DASSOM.
Intelligence,
reversed.
Turn the gaze around.
Follow the source. Question power.
Keep knowledge in public hands.
What if intelligence
belonged to everyone?
DASSOM is MOSSAD spelled backwards. A reversal of letters. A reversal of perspective. An independent project exploring secrecy, intelligence, and the public’s right to understand power.
Our proposition is simple: turn information into understanding, and understanding into public agency. Read the record. Make the reasoning visible. Leave room to be wrong.
Start with the source.
A first collection on intelligence,
public records, and accountability.
When secrecy met scrutiny.
A Senate investigation brought intelligence abuses into public view. Its record is a starting point for understanding oversight.
One operation. Two records.
Read the history of Eichmann’s capture alongside the diplomatic record of Argentina’s sovereignty complaint.
The archive is a beginning.
In 2017, the CIA put more than 12 million pages of historical records online. Access is the first step. Interpretation is the next.
Curiosity without credulity.
Scrutiny without prejudice.
Evidence before allegiance.
Follow the record wherever it leads. A compelling story is an invitation to investigate, not a substitute for proof.
Transparency for power. Dignity for people.
Examine institutions and their decisions. Nationality, religion, and identity are never evidence of wrongdoing.
Open questions. Visible sources.
Separate documented facts from interpretation. Name uncertainty. Make every argument possible to challenge.
Nothing above
question.