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  THE U.S. NAVY IS UNPREPARED FOR A PROLONGED WAR WITH YEMEN by  Larry Johnson   Aegis Missile Defense System It looks like the United States, along with 9 allies — Great Britain, Italy, Bahrain, Canada, France, the Netherlands, Norway, Seychelles and Spain — are on the verge of entangling itself in a new Middle East quagmire as an international armada assembles in the international waters around Yemen. The mission? Stop Yemen from threatening cargo and oil tankers headed to Israel. Tiny Yemen has surprised the West with its tenacity and ferocity in attacking ships trying to ferry containers and fuel to Israel. Yes, this is a violation of international law and the West is fully justified in trying to thwart Yemen. On paper it would appear that Yemen is outnumbered and seriously outgunned. A sure loser? Not so fast. The U.S. Navy, which constitutes the majority of the fleet sailing against Yemen, has some real vulnerabilities that will limit its actions. Before explaining the risks, you

  Shadow Armies Are Waging an Invisible War on Us All JOSH WALKOS The Global Information Battlefield and the Censorship Machine The world of psychological operations and information warfare is complex and often controversial. Our investigation explores the role of the United States government in this sphere, its partnerships with private enterprises and academia, and the emergence of a new Department of Defense (DOD) doctrine that views the entire world—both real and digital—as a battleground. The DOD has adopted a euphemistic term, “the information environment,” which it defines as “the aggregate of individuals, organizations, and systems that collect, process, disseminate, or act on information—consisting of physical, informational, and cognitive dimensions.” This concept is at the heart of a recent report by the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) entitled “Information Environment: Opportunities and Threats to DOD’s National Security Mission.” While the GAO and DOD do not expl

  Craig Murray: Snowden & Teixeira The behavior of  The New York Times  and  Washington Post  in the current case involving secret documents is truly shocking. In contrast to 10 years ago, they now see their mission as to serve the security state, not public knowledge. Some members of European Parliament stage a show of support for Edward Snowden, March 12, 2014, Strasbourg, France.  (greensefa, Flickr, CC BY 2.0) By  Craig Murray CraigMurray.org.uk T en years ago, WikiLeaks helped Edward Snowden to escape and publish his revelations by  The Intercept ,  Guardian ,  New York Times  and others.  In 2023 Jack Teixeira is  tracked down  by U.K. secret service front Bellingcat in conjunction with  The New York Times  and, in parallel with  The Washington Post , not to help him escape or help him publish or tell people his motives, but to help the state arrest him.  Those outlets have accessed a cache of at least 300 additional secret documents in doing so — and have kept them secret, w