Mike Benz
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there's a you know this this for-profit private sector censorship mercenary firm called news guard and got a 750 000 pentagon contract to uh you know help the pentagon trace the information for fingerprints of russian mis and disinformation okay maybe there's a strategic interest in the pentagon uh mapping out pro-russia narratives uh in in regions around the world But NewsGuard targets U.S.
there's a you know this this for-profit private sector censorship mercenary firm called news guard and got a 750 000 pentagon contract to uh you know help the pentagon trace the information for fingerprints of russian mis and disinformation okay maybe there's a strategic interest in the pentagon uh mapping out pro-russia narratives uh in in regions around the world But NewsGuard targets U.S.
citizens. NewsGuard has, you know, the former head of NATO on its board.
citizens. NewsGuard has, you know, the former head of NATO on its board.
citizens. NewsGuard has, you know, the former head of NATO on its board.
Yes, yeah, of course. But they, whether or not the grant is, Is for like they don't have there's a lot of domestic censorship grants that the Biden administration gave to pump these things up domestically, like the National Science Foundation does a lot. But in this case, it's what you're doing is you're making the institution more powerful. You're buffering its revenues.
Yes, yeah, of course. But they, whether or not the grant is, Is for like they don't have there's a lot of domestic censorship grants that the Biden administration gave to pump these things up domestically, like the National Science Foundation does a lot. But in this case, it's what you're doing is you're making the institution more powerful. You're buffering its revenues.
Yes, yeah, of course. But they, whether or not the grant is, Is for like they don't have there's a lot of domestic censorship grants that the Biden administration gave to pump these things up domestically, like the National Science Foundation does a lot. But in this case, it's what you're doing is you're making the institution more powerful. You're buffering its revenues.
You're padding its profit margins. So it's now more powerful to be able to take you on, even if the grant isn't for that money. And so it bleeds into it. And this happens with every institution USAID works for. And when you, again, coming back to the fact that USAID is at the heart, you know, USAID is the swing player between the State Department, the CIA, and the Pentagon.
You're padding its profit margins. So it's now more powerful to be able to take you on, even if the grant isn't for that money. And so it bleeds into it. And this happens with every institution USAID works for. And when you, again, coming back to the fact that USAID is at the heart, you know, USAID is the swing player between the State Department, the CIA, and the Pentagon.
You're padding its profit margins. So it's now more powerful to be able to take you on, even if the grant isn't for that money. And so it bleeds into it. And this happens with every institution USAID works for. And when you, again, coming back to the fact that USAID is at the heart, you know, USAID is the swing player between the State Department, the CIA, and the Pentagon.
And it works with all three of those. And, you know, you never know when you see a USAID program, which of those three ops is being run. But you know for certain it's one of those three. You don't know if it's to advance, you know, a stated State Department diplomacy priority in the region. You don't know if it's being used in order to advance a U.S.
And it works with all three of those. And, you know, you never know when you see a USAID program, which of those three ops is being run. But you know for certain it's one of those three. You don't know if it's to advance, you know, a stated State Department diplomacy priority in the region. You don't know if it's being used in order to advance a U.S.
And it works with all three of those. And, you know, you never know when you see a USAID program, which of those three ops is being run. But you know for certain it's one of those three. You don't know if it's to advance, you know, a stated State Department diplomacy priority in the region. You don't know if it's being used in order to advance a U.S.
national security interest in the region, or you don't know if it's being used to advance an unstated State Department foreign policy goal being pursued by the CIA and it's functioning as an intelligence. And I'll give you some examples of this. In 2021, I've talked about this a few times, but
national security interest in the region, or you don't know if it's being used to advance an unstated State Department foreign policy goal being pursued by the CIA and it's functioning as an intelligence. And I'll give you some examples of this. In 2021, I've talked about this a few times, but
national security interest in the region, or you don't know if it's being used to advance an unstated State Department foreign policy goal being pursued by the CIA and it's functioning as an intelligence. And I'll give you some examples of this. In 2021, I've talked about this a few times, but
Under Mark Milley and President Joe Biden, the first special forces vision statement prospectus, pages 16, 17, everyone can look this up. It's a public document, government document you can find online. And it presents a way to synchronize the psychological operations and civil military affairs work that the special forces does
Under Mark Milley and President Joe Biden, the first special forces vision statement prospectus, pages 16, 17, everyone can look this up. It's a public document, government document you can find online. And it presents a way to synchronize the psychological operations and civil military affairs work that the special forces does
Under Mark Milley and President Joe Biden, the first special forces vision statement prospectus, pages 16, 17, everyone can look this up. It's a public document, government document you can find online. And it presents a way to synchronize the psychological operations and civil military affairs work that the special forces does