Deja vu?
Secrecy in U.S. National Security: Why a Paradigm Shift is Needed
RAND, 38 pages, November 2018
Berto Jongman: New Zealand Enact Digital Strip Search Act — Provide Your Passwords at the Border or Else…
08 Wild Cards, Government, Idiocy, IO ImpotencyNew Zealand’s ‘digital strip searches’: Give border agents your passwords or risk a $5,000 fine
In addition to a fine, those who refuse to submit to a digital search could see their devices seized and subjected to a full examination, meaning “the device or data may be copied, reviewed, or evaluated (including by means of previewing, cloning, or other forensic methods.”
Mike Adams: Unhinged Left Planning “Kill Team” Home Invasions?
Civil Society, Corruption, Cultural Intelligence, Government, Idiocy
We are now learning that left-wing domestic terrorism groups are openly discussing “kill team” tactics on Twitter and Facebook, discussing methods of carrying SBRs (short-barreled rifles) under their clothing, blending in with crowds, then popping out of the crowds to assassinate prominent conservatives such as U.S. Senators, Supreme Court justices and prominent conservative radio personalities. All this was first reported by PJ Media.
In addition to the open discussion of “kill team” tactics on social media platforms, we’re also seeing:
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Berto Jongman: Beacon and Warning: Sherman Kent, Scientific Hubris, and the CIA’s Office of National Estimates
Corruption, Government, Idiocy, Ineptitude, IO ImpotencyBeacon and Warning: Sherman Kent, Scientific Hubris, and the CIA’s Office of National Estimates
J. Peter Scoblic, a doctoral candidate at Harvard Business School, is a fellow in the International Security Program at New America and the author of U.S. vs. Them: Conservatism in the Age of Nuclear Terror.
“From bias to probabilities, Kent anticipated the findings of modern scholars by many decades. However, in his conviction that intelligence analysts would soon be able to forecast geopolitical events with scientific accuracy, Kent overreached. Enthusiasm turned out to be hubris, and the predictive record of the Office of National Estimates was decidedly mixed. In light of this history, today's enthusiasm for the predictive potential of Big Data and artificial intelligence seems overzealous. Kent’s relentless pursuit of the truth makes him a model in today’s political climate, but his failures should serve as a warning to those who believe that technology can eliminate the uncertainty of the future.”
Justice Ginsburg: Abraham Lincoln Grabbed My Ass in 1862 — I Want All His Statues Torn Down …
Civil Society, Cultural Intelligence, Government, Idiocy, Media
Steven Aftergood: Army Admits Intelligence Sucks
Corruption, Idiocy, Ineptitude, IO Impotency, Military
ARMY NEEDS INTELLIGENCE TO FACE “PEER THREATS”
U.S. Army operations increasingly depend on intelligence to help confront adversaries who are themselves highly competent, the Army said this week in a newly updated publication on military intelligence.
Future operations “will occur in complex operational environments against capable peer threats, who most likely will start from positions of relative advantage. U.S. forces will require effective intelligence to prevail during these operations.” See Intelligence, Army Doctrine Publication 2-0, September 4, 2018.
The quality of U.S. military intelligence is not something that can be taken for granted, the Army document said.
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