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THE WISDOM DROUGHT THE HIDDEN IRONY OF MODERN CORPORATE INTELLIGENCE

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  About the Author Jasmine Opperman is a world-renowned intelligence professional specialising in extremism and intelligence within the mining sector. She served for over 20 years in the South African intelligence services, rising to the position of Provincial Head of the Eastern Cape for the National Intelligence Agency (NIA). She is currently an advisor and senior intelligence analyst for both Fulcrum Analytics and the Fulcrum Intel Digest service.  We tend to think of intelligence failures as the domain of spies and secret agencies. But when a Fortune 500 company spends millions on market research and still fails to see a disruptive competitor coming, it is suffering from the exact same pathology: a wisdom drought. Executive Summary In an era defined by exponential data generation and complex transnational threats, such as Southern Africa's cross-border illicit mining syndicates, corporate survival demands a continuous, technology-augmented intelligence ecosystem. This pape...
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Islamic State Video Shows Christian Prisoners in DRC Allegedly Released After Paying Islamic Tax to the Group

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Video screenshot Bottom Line Up Front On 24 April 2026, Islamic State's official Amaq News Agency released a 1-minute 12-second video showing Christian prisoners in an unknown location in Ituri Province of DRC, before their release after paying Jizya (taxes imposed on non-Muslims who live under Muslim control) to the Islamic State (IS). The IS branch in DRC is Islamic State Central Africa Province (ISCAP).  Video content of ISCAP activity is relatively frequent and the group remains one of the biggest Jihadist threats to Africa. It explicitly states that it purposefully targets Christians in attacks and it is known for targeting what the group calls the "economy/economic activity of Christians" in DRC. This means using tactics such as arson to destroy Christian homes, businesses and vehicles. Their strategies and goals are clearly outlined in a video from September 2025.  In Detail The video from 24 April 2026 shows an ISCAP fighter addressing the group of captured Chris...
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The Online Ecosystem of Palestinian Terrorist Group, The Fedayeen

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Image from the Palestinian Fedayeen Network: Translation: "(And He will heal the breasts of a believing people) Only the muzzles of guns speak" Bottom Line Up Front  This article examines the online media ecosystem of the Palestinian Jihadist group, the Fedayeen, focussing on the content on platforms with content moderation in place.  The group uses the name, Palestine Fedayeen Network in their official logo, shown below. The writing in green is the group's name and the writing in yellow is the Islamic Declaration of Faith, the Shahada, which reads "There is no god but Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of God".  The logo further contains two armed individuals, wearing Keffiyehs, positioned on either side of what appears to be the Dome of the Rock, an Islamic shrine at the centre of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem. Keffiyehs are especially significant in the context that the group's terrorist-supportive messaging i...
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