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RonSupportsYouMy previous post is via <a href="https://mastodon.social/@AngelwithMomo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@AngelwithMomo</a>, someone who has excellent judgment about what ideas deserve a boost. She is both a good person and a good person to follow here. She sometimes writes in English and other times writes in German. She boosted an important point: Trump's unreliability will cause other nations to increase the size of their <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/militaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#militaries</a>. Unsaid was: Trump's bad conduct will encourage other nations to develop <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nuclear</a> weapons which are now needed by them for their own defense.

DoomsdaysCWHow <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Militaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Militaries</a> Are Transforming <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Agricultural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Agricultural</a> Tech Into Deadly <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Weapons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Weapons</a>By Max Fenton Sept 26, 2022"A subsequent U.N. investigation found that one of [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ErikPrince</a>’s] modified planes was due for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Libya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Libya</a>, which has been subject to an international arms embargo since the outbreak of its brutal 2011 <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/civilwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#civilwar</a>. Known as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProjectOpus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ProjectOpus</a>, Prince and his associates attempted to sell the modified crop-dusters to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KhalidHaftar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KhalidHaftar</a>, a Libyan <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/warlord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#warlord</a> and one of the key players in the country’s civil conflict and power vacuum since the downfall of Muammar Gaddafi. The plane was thankfully intercepted in Jordan, where authorities demanded its military assets be removed. The plane later made its way to Cyprus, Balkan Insight reports, which is its last known location as of 2021 and where it may be undergoing mechanical servicing."Though largely foiled, Prince’s plans are a reminder of how <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cropdusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cropdusting</a> planes are especially risky pieces of military technology when it comes to international law and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HumanRights</a> issues in conflict. Many of the militaries interested in their use are alleged to have committed significant human rights violations in the course of irregular warfare campaigns, and the addition of a highly specialized attack plane to their arsenals may pose grave risks to those caught in the crossfire."<a href="https://slate.com/technology/2022/09/crop-duster-agricultural-tech-military-conflict.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://slate.com/technology/2022/09/crop-duster-agricultural-tech-military-conflict.html</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PrivateArmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PrivateArmy</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Xe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Xe</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Academi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Academi</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CorporateColonialism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PrivateArmies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PrivateArmies</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WeaponizedCropDusters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WeaponizedCropDusters</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AgentOrange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AgentOrange</a>

Chuck DarwinRampant abuse of <a href="https://c.im/tags/commercial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#commercial</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/spyware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spyware</a> has led to growing calls from Western political leaders to limit access to them. And yet their power makes the tools <a href="https://c.im/tags/alluring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#alluring</a> to <a href="https://c.im/tags/intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#intelligence</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/services" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#services</a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/militaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#militaries</a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/enforcement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#enforcement</a> agencies in democracies and autocracies alike. The story of Israeli cyber firm <a href="https://c.im/tags/NSO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NSO</a>’s push to break into the United States market brings to life how these tensions have played out.President Biden signed an <a href="https://c.im/tags/executive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#executive</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/order" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#order</a> last week to clamp down on government use of commercial spyware. It prohibits federal departments and agencies from using <a href="https://c.im/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hacking</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/tools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tools</a> that might be abused by foreign governments, could target Americans overseas or could pose security risks if installed on U.S. government networks. The order covered only spyware from commercial entities, not tools built by American intelligence agencies, which have similar in-house capabilities.After this article was published online, the senior administration official told The Times that if there was a contract in November 2021 giving the United States access to the NSO tool, it would violate the new executive order.Even as the Biden administration has showcased its efforts to <a href="https://c.im/tags/drive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#drive</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/NSO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NSO</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/out" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#out</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/of" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#of</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#business</a>, it was clear even before the revelation of the latest contract that some agencies have been drawn to the power of these cyberweapons.Elements of America’s expansive national security apparatus in recent years have bought the weapons, deployed them against drug traffickers, and have quietly pushed to consolidate control of them into the hands of the United States and its closest allies. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/02/us/politics/nso-contract-us-spy.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/02/us/politics/nso-contract-us-spy.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare</a>

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