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In reply to the discussion: Know your BFEE: WikiLeaks Stratfor Dump Exposes Continued Secret Government Warmongering [View all]Octafish
(55,745 posts)29. WikiLeaks Goes Inside Corporate America's Wannabe CIA
Now, who can an afford to buy such, uh, information? Beside the Food Trust behind Sen. Bob Dole?
WikiLeaks Goes Inside Corporate America's Wannabe CIA
What do Coke, Goldman, the Marines, and the Knights of Columbus have in common? They all paid Stratfor to act as their own private intelligence agency.
By Adam Weinstein | Mother Jones, Mon Feb. 27, 2012 1:42 PM PST
EXCERPT...
Few companies seemed as concerned about threats from activists as Archer Daniels Midland, the "Goliath of world food production" Mother Jones once described as equally concerned with "possible price-fixing in Bulgaria" and "influence-peddling in Washington." Shortly after Stratfor started its Global Vantage service, Rich Ryan of ADM's "investigative unit" began to hit them up for intel on political enemies:
On July 24, 2006: "Rich called to ask a few more questions about activist campaigns to pass to other business divisions. Watching for more information."
Two days later: "Talked with Rich several times about activist campaign against the company."
On November 9, 2006: "Received email from Rich regarding some animal rights protesters. Setting up a meeting while he and Mark are in DC next week."
Five days later: "Rich came into the office for a brief discussion about animal rights as it relates to their new facilty [sic.] in Decatur. He seems very happy with the service, and happy with our information and assistance."
CONTINUED...
http://motherjones.com/politics/2012/02/wikileaks-strafor-leak-corporate-intelligence
Deep pockets, theirs. Very deep. And lightless.
Thank you, bvar22. You have no idea how much your kindness over the years means.
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Know your BFEE: WikiLeaks Stratfor Dump Exposes Continued Secret Government Warmongering [View all]
Octafish
Feb 2012
OP
This information makes live tours of an 19th-century sausage factory seem fit for pre-schoolers.
Octafish
Mar 2012
#6
While most everyone I know doesn't mind paying taxes to make the USA a better place...
Octafish
Mar 2012
#11