By\u00a0Max Blumenthal<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Mark Ames<\/em> The leaked documents revealed a secret network of spies, prominent journalists and think-tanks colluding under the umbrella of a group called \u201cIntegrity Initiative\u201d to shape domestic opinion\u2014and to smear political opponents of the right-wing Tory government, including the leader of the opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbin.<\/p>\n Until now, this Integrity Initiative domestic spy scandal has been ignored in the American media, perhaps because it has mostly involved British names. But it is clear that the influence operation has already been activated in the U.S.. Hacked documents reveal that the Integrity Initiative is cultivating powerful allies inside the State Department, top D.C. think tanks, the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security, where it has gained access to\u00a0Katharine Gorka<\/a>\u00a0and her husband, the\u00a0fascist-linked<\/a>\u00a0cable news pundit\u00a0Sebastian Gorka<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Integrity Initiative has spelled out plans to expand its network across the U.S., meddling in American politics and recruiting \u201ca new generation of Russia watchers\u201d behind the false guise of a non-partisan charity. Moreover, the group has hired one of the most notorious American \u201cperception management\u201d specialists, John Rendon, to train its clusters of pundits and cultivate relationships with the media.<\/p>\n Back in the U.K., Member of Parliament Chris Williamson has clamored for an investigation into the Integrity Initiative\u2019s abuse of public money.<\/p>\n The Integrity Initiative story is just growing and growing. Many are rightly outraged that this Tory government could fund a political smear unit. <\/p>\n Questions need to be answered. Share this video on Facebook to make that happen. https:\/\/t.co\/MGepaIEfGw<\/a><\/p>\n — Chris Williamson (@DerbyChrisW) December 14, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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<\/a>A<\/strong>\u00a0bombshell\u00a0domestic spy scandal<\/a>\u00a0has been unfolding in Britain, after hacked internal communications exposed a covert U.K. state military-intelligence psychological warfare operation targeting its own citizens and political figures in allied NATO countries under the cover of fighting \u201cRussian disinformation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n