= Selected screenshots
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{title=2010 <Wayback Machine> archive of https://web.archive.org/web/20101230033220/http://starwarsweb.net/[starwarsweb.net]}
{description=
The <Star Wars> one. Clearly branded websites like this are rare, which makes finding them all the much more fun. The <Reuters article> had two of them (<Searching for Carson>[Carson] and rastadirect.net), so these were probably manually selected from the full hit dataset, and did not serve specifically as entry points. Most of the websites are quite boring and forgetful as you'd expect.
The subtitle "Beyond The Unknown" may be a reference to the https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Unknown_Regions[Unknown Regions] in the Star Wars fictional universe.
}
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\Image[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cirosantilli/media/master/cia-2010-covert-communication-websites/screenshots/iranfootballsource.com.jpg]
{title=2011 <Wayback Machine> archive of https://web.archive.org/web/20110202091611/http://iranfootballsource.com/[iranfootballsource.com]}
{description=The third Iranian football on top of the two other <The Reuters websites>[published by Reuters]: iraniangoalkicks.com and iraniangoals.com! Admittedly, this one is the most generic and less well designed one. But still. They pushed the theme too far!}
{height=1400}
\Image[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cirosantilli/media/master/cia-2010-covert-communication-websites/screenshots/www.dedrickonline.com.jpg]
{title=2010 <Wayback Machine> archive of https://web.archive.org/web/20101211095158/http://www.dedrickonline.com/[dedrickonline.com]}
{description=
The <German> one.
The CIA has had a few Germany espionage scandals in the 2010s:
* 2014 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-28243933[]: a German Intelligence Agency agent was arrested for spying for the CIA
* 2021 https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-security-agency-spied-merkel-other-top-european-officials-through-danish-2021-05-30/ U.S. spied on Merkel and other Europeans through Danish cables
* 2020 https://www.dw.com/en/how-the-uss-cia-and-germanys-bnd-spied-on-world-leaders/a-52358527 it was revealed that Germany and the USA had an agreement to spy on world leaders, notably via compromised Swiss company Crypto AG
}
{height=1600}
\Image[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cirosantilli/media/master/cia-2010-covert-communication-websites/screenshots/lesummumdelafinance.com.jpg]
{title=2010 <Wayback Machine> archive of https://web.archive.org/web/20100514032916/http://lesummumdelafinance.com[lesummumdelafinance.com]}
{description=A <French> one. Because it mentions VTT (Mountain Biking in French), it must focus France.}
{height=1400}
\Image[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cirosantilli/media/master/cia-2010-covert-communication-websites/screenshots/attivitaestremi.com.jpg]
{title=2011 <Wayback Machine> archive of https://web.archive.org/web/20110128162039/http://attivitaestremi.com/[attivitaestremi.com]}
{description=An <Italian> one about extreme sports.}
{height=1400}
\Image[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cirosantilli/media/master/cia-2010-covert-communication-websites/screenshots/noticiasmusica.net.jpg]
{title=2010 <Wayback Machine> archive of https://web.archive.org/web/20101230165001/http://noticiasmusica.net/[noticiasmusica.net]}
{description=
The <Brazilian> one.
In 2013 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Greenwald[Glen Greenwald] claimed that https://g1.globo.com/mundo/noticia/2013/07/vigilancia-dos-eua-ao-brasil-e-ponte-para-outros-paises-diz-jornalista.html[the espionage in Brazil was merely a bridge to other countries of interest such as China and Iran]
}
{height=1400}
\Image[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cirosantilli/media/master/cia-2010-covert-communication-websites/screenshots/economicnewsbuzz.com.jpg]
{title=2011 <Wayback Machine> archive of https://web.archive.org/web/20110207210053/http://economicnewsbuzz.com/[economicnewsbuzz.com]}
{description=The Korean one. Love the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawaii[kawaii] style!}
{height=1400}
\Image[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cirosantilli/media/master/cia-2010-covert-communication-websites/screenshots/snapnewsfront.net.jpg]
{title=2011 <Wayback Machine> archive of https://web.archive.org/web/20110107022935/http://snapnewsfront.net/[snapnewsfront.net]}
{description=The <Japanese> one.}
{height=1400}
\Image[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cirosantilli/media/master/cia-2010-covert-communication-websites/screenshots/philippinenewsonline.net.jpg]
{title=2010 <Wayback Machine> archive of https://web.archive.org/web/20101230191405/http://philippinenewsonline.net/[philippinenewsonline.net]}
{description=The Philippine one one.}
{height=1400}
\Image[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cirosantilli/media/master/cia-2010-covert-communication-websites/screenshots/feedsdemexicoyelmundo.com.jpg]
{title=2011 <Wayback Machine> archive of https://web.archive.org/web/20110202190838/http://feedsdemexicoyelmundo.com/[feedsdemexicoyelmundo.com]}
{description=The Mexican one.}
{height=800}
\Image[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cirosantilli/media/master/cia-2010-covert-communication-websites/screenshots/www.easytraveleurope.com.jpg]
{title=2012 <Wayback Machine> archive of https://web.archive.org/web/20120218052121/http://www.easytraveleurope.com/[easytraveleurope.com]}
{height=800}
\Image[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cirosantilli/media/master/cia-2010-covert-communication-websites/screenshots/tee-shot.net.jpg]
{title=2011 <Wayback Machine> archive of https://web.archive.org/web/20110107045521/http://tee-shot.net[tee-shot.net]}
{description=One of the many golf-themed sites. Golf appears to be quite popular over in Langley. It's exactly what you'd expect for a mid-level spook to do in their free time!}
{height=900}
\Image[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cirosantilli/media/master/cia-2010-covert-communication-websites/screenshots/nouvellesetdesrapports.com.jpg]
{title=2011 <Wayback Machine> archive of https://web.archive.org/web/20110128173433/http://nouvellesetdesrapports.com/[nouvellesetdesrapports.com]}
{height=900}
\Image[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cirosantilli/media/master/cia-2010-covert-communication-websites/screenshots/pangawana.com.jpg]
{title=2011 <Wayback Machine> archive of https://web.archive.org/web/20110203201604/http://pangawana.com/[pangawana.com]}
{height=800}
\Image[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cirosantilli/media/master/cia-2010-covert-communication-websites/screenshots/recuerdosdeviajeonline.com.jpg]
{title=2011 <Wayback Machine> archive of https://web.archive.org/web/20110202124633/http://recuerdosdeviajeonline.com/[recuerdosdeviajeonline.com]}
{height=1000}
\Image[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cirosantilli/media/master/cia-2010-covert-communication-websites/screenshots/theworld-news.net.jpg]
{title=2011 <Wayback Machine> archive of https://web.archive.org/web/20101226182928/http://theworld-news.net/[theworld-news.net]}
{height=800}
\Image[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cirosantilli/media/master/cia-2010-covert-communication-websites/screenshots/www.kessingerssportsnews.com.jpg]
{title=2011 <Wayback Machine> archive of https://web.archive.org/web/20100520013854/http://www.kessingerssportsnews.com/[kessingerssportsnews.com]}
{height=800}
\Image[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cirosantilli/media/master/cia-2010-covert-communication-websites/screenshots/negativeaperture.com.jpg]
{title=2011 <Wayback Machine> archive of https://web.archive.org/web/20110207202401/http://negativeaperture.com/[negativeaperture.com]}
{height=1300}
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