This is a classic, and it bears mention that the Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) revolution began in the US military. Here is the human in the loop essence that no computer can create. USDI and D/DIA have chosen to ignore their responsibility for OSINT despite General Tony Zinni's clear cut statement that all that they do now provides “at best” 4% of a commander's needs; General Mike Flynn's documentation of the “irrelevance” of US intelligence in Afghanistan, and the still standing requirements from the Aspin-Brown Commission and others to make OSINT a “top priority” for funding and a “top priority” for DCI (today DNI) attention.
Recommended Links:
Graphic: Four Forces After Next with IO
Robert Garigue & Robert Steele: From Old IO to New IO
Journal: Reflections on Integrity
Newt Gingrich, Vice-President for Global Engagement–Waging Peace
2009 DoD OSINT Leadership and Staff Briefings
Search: The Future of OSINT [is M4IS2-Multinational]
Military Archives on Public Intelligence (1992-2006)
Search: Steele USMC C4I 1990′s
