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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Wailing ghosts through loudspeakers': Cambodia accuses Thailand of psychological warfare along border

The Cambodian human rights commission said it had received credible reports from authorities and affected civilians in villages along the border indicating that Thai military units were broadcasting haunting sounds resembling wailing ghosts through loudspeakers followed by sounds of aircraft engine noises throughout the night. The commission said the unnerving audio that lasted for prolonged periods had disrupted sleep, provoked anxiety and caused physical discomfort, and threatened to escalate tensions between the neighbouring countries.
World news
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

China offers cash bounties for information on Taiwanese military officers

Beijing placed bounties on 18 Taiwanese military personnel accused of conducting psychological operations and separatist propaganda after Taiwan pledged to strengthen air defences.
Information security
fromThe Drum
2 weeks ago

Ad of the Day: Bitdefender turns AI into weapon against scams

Bitdefender uses generative AI to demonstrate how scammers hijack trust and emotions, reframing scams as psychological warfare and reducing victim-blaming.
Books
fromThe Nation
3 weeks ago

Trump, Like Sauron, Is Not Inevitable-but Only if We Refuse Despair

Despair is the central weapon in Middle-earth; Sauron aims to break people's will to resist rather than simply annihilate them.
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

United States subjects Maduro to psychological terror: The wrath of God will fall upon you like thunder'

U.S. Caribbean operations aim to psychologically pressure Maduro's regime through vessel attacks and naval deployment, with low likelihood of a full-scale invasion.
Television
fromVulture
1 month ago

The Girlfriend Recap: Losing Grip

Laura exploits Daniel's incapacitation to reclaim control, transforming his dependency into a battleground of power between her and Cherry.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

A music teacher uses Gaza's relentless soundtrack of war to resist Israel

In Gaza, there is no escape from the reality of war, said Al Jazeera's Ibrahim al-Khalili, reporting from Gaza City, where exploding buildings and chaos reign and desperate people attempt to escape gunfire at food distribution sites. Added to these horrors is the ever-present sound of Israeli drones, he said, pausing to listen to the sound of a drone flying above.
World news
Mindfulness
fromThe Walrus
2 months ago

Canada Created a Cold War Isolation Laboratory. It Ended in Scandal | The Walrus

Cold War concerns spurred military research in Canada, Britain, and the US on mind control techniques believed to be effective in brainwashing prisoners.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

California mayor on Trump's immigration raids: It is a campaign of domestic terror'

Federal agents' actions in Huntington Park are viewed as a psychological terror campaign against immigrant communities.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 months ago

Trump asks Tehran residents to evacuate immediately'. But can they?

The heavy traffic congestion in Tehran makes evacuation implausible; the capital's population of 10 million presents significant challenges for a safe and swift departure.
Washington DC
History
fromMedievalists.net
4 months ago

Timur the Lame's Pyramids of Skulls: Terror as a Medieval Imperial Strategy - Medievalists.net

Timur the Lame effectively used fear as a weapon in his conquests, famously erecting pyramids of human skulls to assert dominance.
US news
fromNew York Post
6 months ago

Unbelievable operations the CIA actually carried out and how they were finally revealed decades later

The CIA has engaged in unconventional and bizarre operations for decades, revealing audacious plans that aim to influence and undermine foreign adversaries.
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