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War Machine vs Charlie Wilson’s War – Tom Secker on Around the Empire
Soumis par Aggregation le sam, 10/20/2018 - 05:54
Joanne invited me on the Around the Empire podcast to do a 'high level compare and contrast' of two war comedy films set in different wars in Afghanistan: Charlie Wilson's War and War Machine.Jack Ryan is the Latest TV Show to Film at CIA Headquarters
Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 10/18/2018 - 09:59
Amazon's new headline streaming series Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan is the first TV show to film at CIA headquarters for several years, after a fairly disastrous run that saw two awful movies along with an awful TV programme film there circa 2014.How the Pentagon Rewrote The Core
Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 10/16/2018 - 07:50
2003's The Core is widely regarded as a piece of schlock, but with a sense of humour.ClandesTime 157 – Two Years Inside the CIA’s Office of Public Affairs
Soumis par Aggregation le dim, 10/14/2018 - 05:28
The CIA’s Office of Public Affairs (OPA) was established in the late 1970s and contains their entertainment liaison office.What does the CIA’s Office of Public Affairs Actually Do?
Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 10/10/2018 - 05:39
The CIA's Office of Public Affairs is - ironically - very tight-lipped about what they actually do, so I was pleased that they recently responded to a 3 year old FOIA request and provided me with a document summarising their activities from 2014 to 2016.ClandesTime 156 – The Pentagon and Pitch Perfect 3
Soumis par Aggregation le dim, 10/07/2018 - 06:29
To unsuspecting movie audiences Pitch Perfect 3 is a piece of lighthearted family-friendly entertainment to be enjoyed and then forgotten almost immediately.Dear Rummy… How Jack Valenti got Permission to be Buried at Arlington National Cemetery
Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 10/04/2018 - 05:15Subscriber Podcast #23 – The Merits and Demerits of Netflix - Spy Culture
Soumis par Aggregation le dim, 09/30/2018 - 11:44
Streaming content on-demand has changed the way people think about their relaHow the Pentagon Rewrote Pitch Perfect 3 - Spy Culture
Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 09/26/2018 - 07:46
Pitch Perfect 3 appears on the surface to be a family-friendly piece of lighthearted, forgettable entertainment. But beneath that surface lies a carefully-crafted piece of military PR, aimed at recruiting people the DOD usually finds it hard to attract.ClandesTime 155 – Production Assistance Agreements or How the Pentagon Broke the Rules for Transformers - Spy Culture
Soumis par Aggregation le dim, 09/23/2018 - 09:34
Most government agencies sign contracts with Hollywood producers when they agree to provide support on a film or TV show.Change ‘One Male and One Female’ to ‘Two Male’ – Pentagon Production Notes for Transformers 3 - Spy Culture
Soumis par Aggregation le sam, 09/22/2018 - 05:31
Going back through some documents released by the Army on the Transformers films I noticed that some of the notes weren't script notes from pre-production, but were production notes from while Transformers: Dark of the Moon was filming.After Denying They Have Contracts with Hollywood, the US Navy Release Over 500 Pages of Them - Spy Culture
Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 09/21/2018 - 06:27
Two and a half years ago I asked the US Navy for various documents relating to their work with the entertainment industry, including the Production Assistance Agreements they sign with Hollywood prClandesTime 154 – Hollywood Goes to Space Command - Spy Culture
Soumis par Aggregation le lun, 09/17/2018 - 11:55
As part of their outreach efforts the Air Force's entertainment liaison office has started running annual tours for dozens of Hollywood bigshots. Recently released documents detail last year's tour to US Space Command.Swiss Lab Spy Games Support the Theory that Novichok WASN’T Used in Salisbury - Spy Culture
Soumis par Aggregation le sam, 09/15/2018 - 07:44
The last 24 hours of the Novichok saga has seen a new twist — European media are widely reporting that two Russian spies were caught attempting to either hack or break into the Spiez laboratory in Switzerland that was eDezinformatsiya? The RT interview with Petrov and Boshirov - Spy Culture
Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 09/14/2018 - 07:56
The disinformation war kicked into high gear this week with the release of an interview with Petrov and Boshirov by RT.CIA: Where Are Our Passes to Disney’s Magic Kingdom Club? - Spy Culture
Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 09/13/2018 - 07:07
The story of the relationship between Disney and the various branches and agencies of the US government is long and complex. A recently uncovered memo adds one more episode to the relationship between Disney and the CIA, and revolves around a question that was critical for national security: How would‘ollywood Propaganda – New edition of Reel Power in French - Spy Culture
Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 09/12/2018 - 10:00
The 9 Most Important Questions about 9/11 that Remain Unanswered - Spy Culture
Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 09/11/2018 - 11:50
The pain of 9/11 remains unresolved because the crime of 9/11 remains unsolved.Map to the Stars: Hollywood Insiders Tour US Space Command - Spy Culture
Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 09/11/2018 - 06:06
The US Space Force took one step closer to becoming a hyperreality when nearly 40 major Hollywood players went on an 'Industry Leader Tour' of US Space Command.ClandesTime 153 – Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House - Spy Culture
Soumis par Aggregation le dim, 09/09/2018 - 06:33
Mark Felt is a 2017 biopic starring Liam Neeson as FBI Deputy Director Mark Felt, telling the story of his role in becoming a source for the Washington Post's reporting on Watergate.How the Pentagon Uses Hollywood to Cover Up its Alcohol Problem - Spy Culture
Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 09/07/2018 - 14:25
The US military has a drinking problem, but like most of its problems it's OK because the entertainment liaison offices are there to make sure Hollywood doesn't draw attention to it.Salisbury Poisoning CCTV Has Suspects Walking in the Wrong Direction - Spy Culture
Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 09/06/2018 - 14:01
Image 5 in the Met Police’s CCTV collection of Petrov and Boshirov also poses some questions.Are Salisbury Poisoning CCTV Images Actually Surveillance Pictures? - Spy Culture
Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 09/06/2018 - 11:59
In the latest chapter in the Salisbury Novichok saga the police have released a selection of images of two men they are naming as Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov.The FBI and the film Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House - Spy Culture
Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 09/05/2018 - 04:47
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House is a 2017 biopic of former deputy director Mark Felt a.k.a.ClandesTime 152 – Condor - Spy Culture
Soumis par Aggregation le dim, 09/02/2018 - 05:14
Condor is a TV reboot of Three Days of the Condor, and centres around a CIA officer who goes on the run after he is framed for killing 11 of his colleagues.ClandesTime Special – Rorschach Politics: The War in Syria - Spy Culture
Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 08/30/2018 - 09:50
In this special episode I reflect on the war in Syria and the propaganda emanating from governments on both sides. In particular I focus in on how the apparently anti-war Left has been fooled into becoming de facto propagandists for the Russian and Syrian security states, and how the same binary narratives arZombies, Drugs, Torture and Wiretaps: Why the FBI Refuses to Support Hollywood Movies - Spy Culture
Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 08/29/2018 - 14:26
The FBI’s entertainment liaison office has supported a wide range of Hollywood productions, from conspirClandesTime 151 – Rules of Engagement - Spy Culture
Soumis par Aggregation le dim, 08/26/2018 - 07:47
The military legal drama Rules of Engagement is perhaps the greatest modern example of racist, warmongering propaganda. Unsurprisingly, it benefited from full Pentagon support, in exchange for numerous script changes.US Marine Corps Entertainment Liaison Office script notes on Rules of Engagement - Spy Culture
Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 08/23/2018 - 05:26
Rules of Engagement is notable for being possibly the most violent, racist, colonialist film Hollywood has made since the end of the Cold War. It pre-empted two real life terrorist attacks in Yemen including one on theSubscriber Podcast #22 – Did the Marvel Cinematic Universe Troll the Pentagon? - Spy Culture
Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 08/22/2018 - 05:52
Marvel have enjoyed a long-runningClandesTime 150 – The Weather Underground - Spy Culture
Soumis par Aggregation le dim, 08/19/2018 - 06:39
The Weather Underground were the most active and successful militant left-wing group in US history. As part of their anti-Vietnam war operations they bombed the Pentagon, the State Department, corporate headquarters and other high-profile targets.How the FBI Rewrote Weather Underground Movie The Company You Keep - Spy Culture
Soumis par Aggregation le lun, 08/13/2018 - 05:49
The Weather Underground were the most successful Leftist militant group in history, a radical offshoot of the SDS and the anti-Vietnam War movement. As a result, Hollywood has almost no interest in telling stories about them and the only recent ClandesTime 149 – Rear Window - Spy Culture
Soumis par Aggregation le dim, 08/12/2018 - 07:28
Rear Window is one of my all-time favourite films so in this episode I discuss its unique production, the ethics of spying and voyeurism explored in the story, and feminist critiques of both Hitchcock and his movies.How the FBI rewrote Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Spy Culture
Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 08/09/2018 - 05:37
Alfred Hitchcock virtually invented the spy movie genre, and made a career making films about murder, intrigue, cover-ups, suspense and spies. He suspected that he was under FBI surveillance during the production of Notorious, but the release file only covers a later period. Rather than beMaximum Stupidity: The Novichok Extradition - Spy Culture
Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 08/07/2018 - 07:35
In a low-key announcement the British government have demanded that Russia extradite two suspects in the Salisbury novichok attack. Media reporting on this latest move in the novichok saga is replete with the same contradictions and absurdities that have plagued this story since day one.ClandesTime 148 – The American President - Spy Culture
Soumis par Aggregation le dim, 08/05/2018 - 05:43
The American President is a romantic comedy set in the White House, set against a backdrop of political issues that are still part of our public conversation.US Navy teaches politics to officers using The American President - Spy Culture
Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 08/03/2018 - 10:00
A recently-released syllabus for the US Naval Academy’s course FP130: American Government and Constitutional Development inCover Up: After More than 2 Years, the US Navy Releases an Entirely Redacted Set of Movie Script Notes - Spy Culture
Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 07/31/2018 - 04:29
In March 2016 I submitted a request to the US Navy for copies of entertainment liaison office reports, script notes and production assistance agreementsClandesTime 147 – Crime, Censorship and the Copycat Effect - Spy Culture
Soumis par Aggregation le dim, 07/29/2018 - 06:52
For movie censors, crime is perhaps the most complex issue to make decisions about. They want the public to be alert to the possibility of crimes happening, and respectful of law enforcement institutions.Weaponised Liberalism: Russia, the West and the Great Game of Moral Equivalence - Spy Culture
Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 07/27/2018 - 04:34
The West’s claim to moral superiority and its assumption of the role of ‘world’s policeman’ are largely derived from a classical approach to liberalism.ClandesTime Special – Just When You Thought it was Safe to Go Back in the Novichok - Spy Culture
Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 07/25/2018 - 12:12
For the last several weeks the British media has been in full panic mode after two people were apparently poisoned in the English town of Amesbury, a few miles from Salisbury.When Thatcher Banned Celebrities from a Number 10 Party - Spy Culture
Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 07/25/2018 - 06:34
Subscriber Podcast #21 – Satirising the Security State - Spy Culture
Soumis par Aggregation le lun, 07/23/2018 - 06:50
While most entertainment supports or promote the military, police and intelliClandesTime 146 – The Death of David Kelly - Spy Culture
Soumis par Aggregation le dim, 07/15/2018 - 13:10
The death of weapons expert and UN inspector Dr David Kelly in the summer of 2003 is one of the Iraq War’s most enduring mysteries.Novichok being Rebooted More Often than Spiderman - Spy Culture
Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 07/11/2018 - 07:32
As the Amesbury poisoning drama enters its third act we have been given an entirely new set of claims regarding Novichok, which directly contradict the previous claims.ClandesTime 145 – Conspiracy Theories: John Paisley - Spy Culture
Soumis par Aggregation le dim, 07/08/2018 - 07:09
John Paisley was a senior CIA officer who worked on Team B, was the Agency’s liaison to the Watergate burglars, and according to some was a Soviet double agent.Ambassador, with this Novichok Bullshit You Are Really Spoiling Us… - Spy Culture
Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 07/05/2018 - 13:21
With the Russian World Cup proving to be one of the most entertaining, unpredictable and violence-free tournaments in recent memory the British government has been asking what it can do to disrupt the event.ClandesTime 144 – The Recruit (by Robert Muchamore) - Spy Culture
Soumis par Aggregation le dim, 07/01/2018 - 06:53
Deconstructing Julia Kristeva and the Communist Spy Allegations - Spy Culture
Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 06/27/2018 - 05:04
Julia Kristeva is one of the 20th century’s most famous female intellectuals who has won numerous gongs and awards for her contributionNo, George Orwell Wasn’t a Spy for British Intelligence (or a crypto-Right-winger) - Spy Culture
Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 06/26/2018 - 09:58
Ever since the revelation that the radical author George Orwell had provided names of possible communists to British intelligence, liberal revisionists have claimed he was a crypto-racist and a British spy.