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WeCyberBerkut(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CyberBerkut)receivedatthedisposalofthefilewhose
valuecannotbeoverstated!
DearSenatorMcCain(https://twitter.com/SenJohnMcCain)!Werecommendyounexttimein
foreigntravel,andespeciallyontheterritoryofUkraine,nottotakeconfidentialdocuments.
Ononeofthedevicesofyourcolleagues,wefoundalotofinterestingthings.Somethingwedecided
toput:thisvideoshouldbecomethepropertyoftheinternationalcommunity!

The3minutesilentvideoappearstoshowinfamousIslamicStateexecutionerJihadiJohn
(akaMohammedEmwazi)(http://leaksource.info/2015/02/26/islamicstatesjihadijohn
identifiedasmohammedemwazifromlondon26yearoldwelloffwestminstergrad
allegedmi5recruitattemptin2009/)infrontofagiantgreenscreen,standingbesidea
kneelinghostagewearinganorangejumpsuitandagreenscreenhood.Theyareinsidealit
studiowithaproductioncrewandcanbeseenrehearsinganexecution.Thedesertsceneof
theset,completewithwindmachine,aresimilartothatshowninthebeheadingvideosof
JamesFoley(http://leaksource.info/2014/08/19/graphicvideoislamicstatebeheadsamerican
journalistjamesfoley/),StevenSotloff(http://leaksource.info/2014/09/02/graphicvideoislamic
statebeheadsamericanjournaliststevensotloff/),DavidHaines
(http://leaksource.info/2014/09/13/graphicvideoislamicstatebeheadsbritishaidworker
davidhaines/),andAlanHenning(http://leaksource.info/2014/10/03/graphicvideoislamic
statebeheadsbritishaidworkeralanhenning/).
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Hereisanexamplesomeoneputtogethershowingthesimilaritiesbetweentheleakedstudio
videoandtheFoleybeheadingvideo.Thisisnotimplyingthepersonintheleakedvideois
Foley,itmaybeanyone.Thoughtheyarenotidentical,itgivesagoodcomparison:

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Britishforensicexpertsconcluded(http://www.telegraph.co.uk/journalists/bill
gardner/11054488/Foleymurdervideomayhavebeenstaged.html)thattheJamesFoleyvideo
waslikelystagedusingcameratrickeryandslickpostproductiontechniques.
TerrorismresearchexpertVeryanKhan(http://www.trackingterrorism.org/profile/veryan
khan)said(http://nypost.com/2015/01/23/wasthenewisishostagevideoshotindoors/)the
video(http://leaksource.info/2015/01/20/islamicstatesjihadijohninnewhostagevideo
demands200millionransomfor2japanesecitizenswithin72hours/)ofJapanesehostages
KenjiGotoandHarunaYukawalookslikeitwascompletedinanindoorstudiowithafalse
backdrop,pointingtothelightsourceonthementhatappearstobecomingfromtwodifferent
directionsasopposedtoonebrightsun.
HollywoodhorrorfilmdirectorMaryLambert(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Lambert)
said(http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/02/21/isisarmy7footersexpertssayvideocopt
beheadingsmanipulated/)oftheIslamicStatevideo(https://vimeo.com/119705104)showing
thekillingof21EgyptianCopticChristiansonaLibyanbeach,thatintheopeningshotallthe
figuresmightbeanimated.TheyneverhadmorethansixmenonthebeachThecloseupsof
jihadistsonthebeacharemostlikelygreenscreenTheseaturningredisobviouslyFX.
JournalistThomasWictor(https://twitter.com/ThomasWictor)hasclaimed
(http://www.thomaswictor.com/thejordanianpilotwasnotburnedalive/)thattheIslamic
Statevideo(http://leaksource.info/2015/02/04/jordanianpilotkaseasbehburnedaliveby
islamicstatejordanexecutesisrequestedprisonerrishawiinresponse/)showingJordanian

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islamicstatejordanexecutesisrequestedprisonerrishawiinresponse/)showingJordanian
pilotMuathalKaseasbehburnedalivewasactuallyfake,pointingtoevidenceofCGIflames
andvideoglitches.

LeakSourcecannotconfirmthevideosauthenticity.Ifitsahoax,itsaprettyelaborateand
expensiveone.Isitlegit?Ifso,wasitdonebyanIslamicStateproductioncrew(unlikelywitha
femalePAonset(https://leaksource.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/islamicstatestudio
woman.jpg)),orsomeoneelse(ie.intelligenceagency).Andwhywasitfoundonadeviceof
SenatorJohnMcCainsstaffer?

SteveWatson/PrisonPlanet(http://www.prisonplanet.com/formerciaofficialsadmittofaking
binladenvideo.html)(05/25/2010)&MikaelThalen
(https://twitter.com/MikaelThalen)/Infowars(http://www.infowars.com/flashbackciaadmits
tostagingfakejihadistvideos/)(09/03/2014):
A2010WashingtonPostarticle(http://voices.washingtonpost.com/spy
talk/2010/05/cia_group_had_wacky_ideas_to_d.html)authoredbyformerArmyIntelligence
OfficerJeffSteinfeaturesadetailedaccountofhowtheCIAadmittedlyfilmedafakeBin
Ladenvideoduringtherunuptothe2003Iraqwar.
Thearticle,whichincludescommentsfrommultiplesourceswithintheCIAsIraqOperations
Group,explainshowtheagencyhadplannedtofloodIraqwiththevideosdepictingseveral
controversialscenarios.
TheagencyactuallydidmakeavideopurportingtoshowOsamabinLadenandhiscronies
sittingaroundacampfireswiggingbottlesofliquorandsavoringtheirconquestswithboys,
oneoftheformerCIAofficersrecalled,chucklingatthememory,thearticlestates.Theactors
weredrawnfromsomeofusdarkerskinnedemployees.
OtherCIAofficialsadmittedtoplanningseveralfakevideosfeaturingformerIraqiPresident
SaddamHussein,oneofwhichwoulddepicttheleaderengagedinsexualactswithateenage
boy.
Itwouldlooklikeitwastakenbyahiddencamera,saidoneoftheformerofficials.Very
grainy,likeitwasasecretvideotapingofasexsession.
AnotherideawastointerruptIraqitelevisionprogrammingwithafakespecialnewsbulletin.
AnactorplayingHusseinwouldannouncethathewassteppingdowninfavorofhis(much
reviled)sonUday.
ImsureyouwillthrowyoursupportbehindHisExcellencyUday,thefakeHusseinwould
intone.
Accordingtooneofficial,thevideoideaswereeventuallyscrappedduetotheCIAofficers,
whospenttheircareersinLatinAmericaandEastAsia,notunderstandingthecultural
nuancesoftheregion.
TheformerofficialstoldSteinthattheprojectwastakenoverbythemilitaryafteritgroundto4/7

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TheformerofficialstoldSteinthattheprojectwastakenoverbythemilitaryafteritgroundto
ahalt:
Thereality,theformerofficialssaid,wasthattheagencyreallydidnthaveenoughmoneyand
expertisetocarryouttheprojects.
Themilitarytookthemover,saidone.TheyhadassetsinpsywardownatFt.Bragg,at
thearmysspecialwarfarecenter.
Thislatestrevelationbolstersevidencethattheintelligenceagencies,andperhapsmore
significantly,themilitaryhavebeenengagedincreatingfakeBinLadenvideosinthepast.
Aswehaveexhaustivelydocumented
(http://infowars.net/articles/October2006/051006Rumsfeld.htm),Intelcenter,theU.S.
monitoringgroupthatroutinelyreleasesBinLadenvideoandaudio,muchofwhichhavebeen
proventobeeitherrehashedoldfootage
(http://www.prisonplanet.com/120903binladentape.htm)oroutrightfakes
(http://www.prisonplanet.com/bin_laden_tape_a_fake_swiss_lab_says.htm),isanoffshootof
IDEFENSE,awebsecuritycompanythatmonitorsintelligencefromthemiddleeast.
IDEFENSEisheavilypopulatedbylongservingexmilitaryintelligenceofficials,suchassenior
militarypsyopintelligenceofficerJimMelnick,whoserved16yearsintheUSarmyandthe
DefenseIntelligenceAgency(DIA)inpsychologicaloperations.Melnickhasalsoworked
directlyforformerDefenseSecretaryDonaldRumsfeld.
Intelcenternotoriouslyreleasedthelaughinghijackerstape
(http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/october2006/051006redhanded.htm)andclaimeditwas
anAlQaedavideo,despitethefactthatthefootagewasobtainedbyasecurityagencyata
2000BinLadenspeech.
IntelCenterwasalsocaughtaddingitslogo
(http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/august2007/020807tapesdoctored.htm)toatapeatthe
sametimeasAlQaedassocalledmediaarmAsSahabaddeditslogo,provingthetwo
organizationswereoneandthesame.

CouldtheCIAgroupofdarkskinnedactorshavebeenbehindtheinfamousDecember2001
FatnosedBinLadenvideo
(http://infowars.net/articles/february2007/190207Osama_tape.htm),thatwasmagicallyfound
inahouse
(http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/january2006/found%20in%20a%20house%20in%20Jalalabad%
Taliban%20forces%20moved%20in.)inJalalabadafterantiTalibanforcesmovedin?
ThetapefeaturedafatOsamalaughingandjokingabouthowhedcarriedout9/11.Thevideo
wasalsomistranslated(http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/16801)inorderto
manipulatevieweropinionandfeaturedBinLadenpraisingtwoofthehijackers,onlyhegot
theirnameswrong.ThisOsamaalsousedthewronghandtowritewithandworegoldrings,a
practicetotallyinoppositiontotheMuslimfaith.
DespitethefactthatthemaninthevideolooksnothinglikeBinLaden,theCIAstoodbyitand
declaredittobetheofficial9/11confessionvideo.
ThelatestrevelationsalsoshedlightonanotherpastBinLadenreleaseatapeinwhichhe

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ThelatestrevelationsalsoshedlightonanotherpastBinLadenreleaseatapeinwhichhe
ludicrouslydeclaredhimselfinleaguewithSaddamHussein
(http://www.prisonplanet.com/another_dubious_bin_laden_tape_comes_when_the_us_needed_it_th
intheweeksbeforetheinvasionofIraq.
ThenotionthattheCIAprojectwastakenoveranddrasticallyimprovedbythePentagonat
somepointafter2003jiveswiththeimprovementinqualityofBinLadenvideosinlateryears.
Mostnotablythevideothatwasreleasedimmediatelyaheadofthe2004election
(http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/february2006/280206binladenshelp.htm),andits
digitallymanipulatedduplicatefrom2007
(http://infowars.net/articles/september2007/100907BinLaden.htm),inwhichBinLaden
appearedtohaveadyedbeard.

JohnMcCainslast(http://news.yahoo.com/ussenatormccainslamseuropeanstanceukraine
172844262.html)visit(http://www.washingtonpost.com/posttv/national/mccaincallsforarms
forukraine/2015/06/20/4f9e7a20176a11e584574b431bf7ed4c_video.html)toUkrainewas
June19th,2015.Ifthisiswhenthehackoccurredisunclear.Hewasalsoaccompanied
(https://twitter.com/SenJohnMcCain/status/611988255307919361)bySenatorsTomCotton
(https://twitter.com/SenTomCotton)andJohnBarrasso(https://twitter.com/SenJohnBarrasso).
TheywerewelcomedbyU.S.AmbassadortoUkraineGeoffreyPyatt
(https://twitter.com/geoffpyatt),andmetwithseniorUkrainianofficials,includingPresident
PetroPoroshenko(https://twitter.com/poroshenko),aftervisitingtroopsandvolunteers
workingonthefrontline.SinceMcCainisreferencedbyCyberBerkut,itismostlikelythatone
ofhisstafferswashackedandnottheothersenators.SomeoneneedstoFOIAwhichstaffers
accompaniedMcCainonhistripandifanyhavelosttheirjobsunceremoniously.

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