The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Gifford Pinchot captivated several hundred mid-career profressionals from around the world at OSS '97. He was so compelling that the long break was cancelled to give him overtime. Below is a copy of his presentation. See also the review of the book, The End of Bureaucracy, a copy of which was provided to each participant.
Without the leadership of then Capt Patrick Tyrrell, RN OBE, these handbooks would not exist today. He started the ball rolling, BGen Jim Cox, CA, then NATO and SHAPE Deputy J-2 organized a lecture to all the flag officers in charge of military intelligence, and finally directed SACLANT, then led by General William Kernan, USA, to create these first multinational doctrinal guides. Under the direct supervision of Admiral Sir William Pewone, RN, this was done over the course of two years. Below is the white paper and lecture that started it all.
Subsequently published as “The Importance of Open Source Intelligence to the Military,” in Loch K. Johnson and James J. Wirtz (eds.), Strategic Intelligence: Windows into a Secret World (Cary, NC: Roxbury, 2004), pp. 112-119.
Kevin Kelly, one of the “Who's Who” in Cultural Intelligence, was among the very first to understand, in a coherent fashion, the rise of neo-biological civilization and the intersection of humanity and technology in ways that would change everything. This article became a book.
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1997 |
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Presentation | Steele | DIA/JMITC: The Future of Intelligence |
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1995 |
US |
Presentation | Steele | CENDI & COSPO As Catalysts for National Security & Competitiveness |
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1994 |
US |
Presentation | Steele | Advantages of OSINT for National and Corporate Security |
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1993 |
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Presentation | Steele | OSS ’93: Reinventing National Intelligence—Advantages of OSINT |
