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Growing state financial support for hi-tech industries, backed by long-term development targets and a huge pool of engineers, could give China an edge over Silicon Valley within the decade, analysts say.Beijing has its sights set on establishing a world-leading tech industry to boost economic self-reliance and make the country more resilient to external pressure amid heightened rivalry with the United States.US CIA director William Burns has described technology as the “main arena for…

Why Did Vladimir Putin Invade Ukraine? Authored by Soeren Kern via The Gatestone Institute, Nearly three weeks have passed since Russian President Vladimir Putin began his invasion of Ukraine, but it still is not clear why he did so and what he hopes to achieve. Western analysts, commentators and government officials have put forward more than a dozen theories to explain Putin''s actions, motives, and objectives. Some analysts posit that Putin is motivated by a desire to rebuild the Russian Empire. Others say he is obsessed with bringing Ukraine back into Russia''s sphere of influence. Some believe that Putin wants to control Ukraine''s vast offshore energy resources. Still others speculate that Putin, an aging autocrat, is seeking to maintain his grip on power. While some argue that Putin has a long-term proactive strategy aimed at establishing Russian primacy in Europe, others believe he is a short-term reactionary seeking to preserve what remains of Russia''s diminishing position on the world stage.

Newly declassified documents reveal Ammar al-Baluchi was repeatedly slammed against a wall while naked until all trainees received ‘certification’ A detainee at a secret CIA detention site in Afghanistan was used as a living prop to teach trainee interrogators, who lined up to take turns at knocking his head against a plywood wall, leaving him with brain damage, according to a US government report. The details of the torture of Ammar al-Baluchi are in a 2008 report by the CIA’s inspector-general, newly declassified as part of a court filing by his lawyers aimed at getting him an independent medical examination. Continue reading…

As offensive fails to take major cities and Kyiv refuses to concede, CIA director Burns predicts Russian leader will intensify attacks without regard for civilian casualties

As Russia began amassing troops on Ukraine’s border deep late last year, CIA Director Bill Burns was ready.A career ambassador, Burns spent two tours at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow and is one of the Biden administration’s foremost experts on Russia…

The CIA has managed to penetrate the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics . According to the PBS, the Wholesale Price Index year-over-year increased by 23.6 percent in February 2022. Under the CIA’s overwhelming influence the PBS recently reported that tomatoes have gone up by 242 percent, cooking…

Fox News contributor and former CIA station chief in Moscow Dan Hoffman says Putin launched the war on Ukraine with ''faulty premises.''

Sperry: Ukraine Worked With Democrats Against Trump In 2016 To Stop Putin -- And It Backfired Badly Authored by Paul Sperry via RealClearInvestigations , Six years ago, before Russia’s full-scale invasion of their country, the Ukrainians bet that a Hillary Clinton presidency would offer better protection from Russian President Vladimir Putin, even though he had invaded Crimea during the Obama-Biden administration, whose Russian policies Clinton vowed to continue. Working with both the Obama administration and the Clinton campaign, Ukrainian government officials intervened in the 2016 race to help Clinton and hurt Donald Trump in a sweeping and systematic foreign influence operation that''s been largely ignored by the press. The improper, if not illegal, operation was run chiefly out of the Ukrainian Embassy in Washington, where officials worked hand-in-glove with a Ukrainian-American activist and Clinton campaign operative to attack the Trump campaign. The Obama White House was also deeply involved in an effort to groom their own favored leader in Ukraine and then work with his government to dig up dirt on – and even investigate -- their political rival.

Citizens press release (CIA): Q4 GAAP EPS of $0.77.Revenue of $69.92M (+7.6% Y/Y) beats by $13M.Shares +1.18% AH.

Q4 2021 net income increased to $38.1 million, compared to $1.5 million in Q4 2020; full year net income increased to $36.8 million compared to $11.0 million loss in 2020 Q4 2021 renewal premiums increased 4% year-over-year to $44.7 million, driven by growth across Life Insurance and Home…

Russian President Vladimir Putin is unlikely to have the ultimate goal in the war against Ukraine, CIA Director General William Burns said at a meeting of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Report informs.

Nicolas Cage arrives at the 5th Annual Hollywood Critics Association Awards at Avalon Hollywood on Monday, Feb. 28, 2022, in Los Angeles. He stars in “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent,” which releases April 22. Invision, Associated Press Nicolas Cage was offended when he first heard the storyline of “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.” Premise: The movie features a fictionalized version of Cage who is down on his luck and accepts $1 million from a super-fan to attend a party in Spain. The fan, played by Pedro Pascal, turns out to be obsessive, with a huge collection of memorabilia from Cage’s real-life movies. Things take a turn when a CIA operative recruits Cage, forcing him to live up to the characters he’s played in action-packed movies, per The A.V. Club . Trailer: Yes but: Even though the Oscar-winning actor played himself in the movie, he initially didn’t want to be involved. He was concerned that the film version of him didn’t represent who he actually was. “I turned it down three or four times,” he told The Hollywood Reporter .