Handing Out Sweets: How British Propaganda Steers Events in West Asia

Handing Out Sweets: How British Propaganda Steers Events in West Asia

On 2 October, the Menwith Hill Accountability Campaign published an explosive report indicating it was “probable” that the secretive British military intelligence base played a pivotal role in the illegal assassination of Iranian Quds Force General Qassem Soleimani. For those unfamiliar with the facility, Menwith Hill is a vital part of the sprawling global surveillance network maintained by the…

BOUNTYGATE: Scapegoating Systemic Military Failure in Afghanistan

BOUNTYGATE: Scapegoating Systemic Military Failure in Afghanistan

On the morning of Feb. 27, Beth Sanner, the deputy director of national intelligence for mission integration, arrived at the White House carrying a copy of the Presidential Daily Brief (PDB), a document which, in one form or another, has been made available to every president of the United States since Harry Truman first received…

Do Spies Run the World?

Do Spies Run the World?

Jeeves, the excellent valet of Mr Wooster, had an ace up his sleeve: if going was tough, he had used his access to the records of the Junior Ganymede club, and there he could find embarrassing stuff against anybody who had ever employed a valet or a butler, for these gentleman’s gentlemen were obliged to inscribe…