This article is the translation of a research on the mechanism of misinformation on the web that I had written in English recently.
NOTE BENE1: The sources and references used in this research are exclusively in English and it is unfortunately impossible for me to translate everything for you. It’s not terrible quality level but try google translate to read the sources in their entirety.NOTE BENE2: the disinformation services of the Elysée or in the French language are not mentioned, if you have sources to add thank you in advance.Good reading, it’s long, not too much I hope… Each part is important to understand what’s going on.ContentsIntroductionI. Why would our governments organize propaganda on the web?II. The concrete evidence of Western propaganda on wwwIII. The corporate construction of personas management software providers and the direct link with the CIAIV. Disinformation tacticsV. Responses to puppeteersConclusionSources
The debate on the possibility of an orchestration of disinformation on the web is a constant on the internet with user-generated content (to a lesser extent on the French internet than on the English web). Unfortunately it is too often a superficial debate with always the same arguments used to ridicule those who would dare to denounce agents of disinformation and their techniques of debate:“Why would the government spend money to pay agents of disinformation?”“stop accusing those you disagree with of being COINTELPRO”Very annoying because when you confront these with concrete evidence of the reality of Western & Zionist propaganda on the web, they ignore it and endlessly continue to bludgeon their emotional rhetoric.Why these reactions?Would they themselves be pros of disinfo to take such a firm position leaving no room for the necessary doubt, for a detached (emotionally) and objective study of the facts in a logic of search for the truth?It is not possible to answer this question because there are many “willing” disinfo agents lost in their refusal to accept the reality of the lies of our governments and our media. Too fearful and programmed as they are to face this fact and question their convictions, their representations of the world, protecting and reinforcing their beliefs, they come to “troll” the investigations of individuals sincerely committed to the search for the truth.The purpose of this article is to address this problem in the most objective and factual manner possible, leaving repercussions and implications to the discretion of the reader.
First answers will be given to these questions from the deniers, then concrete evidence of the orchestration of disinfo will be presented. Third will be exposed the corporations that execute propaganda contracts in partnership with alphabetical government agencies. Fourth will be a list of the most commonly used disinformation strategies and finally we will try to propose a counter-strategy of debate so as not to fall into the traps of disinformators and other deniers.I. Why would our governments organize propaganda on the web?
Have you ever heard of Goebbels?He theorized state propaganda by making it a science in its own right. Of course this science has been further developed since his time because of disciplines such as Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NRP – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuro-linguistic_programming – NRP is an approach to psychotherapy and organizational change based on “a model of interpersonal communication concerned with the relationship between patterns of behavior and the subjective experience stimulating them”) but it was Goebbels who laid the foundations for the massive propaganda that we constantly undergo from the mass media and politicians.
Why wouldn’t our elites have adapted these techniques used in abundance for 70 years on www, this medium taking more and more importance?Need a complementary perspective?
http://www.psychexchange.co.uk/glossary/majority-influence-534/
http://www.simplypsychology.org/conformity.htmlOn a forum, a blog or a project like agoravox where agents of disinformation run rampant, the editors and commentators do not monopolize the traffic of the site. On the contrary, most traffic is generated by silent visitors who do not necessarily have an opinion on the subject of the survey or the debate of ideas they are reading.It is completely obvious that on a site of investigation and exposure of the truth, the vast majority of participants have different beliefs than what our governments would like us to have.
So how could the elites recreate a majority opinion – which will convince, unconsciously, via majority influence and group pressure – the visitor without an opinion yet clearly established or who would be inclined to begin to doubt?Hmm ?Make no mistake about the objective of deniers and advocates of order: disinformation posts are directed solely at this silent visitor. They know full well that they will not convince the speakers who invest so much of their time in researching and understanding the truth: these are anti-conformists and are not influenced by the majority opinion.The following is thus the ultimate goal of disinformation:
http://www.simplypsychology.org/conformity.htmlII. The concrete proofs of the Western propaganda on wwwHere are two proofs, sufficiently clear, sufficiently factual and irrefutable since they are on American government websites.
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=15287This seems enough to mock the arguments of deniers of government disinformation on the web, but wait for the sequel.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/mar/17/us-spy-operation-social-networksnow see image attached to article, screenshot from government site US of this page: http://www.usaspending.gov/explore?&typeofview=complete&tab=By+Prime+Awardee&agencyid=9700&record_id=47503572&fiscal_year=2010&piid=FA481410C0015And yes, the Air Force spends millions of dollars of public money to buy these persona management software. In my humble opinion, this is just the tip of the iceberg. If the Air Force does it, all the other departments and agencies of the Western armies and secret services do the same, probably using their secret funds (estimates of around $200 million in the US,To illustrate what online persona management services are:
HB Gary’s email Email which should concern us allTechnically, it’s heavy, with a different hardware config for each profile (ip appearing as that of an individual, different operating systems, different user-agents and browser signatures, switching from one profile to another in one click)
To start further research, you can search for these expressions:* “operation earnest voice”* the metalgear software (add “-solid” or you will have 5 billion results for the video game)* HB Gary leaked emailsBefore proceeding to the following, the bonus proof in the form of quotes translated from Hebrew to English and then into French from the work of an Israeli journalist
The entire article is edifying, and terrifying: twitterers paid to spread israeli propagandaIII. The corporate construction of persona management software providers and the direct link with the CIA
On usaspending.gov we learned that the contract had been offered to a company called “Anonymizer”.
http://www.anonymizer.com/company/“and other customers”!?No mention on their site when to their owner. but looking around a bit…
What is Abraxas?First a short parenthesis on the etymology of the word
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraxas
http://www.abraxascorp.com/company.phpThey don’t mention their founder on their website, which is a shame:
http://wiki.echelon2.org:8090/wiki/Cubic_Corporation#Abraxas.2FAnonymizerNi who they belong to today:
http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/201111/6939/Anonymous-Government-contractor-has-weaponized-social-media?page=2From Anonymizer to Ntrepid the path is not so straight forward, however we find the same person at both ends and along the way:
This image is a diagram of the executive and activities of Cubic Corporation: http://i.imgur.com/yuOt5.jpgmicrochip, tracing, transport, cybernetics… Cubic is a very large horizontal player working almost only for the US Department of Defense (DoD).If you want more details about takeovers and mergers abraxas/anonymizer/ntrepid follow this link: http://yahoo.brand.edgar-online.com/EFX_dll/EDGARpro.dll?FetchFilingHtmlSection1?SectionID=7690853-67284-375768&SessionID= QuZFHe-yRP0T6P7And to learn more about Cubic Corporation who therefore controls the disinfo company on the web (and much more), you can follow this one: http://wiki.echelon2.org:8090/wiki/Cubic_Corporation# Abraxas.2FAnonymizerIV. Disinformation tactics
Among the dozens of articles that can be found on the subject, only one is cited below but several links are then proposed to explore the subject.Source: Disinformation and Tactics: The Methods Used to Keep You in the DarkFirst, let’s review those good old strategies used by the mass media (and picked up by puppeteers for the web).
All of these techniques are highly developed and tested and it is the duty of readers/listeners to understand them, recognize them, and keep them in mind when exposed to mass media and advertising.Now let’s look at the techniques of trolling and derailing online discussions.
Let us also mention two other very often observable tactics:8) the extreme speed of interventions in a discussion or an article which has just been posted to discredit the poster and ridicule a theory by immediately using one or more of the trolling tactics9) Systematically ignore all the strong points of a pitch to focus on the points that can be attacked – especially if they are unimportant.Finally, to close this part, and these are neither the least nor the least dangerous
Additional links to explore disinformation strategies:
Seventeen Techniques for the Suppression of Truth
Eight traits of the disinformationist
25 Ways to Suppress the Truth: The Rules of Misinformation
V. Responses to the puppets
I imagine only one approach – widely debatable, it’s only an opinion:Don’t listen to what they say, but watch what they do.In other words, don’t use their tactics, especially don’t fall into emotional, frustrating traps, recognize the strategies used and expose them as such, help the silent visitor to perceive the bias of the disinformation post.
Conclusion
After having exposed these facts, proofs and psycho-sociological perspectives, it would appear incongruous, even indecent, to deny the reality of disinformation on the internet or the reality of this information war to which we post comments or write articles take an active part.The purpose of this research was also to share important knowledge on the functioning of our system, the relationship between politicians, the military and the media, to offer cartridges to no longer be fooled by the rampant disinformation everywhere, all time.Our brains must no longer be made available to their propaganda tools.For the love of the truth, let us denounce disinformational practices at every opportunity and educate those around us in deciphering the media.“the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State” GoebbelsPeaceLinks and sources:UPDATED: The HB Gary Email That Should Concern Us AllMore HBGary Federal Fallout: The Government Wants To Buy Software To Fake Online Grassroots Social Media CampaignsOperation Earnest VoiceCubic CorporationDisinformation Tactics: The Methods Used To Keep You In The DarkRaw obtains CENTCOM email to bloggersthe “Alinsky Method” variation of the Delphi TechniqueIS ISRAEL CONTROLLING PHONY TERROR NEWS ?Persona Management Software Helps Hide Statistics That Would Raise Suspicion by Website Statistics AnalyzersPersonal Management Software destroys internet authenticitySpying on Internet UsersWhy Is the US Military Creating an Army of Fake People on the Internet?Virtual Flash Mobbing & Strategically Poisoned ConsensusSpokesman tells panel on internet ‘as strategic weapon’ army wants 120 ‘new media fighters’Infiltration, personas and puppetsCentcom deploys virtual ‘personas’ onto Internetcountering propagandaSock Puppet Planet: The Secret State’s Quest for ‘ Persona Management Software’Anonymous: