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“But it’s worse than that. This training is also bad security policy, since the most dangerous and effective counterintelligence or terrorist threats are unlikely to telegraph their views openly. Those who are on the lookout for outspoken critics of U.S. foreign policy based on this training are likely to miss them entirely.”

Steven Aftergood

Secrecy expert at the Federation of American Scientists

A new version of a computer-based cyber-security training course from the Pentagon is available online. Despite evidence to the contrary, the Pentagon still classifies disillusionment with U.S. foreign policy as a “threat indicator” that a federal employee might be a spy. Follow us on Twitter: @Intel_Today Continue reading →