America at the Precipice
Commentary
What if the Maricopa County recount currently underway and nearing conclusion shows that Donald Trump won the 2020 presidential election in Arizona?
No doubt the left will immediately deny the veracity of those results, but millions of others are going to nod their heads at what they will accept as genuine proof of something they already seriously suspected.
Other swing states will undoubtedly follow Arizona’s lead and demand recounts of their own, if they haven’t already launched them. What if they get similar results?
This turn of events will be far more than that cliché a “game-changer.” It will be a “country-changer.”
“In the defector operations center, we had the crown jewels of CIA spies,” Mr. Augustyn told The Washington Times. “And we’re responsible for them for life.”
Unlike the witness protection program run by the U.S. Marshals Service, the CIA does not kick out those who fail to follow the rules.
The CIA can bring in up to 100 defectors and their families a year under a 1949 law, although it is unlikely that the agency ever reached its limit. The program is populated with Russians, Chinese, North Koreans, Iraqis and others. Most are men, but some female spies have been rescued and resettled.
Australian spy novelist Yang Hengjun faces Chinese espionage trial | Censorship News
Melbourne, Australia – Chinese-Australian citizen Yang Hengjun will be tried on Thursday in China on charges of espionage and acting as a spy for the Australian government.
In a letter written in March and released on the eve of the trial, Yang was a Stoic.
“There is nothing more liberating than realizing the worst fears,” he wrote in a letter published in the Australian media. “I’m not afraid now. I will never compromise.
“The values and beliefs we share, and the ones I’ve shared with my readers, are something greater than me.”
Significant Cyber Incidents
This timeline records significant cyber incidents since 2006. We focus on cyber attacks on government agencies, defense and high tech companies, or economic crimes with losses of more than a million dollars.
Below is a summary of incidents from over the last year. For the full list, click the download link above.
April 2021. A hacking group compromised the social media accounts of Polish officials and used them to disseminate narratives critical of NATO. German authorities have reported that the same group has also attempted to compromise members of the Bundestag and state parliament.
April 2021. Hackers linked to the Chinese military conducted an espionage campaign targeting military and government organizations in Southeast Asia beginning in 2019