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2011/08/012011/08/01

Richard Wright: Jail Time for Over-Classification?

07 Other Atrocities, 09 Justice, 10 Security, 11 Society, Articles & Chapters, Corruption, Cultural Intelligence, Director of National Intelligence et al (IC), DoD, Government

Is it possible the good guys are going to win the issue of over-classifcation? Can a real Open Source Agency (OSA) become the new face of strateic intelligence?

Complaint Seeks Punishment for Classification of Documents

By SCOTT SHANE

New York Times, August 1, 2011

EXTRACT

Under the executive order governing classification, the punishment could include dismissal, suspension without pay, reprimand or loss of a security clearance.

. . . . . .

“I’ve never seen a more deliberate and willful example of government officials improperly classifying a document,” he said.

Phi Beta Iota: Since the early 1990's the general practice has been to classify everything, and agency heads and the limited number of classifying authorities have been severely derelict in their duty, allowing anyone down to the GS-1 night sweeper to classify documents “in their name.” In this specific instance, the Drake case, it would be quite nice to see someone go to jail. It won't happen, but both the Courts and the public are growing very intolerant of Executive malfeasance that would make Dick Cheney proud. In the purest sense of the world, the US Intelligence Community agency heads are corrupt. They lack integrity.

Reference: 1996 Hill Testimony on Secrecy

Reference: 1996 Testimony to Moynihan Commisson

1993 TESTIMONY on National Security Information

2011/07/312011/07/31

Reference: Open Source Agency (OSA) I

About the Idea, Articles & Chapters, Briefings (Core), Director of National Intelligence et al (IC), DoD, Legislation, Memoranda

The Open Source Agency (OSA) was first proposed by Robert Steele to the Open Source Council in 1992, as an Open Source Center outside the wire. The rationale was that best in class sources would change constantly, and access was needed to all information in all languages all the time. CIA and MITRE conspired to substitute instead the Open Source Information System (OSIS), a still-anemic unproductive system with limited sources and no analytic tool-kit worthy of the name.

On this history, see:

Journal: LEXIS-NEXIS OSINT Kiss to CIA/OSC

History of Opposition (15)

Despite the history of opposition, and the fact that the CIA's Open Source Center (OSC) today only deals with eleven countries on a more or less regular basis, while going through the motions with others, a robust multinational network has been developed over time that includes at least 90 countries, some of which have made gains in harnessing the eight tribes of intelligence, some not. The Nordics, and especially Sweden, have been especially effective, at furthering the concept of M4IS2 (multinational, multiagency, multidisciplinary, multidomain information-sharing and sense-making).

On this progress, see:

Historic Contributions (246)

Search: The Future of OSINT [is M4IS2-Multinational]

There remains a need for an Open Source Agency (OSA) that is under diplomatic auspices as suggested by Dr. Joe Markowitz and endorsed by Congressman Rob Simmons (R-CT-02) and Robert Steele, both writing and speaking on this over the years. Below are some references that bear directly on the need for and the means by which an OSA might be created.

2010: Human Intelligence (HUMINT) Trilogy Updated

2010 INTELLIGENCE FOR EARTH: Clarity, Diversity, Integrity, & Sustainability

Legislation: Smart Nation-Safe Nation Act of 2009

Memoranda: OSS CEO to DNI One-Pager

Memorandum: $2 Billion Obligation Plan Centered on Defense, for a New Open Source Agency

Memoranda: Creating a New Agency with a New Mission, New Methods, and a New Mind Set

Memoranda: Policy-Budget Outreach Tool

2006 INFORMATION OPERATIONS: All Information, All Languages, All the Time

2006 THE SMART NATION ACT: Public Intelligence in the Public Interest

2006 Forbes Blank Slate On Intelligence

2002 THE NEW CRAFT OF INTELLIGENCE: Personal, Public, & Political

1995 GIQ 13/2 Creating a Smart Nation: Strategy, Policy, Intelligence, and Information

1995 National Information Strategy 101 Presentation to CENDI/COSPO*

2011/06/25

Reference: USA Counterintelligence Glossary

Director of National Intelligence et al (IC), DoD, Intelligence (government)

Primary Source (USG)

Back-Up Source (OSS)

Phi Beta Iota: This is an extraordinarily good contribution–a virtual compendium of every side of the secret world. Amusingly it acknowledges that 90% of what we need to know comes from open sources of intelligence without noting the irony that we spend $80 billion on everything other than open sources. It repeats the US Government mis-conception that open sources are “second-hand,” and it neglects multinational intelligence and counterintelligence precisely because the US Government refuses to be serious about that necessary evolution. Over-all, an absolute pleasure to read, a serious contribution.

2011/05/052012/05/18

Bin Laden Show 00: DNA Testing Fraud

07 Other Atrocities, Corruption, Director of National Intelligence et al (IC), DoD, Government, IO Deeds of War, Officers Call

Bert Laden was buried at sea within 24 hours of being gunned down in what was probably a CIA safehouse set up with help from Blackwater. Claims by the White House and CIA that DNA confirmation of his identity are bogus.

DNA tests take 3-10 days to run and are not something that can be done in flight or at sea.

Continue reading “Bin Laden Show 00: DNA Testing Fraud”

2010/12/13

Reference: Harry Truman on CIA and Intelligence for the President

Director of National Intelligence et al (IC)

In his own words.

Harry Truman, Great Architect of the Universe

Posted Dec 12, 2010

EXTRACT: Although it's perfectly fair to call Barack Obama an empty suit and a manufactured product, that's what Presidents have always been. The Truman Doctrine was entirely the work of George Kennan, and Truman introduced it with a famous speech he didn't write. Once the Doctrine was actually implemented, George Kennan immediately disowned it and became a vocal critic. (Fast forward two terms and you've got Eisenhower warning about a Military Industrial Complex. Kennedy later delivered a strange speech about Secret Societies that's also essential reading.)

The Great Architect of the Universe always had his doubts, too. On December 21st, 1963, Harry Truman publicly voiced his reservations about the CIA. What follows is a complete transcript of his statement…

Read short transcript….

2010/09/282010/09/29

Reference: Alternative Views of 9/11–Massive US Financial & Gold Fraud & 240 Billion Covert Fund Against Russia

Blog Wisdom, Corruption, Director of National Intelligence et al (IC), DoD, White Papers

Source 1: Collateral Damage–US Covert Operations and the Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001

Source 2: Evil is as Evil Goes–Globalization at Work

Continue reading “Reference: Alternative Views of 9/11–Massive US Financial & Gold Fraud & 240 Billion Covert Fund Against Russia”

2010/09/212010/09/21

Reference: Global Governance 2025

Director of National Intelligence et al (IC)

Global Governance Small Footprint — Full Report Online

Phi Beta Iota: This is a well-intentioned document that is government-centric, and as a result, completely overlooks and fails to examine alternative futures that include Panarchy, Epoch B leadership, waves of federal nullifications and hundreds if not thousands of non-violent secessions, and of course Open Everything. This document, to be useful, should be redone to add two more scenarios, one a Hybrid scenario, the other an Open scenario. At a fundamental level, the document fails to reflect the massive revolutionary changes being made possible by the revolution in communications, computing, and public intelligence.

Hacking Humanity

2008 World Brain as EarthGame

2010: Human Intelligence (HUMINT) Trilogy Updated

2010 INTELLIGENCE FOR EARTH: Clarity, Diversity, Integrity, & Sustainability

Worth a Look: Book Review Lists (Positive)