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7 Steps To Decolonize The Mind will help free those that have a history of enduring systemic racism, discrimination and oppression. We can never be free until we're free in the mind. This instruction manual well help you in your journey to finally be free.

In the early hours of January 29, 2022, Boston police officer John O’Keefe was found dead beneath a blanket of snow outside a fellow officer’s home. His girlfriend, Karen Read, a respected analyst and educator, soon found herself accused of backing her car into him and leaving him to die. But was it a crime of passion—or a cover-up? "Snowfall and Lies: The Karen Read Mystery That Shook Massachusetts" dives deep into one of the most sensational and controversial trials in recent Massachusetts history. From suspicious police behavior and missing surveillance footage to shocking autopsy ...

Before the internet became widely known as a global tool for terrorists, one perceptive US citizen recognized its ominous potential. Armed with clear evidence of computer espionage, he began a highly personal quest to expose a hidden network of spies that threatened national security. But would the authorities back him up? Cliff Stoll's dramatic firsthand account is "a computer-age detective story, instantly fascinating [and] astonishingly gripping" - Smithsonian.

While numerous books address Israel-Palestine conflict, Gaza in Crisis brings together two renowned thinkers—American activist Noam Chomsky and Israeli historian Ilan Pappé—to examine why this conflict has lasted so long, who can stop it, and how. Israel's Operation Cast Lead, a 2008 military assault on the Gaza Strip, thrust the region to the center of the discussion. With expert knowledge and deep insight, Chomsky and Pappé survey the fallout from Israel's conduct in Gaza and place it in historical context.

The Spymaster of Baghdad tells the dramatic yet intimate account of how a covert Iraqi intelligence unit called “the Falcons” came together against all odds to defeat ISIS. The Falcons, comprised of ordinary men with little conventional espionage background, infiltrated the world’s most powerful terrorist organization, ultimately turning the tide of war against the terrorist group and bringing safety to millions of Iraqis and the broader world.

En 2013, Edward Snowden, responsable de la mayor filtración de inteligencia en la historia, sacudió al mundo revelando que el gobierno estadounidense tenía la capacidad de leer cada correo electrónico, escuchar cada llamada y entrometerse en los rincones de la vida privada de todos y cada uno de los ciudadanos del mundo. En Vigilancia permanente, Snowden desgrana por primera vez por qué lo hizo, cómo ayudó a construir un sistema de vigilancia masivo y la crisis de conciencia que le llevó a destaparlo todo y poner en jaque al sistema.

This timely book explores the alarming rise of ransomware: malicious software blocking users from their systems or data until they've paid money to regain access or to prevent the release of sensitive information. High-profile British examples of the twenty-first century have targeted national libraries and healthcare organizations; in the US, hackers of Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley Health Network held patient data hostage—when their demands went unmet, they published topless photographs of women with breast cancer.

"Covert action" is generally understood as politically motivated and plausibly deniable interference by one state in the affairs of another state. It includes propaganda, political or economic subversion, paramilitary action, and assassinations. Covert action is the most consequential and controversial form of secret statecraft, and it has become a ubiquitous feature of international politics. However, it is often sensationalized or seen through a narrow, US-centric lens.

Concealment, in the context of asymmetric warfare, transcends simple camouflage. It represents a multifaceted strategy encompassing political maneuvering, tactical deception, economic resourcefulness, and the mastery of psychological warfare. This book dissects the art of remaining unseen from these diverse perspectives, offering concise insights into the strategic and tactical implications of operating within the shadows. The emphasis is not on providing explicit instructions but on fostering critical thinking and independent problem-solving. The reader is encouraged to approach this text ...

For centuries, military strategy has focused heavily on direct confrontation, on the head-on clash of opposing forces. However, the realities of asymmetric warfare demand a more nuanced approach. In conflicts where a weaker force faces a technologically superior adversary, avoidance becomes not merely a tactical option, but a crucial element of survival and, ultimately, success. This book provides a unique perspective on the art of avoidance in guerrilla warfare, drawing upon historical examples and philosophical insights to illuminate its strategic significance. We examine avoidance ...

Asymmetric Warfare 101 is a pragmatic guide for individuals and groups facing the unthinkable: the oppressive weight of a foreign invasion or domestically imposed tyranny. The path of resistance is fraught with peril and demands profound moral reflection. Therefore, a significant portion of this book is dedicated to the ethical considerations involved in choosing between violent and non-violent resistance, recognizing that such choices are never easy and must be tailored to specific circumstances. A comprehensive yet accessible analysis of various resistance strategies, drawing upon ...

Information, the lifeblood of conventional military operations, is scarce and unreliable in asymmetrical conflicts. Espionage, therefore, becomes not merely a tactical advantage but an existential necessity. This book examines the unique challenges and opportunities presented by the integration of espionage into asymmetric campaigns. The ethical minefield inherent in such operations is traversed, and the moral dilemmas faced by those operating on the periphery of conventional warfare are analyzed. The economic realities of resource allocation and the impact assessment of intelligence ...

The element of surprise, a seemingly simple concept, holds within it the potential for profound strategic impact. This book explores the art of strategic surprise, not merely as a tactical maneuver, but as a comprehensive approach to conflict requiring careful planning, meticulous execution, and a deep understanding of the political, economic, and ethical considerations involved. This manual delves into the multifaceted nature of surprise attacks, analyzing its impact across a spectrum of factors. From the meticulous gathering of intelligence to the careful selection of targets, employment ...

In the shadow of a protracted war that has reshaped the world, Ukraine unleashes a daring strike that defies the odds and redefines modern conflict. Operation Spiderweb: Ukraine’s Audacious Drone Assault and the Dawn of Asymmetric Warfare by Ethan Steele chronicles the riveting true story of how Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) orchestrated one of the most innovative military operations in history. Over 18 months, operatives smuggled more than 100 low-cost drones deep into Russian territory, concealing them in everyday trucks and modular structures, before launching a synchronized swarm...

Chi è il vero responsabile del ritorno della guerra in Europa? Secondo il mantra della narrazione occidentale dominante, c'è un solo e unico colpevole: Vladimir Putin, novello Hitler, che avrebbe invaso l'Ucraina senza alcuna motivazione, se non quella di un violento e sfrenato espansionismo. Ma è lecito porsi ulteriori dubbi. In realtà, secondo lo storico americano Benjamin Abelow, sono gli Stati Uniti e la NATO a essere i principali responsabili della crisi ucraina.

No espionage missions have been kept more secret than those involving American submarines. Now, Blind Man's Bluff shows for the first time how the navy sent submarines wired with self-destruct charges into the heart of Soviet seas to tap crucial underwater telephone cables. It unveils how the navy's own negligence might have been responsible for the loss of the USS Scorpion, a submarine that disappeared, all hands lost, 30 years ago.

Why do radical movements and spaces sometimes feel laden with fear, anxiety, suspicion, self-righteousness, and competition? Montgomery and bergman call this phenomenon rigid radicalism: congealed and toxic ways of relating that have seeped into social movements, posing as the “correct” way of being radical. In conversation with organizers and intellectuals from a wide variety of political currents, the authors explore how rigid radicalism smuggles itself into radical spaces, and how it is being undone.

Inhabiting four lives - a railroad baron's valet who unwittingly ignites an explosion in Chinese labor, Hollywood's first Chinese movie star, a hate-crime victim whose death mobilizes Asian Americans, and a biracial writer visiting China for an adoption - this novel captures and capsizes over a century of our history, showing that even as family bonds are denied and broken, a community can survive - as much through love as blood.

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn famously said that one of the biggest mistakes people make is assuming totalitarianism can't happen in their country. Many American Christians are making that mistake today, sleepwalking through the erosion of our freedoms. Live Not by Lies will wake them and equip them for the long resistance.

Mark Lane tried the only US court case in which the jurors concluded that the CIA plotted the murder of President Kennedy, but there was always a missing piece: How did the CIA control cops and secret service agents on the ground in Dealey Plaza? How did federal authorities prevent the House Select Committee on Assassinations from discovering the truth about the complicity of the CIA? Now, Mark Lane tells all in this explosive new book.