SODOM & GOMORRAH: Announced with the standard disclaimers that there are some legitimate reasons for having offshore accounts, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) has now opened up the ability for anyone to search through the massive trove of documents. The leak, which occurred earlier this year, is notable for being the largest whistleblower … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2016
Arc of Instability is Back
SODOM & GOMORRAH: Not largely used in defense conversation since the 1990's, the "arc of instability" returns to NATO discussions. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization plans to deploy a new missile defense program in Romania this week. The reaction force in Eastern Europe has been increased by 5,000 troops and, despite Russian criticism, NATO seeks to "deter" … [Read more...]
Russia Stops Plot
SODOM & GOMORRAH: The Russian government claims to have stopped a terrorist plot, in an ongoing demonstration of "European peace". Within just a week of US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter accusing Russia of disrupting the so-called peaceful order of Europe, the government in Moscow claims to have identified a plot to set off more bombs in Europe. The Russian … [Read more...]
Ash Carter Longs for Cold War Days
SODOM & GOMORRAH: Claiming that Russia seeks to “erode” the so-called peaceful order of Europe, US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter promises to defend allies. Europe, which has seen bombings and attacks in several major cities over the last few years, is experiencing what the United States terms a peaceful order that’s only possible because of the lack of Soviet … [Read more...]
CIA Live-Tweets Bin Laden Raid
SODOM & GOMORRAH: In a story fit for The Onion, the CIA decided to commemorate the five year anniversary of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden by live-tweeting the events as if they were happening today. On May 2, 2011 a raid by Navy SEALs took place on bin Laden’s residence in Abbottabad, Pakistan ultimately killing the leader who had been responsible for some of the … [Read more...]