Greenwald: And, don’t forget that a week ago: @Reuters published an article claiming Russia was behind this leak, based on what “three officials” told them.
Just goes to show that the MSM is propaganda. So much for a green checkmark from NewsGuard. They are propaganda, too.
zurtkz
1 year ago
Mish, you’re mistaken on Jack Teixeira. Ask yourself how could someone so low level be privy to that info without some assistance. That story is too simple to be believable. See….Sonar21.com. His name is Larry Johnson and he is an ex CIA analyst for more info if your interested on another take.
I believe I heard that he was an IT specialist, working in the area of protecting secrets from hacking. I did not hear whether that position carried with it clearance to access secrets, or whether he used his IT expertise as an access tool.
Again read sonar21.com for more info on his clearance (Larry Johnson talks about levels of clearance and what he would be cleared for). He was low level national guardsman. Not remotely privy to that level of clearance.
If I am “Wrong” Jojo please provide a source that would negate what I have read and cross reverenced to Larry Johnson’s explanation. Not a troll and not looking to promote his website, just a reader looking for the truth.
Only politicians and line officers care about his security clearance.
I’d like to know his permissions and ownerships/memberships within the operating systems to which he had access.
You know, where it actually makes a difference.
dmartin
1 year ago
Every developed country spies. I take the pride in my countries spying abilities to keep us safe. The difference between China and the US is that China also spies to steal Corp IP unlike most of the developed world. This is considered a line that is crossed in developed countries in my opinion. Yet, China continues to steal unbated with state sponsored hacking groups for the sole purpose of stealing corp IP. This is the real issue.
France has been known as a robust spy of defence and industrial secrets.
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France and the United States
Between 1987 and 1989, IBM and Texas Instruments were thought to have been targeted by French DGSE with the intention of helping France’s Groupe Bull.[53] In 1993, U.S. aerospace companies were also thought to have been targeted by French interests.[54] During the early 1990s, France was described as one of the most
aggressive pursuers of espionage to garner foreign industrial and
technological secrets.[53] France accused the U.S. of attempting to sabotage its high tech industrial base.[53] The government of France has been alleged to have conducted ongoing
industrial espionage against American aerodynamics and satellite
companies.[55]
MTG thinks Teixeira is being prosecuted only because he is white, christian, and anti-war, but is careful not to leave it at inferences, and not try to spell out any logic. Inherently, though, she must believe one of the following, or both:
1. If Teixeira were minority, or of some other religion, he could leak with impunity, and suffer no consequences
or 2. People who are white, christian, and anti-war should be able to leak with impunity, even if others are not allowed to
Either are absurd on their face, which is why she stopped at an unsupported inference.
KidHorn
1 year ago
The media is supposed to provide checks and balances against the gov’t. Instead they provide cover. Even PBS pushes government lies under the guise of science and documentaries.
BlauGloriole
1 year ago
Mish, keep that freedom flame raised high and fight back against this rising tyranny. Silence is dangerous, thank you for your efforts!
It seems that Texeira could not access the leaked documents. Maybe with a good fighting lawyer he will prove that this story is impossible.
Jojo
1 year ago
I am looking forward to Teixeira hopefully spending at least a couple of decades in prison. He can try tough talking there but will likely wind up as someone main squeeze.
My real question is why the people who read the published secrets did not turn him in earlier and for those who didn’t, why they are not being prosecuted also?
Good to hear that some people are sensible enough to sentence him before he has even been arraigned.
More of this can save the Government a great deal of time and money.
Max
1 year ago
NSA , CIA, FBI and the deep state already have access into google, youtube, facebook, twitter and apple phones. The covid censorship will not have been possible without this control
Portlander2
1 year ago
However, I do not support secret US military actions in Ukraine, spying on allies, backdoor threats, etc. We should be grateful for Teixeira’s disclosures.
Thank you, Mish. The saying was, “Don’t do anything you wouldn’t want to see on the front page of the NY Times.” Now, the NY Times — in order to curry favor with the government — will only publish “leaks” that the government wants leaked. Having that “access” to government sources is more important, now, that the integrity of journalism. As a result, the PR deck is now stacked against the public interest in favor of the Deep State’s interest. Due to the profit motive, the big news outlets are all too willing to oblige. It takes courageous citizens like Snowden and Assange to get the truth out. By the way, the U.S. is still trying to extradite Assange. If there were more leaks, the U.S. government would lose all trust in the world for what those leaks would disclose.
Would you enumerate what few “trusts” the US Government still manages to retain with the rest of the world?
Robbyrob
1 year ago
Summers Warns US Is Getting ‘Lonely’ as Other Powers Band Together
Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers warned of “troubling” signs
that the US is losing global influence as other powers align together
and win favor among nations not yet aligned.
If one expects ‘privacy’ on the internet, well, …that may not be realistic.
HippyDippy
1 year ago
Note how Trump really went after assange even though he was how he became the grand poobah. These intel agencies have so much data on everyone that they are paralyzed by it all. Kill the messenger for letting you know your rights mean nothing to the state. Klown world is such a joke.
Doug78
1 year ago
Everyone spies on everyone else and to expect otherwise is not realistic. What we should do is get back control of our personal data the Google’s of the Earth no matter where they are. If you want to keep it or sell for your revenue you can do it but it should be your choice.
“…The expectationofprivacy is a legal test,
originated from Katz v. United States and is a key component of Fourth
Amendment analysis. The Fourth Amendment protects people from
warrantless searches of places or seizures of persons or objects, in
which they have a subjective expectation of privacy that is deemed reasonable….” Cornell Law School.
“…A person’s reasonableexpectationofprivacy means that someone who unreasonably and seriously compromises another’s
interest in keeping her affairs from being known can be held liable for
that exposure or intrusion….” findlaw.com
Yeah the only surprising thing is that people are surprised we are still spying on everyone.
Virtually everything he revealed is pretty much what most people who thought about these subjects suspected anyway. In essence he confirmed a bunch of conspiracy theories on what covert spying the US has been doing and what they’ve been up to in Ukraine.
Dr Funkenstein
1 year ago
Do we know what Teixiera’s intentions really were? Isn’t this “impress the gaming community “ narrative straight from our lying government’s mouth? Isn’t it standard ops to smear the leaker in any way possible? Remember, the Nixon administration had the “Plumbers” break into the offices of Daniel Ellsberg’s shrink over the Pentagon Papers…Nixon should have followed his initial impulse and say the Papers revealed what went on in the JFK and LBJ administrations.
The military didn’t hand out anything. This fall guy isn’t the real leaker, just the medium. The question is who is the target, internal or external? There is a lot of smokescreen to cover the tracks.
Why complicate it into a conspiracy? Most people are Just That Dumb.
FeedbackForMish
1 year ago
Long, long time follower. Lost me Mish on this one. We are in a (proxy) war Russia (and China?). Also deglobalization is in stage two of three as you mention elsewhere.
Zardoz
1 year ago
Tic Tok is a tool used by the Chinese government to manipulate American morons into weakening the nation by various methods. It’s electronic, cultural poison.
What, exactly, is Facebook? The more we learn about Twitter, the more we understand how the US Government used it to manipulate the public. I expect the same is true of Facebook and Google.
Tiktok may be ‘electronic cultural poison,’ but is it any different to websites with hardcore pornography, politically biased reporting in most of the mass media, or NPR/PBS? You cannot ‘fight’ stupid with more stupid. Banning anything may make it even more desirable, or sends it to the Dark Web. Some politicians even want to ban VPNs. MIsh correctly reports government is demanding backdoor access to cellphones. However, the hypocrisy of Apple–two years ago Apple was installing secret apps to search your hard-drive to find illicit materials, and report it to Apple.
Between 1987 and 1989, IBM and Texas Instruments were thought to have been targeted by French DGSE with the intention of helping France’s Groupe Bull.[53] In 1993, U.S. aerospace companies were also thought to have been targeted by French interests.[54] During the early 1990s, France was described as one of the most
aggressive pursuers of espionage to garner foreign industrial and
technological secrets.[53] France accused the U.S. of attempting to sabotage its high tech industrial base.[53] The government of France has been alleged to have conducted ongoing
industrial espionage against American aerodynamics and satellite
companies.[55]
that the US is losing global influence as other powers align together
and win favor among nations not yet aligned.
originated from Katz v. United States and is a key component of Fourth
Amendment analysis. The Fourth Amendment protects people from
warrantless searches of places or seizures of persons or objects, in
which they have a subjective expectation of privacy that is deemed reasonable….” Cornell Law School.
interest in keeping her affairs from being known can be held liable for
that exposure or intrusion….” findlaw.com
Tic Tok is a tool used by the Chinese government to manipulate American morons into weakening the nation by various methods. It’s electronic, cultural poison.