New documents reveal a covert British military-intelligence smear machine meddling in American politics
The
Integrity Initiative has mobilized an international disinformation
campaign across Europe. Now, with government and right-wing
foundation money, this massive “political smear unit” is
infiltrating the US.
by
Max Blumenthal and Mark Ames
Part
10 - Disinformation for democracy
As it
spans out across the US, the Integrity Initiative has stated
its desire to “build a younger generation of Russia watchers.”
Toward this goal, it is supplementing its coterie of elite
journalists, think tank hacks, spooks and State Department
info-warriors with certifiable cranks like Ross.
Less
than 24 hours after Ross’s appearance at the Integrity
Initiative event in Seattle, he sent a menacing email to
the co-author of this article, Ames, announcing his intention to
recycle an old and discredited smear against him and publish it in
the Daily Beast — a publication that appears to enjoy a special
relationship with Integrity Initiative
personnel.
Despite
the threat of investigation in the UK, the Integrity Initiative’s
“network of networks” appears to be escalating its covert,
government-funded influence operation, trashing the political left
and assailing anyone that gets in its way — all in the name of
fighting foreign disinformation.
“We
have to win this one,” Integrity Initiative founder Col.
Chris Donnelly said, “because if we don’t, democracy will be
undermined.”
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