caterpillar-logo-2401.jpg We hear a lot about the Koch brothers. And before them, we heard a lot about ExxonMobil. In other words, we all know the names of the corporations, and the corporate leaders, who have sought to undermine public understanding about global warming—for instance, by supporting think tanks that misrepresent
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DeSmogBlog: U.S. Chamber Hits The Road To Promote "Oily" Highway Transportation Bill
us_chamber_of_commerce_0.jpg A bitter fight has erupted in Washington, D.C. in recent weeks surrounding the fate of a much-needed transportation and infrastructure bill. Congressional Democrats wanted to pass a bill that would fund projects to help rebuild roads and bridges, but Republicans were against the idea. So, in an attempt to
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Military’s ‘sock puppet’ software creates fake online identities to spread pro-American propaganda guardian.co.uk, Thursday 17 March 2011by Nick Fielding and Ian Cobain http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/mar/17/us-spy-operation-social-networks Related Post:U.S. Chamber of Commerce plots against “opponents” The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, has been working with “private security” and lobbying firms to attack and undermine “opponents”.
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Military’s ‘sock puppet’ software creates fake online identities to spread pro-American propaganda
guardian.co.uk, Thursday 17 March 2011
by Nick Fielding and Ian Cobain
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/mar/17/us-spy-operation-social-networks
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce plots against “opponents”
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, has been working with “private security” and lobbying firms to attack and undermine “opponents”.
The companies involved are, among others, Hunton and Williams, whose attorneys solicited private security firms HB Gary Federal, Palantir, and Berico Technologies (Team Themis collectively) to develop a sabotage campaign against certain “opponents”.
The private spy company investigated members of the family, including children, of the so called U.S. Chamber of Commerce “opponents”.
Aaron Barr, an executive at HB Gary Federal circulated emails and documents with personal lives details and even photos of the opponents’ family including their children.
Details were revealed by one of the targets of the action – ThinkProgress.org.
In an email from Aaron Barr to Hunton & Williams attorney John Woods, he points out to the need of reducing exposure so that he won’t be identified and shows how Woods and another fellow Hunton attorney Richard Wyatt are “vulnerable” in social media.
The three security companies – Palantir Technologies, HBGary Federal and Berico Technologies – were also implicated in a plot to target the online whistleblower WikiLeaks and some of its prominent supporters
Full Article at ThinkProgress.org
http://thinkprogress.org/2011/02/10/chamberleaks-target-families/
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Military’s ‘sock puppet’ software creates fake online identities to spread pro-American propaganda guardian.co.uk, Thursday 17 March 2011by Nick Fielding and Ian Cobain http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/mar/17/us-spy-operation-social-networks Related Post:U.S. Chamber of Commerce plots against “opponents” The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, has been working with “private security” and lobbying firms to attack and undermine “opponents”.
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