

The game was originally meant for foreign countries to combat populist sentiment. FFO explains how it actually ‘boomerangs’ to the US. ⬇️

Global Engagement Center Fighting Russian Propaganda with American Propaganda

A tiny company with a UPS Store address could help the government get around browser security

November 14, 2022November 14, 2022 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

A report from The Washington Post has raised doubts about a root certificate authority used by Google Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and other tech companies with ties to US intelligence. The company in question, called TrustCor, works as a root certificate authority to validate the trustworthiness of websites — and while the report found no concrete evidence of wrongdoing, it raised significant questions about the company’s trustworthiness.
A tiny company with a UPS Store address could help the government get around browser security

[06-02-2022] Palantir’s Karp is first western CEO to visit Zelenskyy amid invasion

July 5, 2022July 5, 2022 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Palantir’s Karp is first western CEO to visit Zelenskyy amid invasion

The Centre of International Insecurity

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

The Biden administration is no longer in charge of the White House. Relying on a select network of think-tanks and their corporate proxies, the Big Defense is. What it wants, it seems to get.
The Centre of International Insecurity

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Scott [Horton] is joined by Dan Steinbock to discuss an article he wrote about the network of Democratic organizations running American foreign policy. Steinbock has dug deep into the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) and WestExec Advisors, two organizations that have allowed top foreign policy officials to make money cycling between government, think tank and advisory roles. Steinbock also takes a step back and examines how these organizations are connected to weapons companies, Wall Street and technology firms.
6/27/22 Dan Steinbock: How Hawkish Democrats Make Money Pushing War

Anomaly Six Demo’d Surveillance Powers by Spying on CIA And NSA

April 24, 2022April 24, 2022 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Anomaly Six, a secretive government contractor, claims to monitor the movements of billions of phones around the world and unmask spies with the press of a button.
Anomaly Six Demo’d Surveillance Powers by Spying on CIA And NSA

Graphika: The Deep State’s Beard for Controlling the Information Age

January 29, 2022January 29, 2022 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Graphika: The Deep State’s Beard for Controlling the Information Age (Archived)

CIA Files Say Staffers Committed Sex Crimes Involving Children. They Weren’t Prosecuted.

December 2, 2021December 2, 2021 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Declassified CIA inspector general reports show a pattern of abuse and a repeated decision by federal prosecutors not to hold agency personnel accountable.

— CIA Files Say Staffers Committed Sex Crimes Involving Children. They Weren’t Prosecuted.

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Tag: government contractors

Fact-finding report terms Arshad Sharif’s murder ‘targeted’

A tiny company with a UPS Store address could help the government get around browser security

[06-02-2022] Palantir’s Karp is first western CEO to visit Zelenskyy amid invasion

CIA Files Say Staffers Committed Sex Crimes Involving Children. They Weren’t Prosecuted.