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Posts Tagged Centcom

U.S. military requests software to create fake online personas in the ‘war of ideas’

By | 03.17.11 | 5:25 pm

UK newspaper The Guardian reports today that U.S. Central Command (Centcom), responsible for military operations in the Middle East and Central Asia, has awarded a contract to Ntrepid, a California security firm, to develop so-called “sock puppet” software for use by the military.

The software would allow military More…

Centcom: Yes, the President Is an American Citizen

By | 07.15.09 | 4:49 pm

Lt. Comm. William Speaks, a spokesman for Centcom, spoke with TWI today about Maj. Stefan F. Cook’s controversial request for conscientious objector status.

“Maj. Cook volunteered for the one year assignment to Afghanistan, in May of this year,” said Speaks. “After he brought this stuff to the fore, the More…