The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Iran: the Nuclear Dog that can’t Bark By David Isenberg LobeLog Foreign Policy, 7 January 2012 Apart from death and taxes, one other thing has also appeared inevitable, at least for the past two decades: Iran will acquire a nuclear weapons capability. Yet, despite all the near frantic demands for sanctions, clandestine action, sabotage, and …
Continue reading “David Isenberg: Iran – Nuclear Dog That Cannot Bark”
Peter Gill and Mark Phythian 4.0 out of 5 stars Best in Class Strongly Recommended, January 6, 2013 I am a huge fan of Peter Gill’s work, and if you are looking for the best possible to reflect on intelligence as it is generally defined today (the province of governments and to a lesser extent …
Continue reading “Review: Intelligence in an Insecure World”
Stephen Marrin 4.0 out of 5 stars Analysis in Isolation from Reality, January 6, 2013 This book is insanely expensive. The author of the book has material published online that I recommend be accessed and considered before making any investment here. One starting point is my list to 2011 article and my lengthy comment, easily …
It never occurred to me, when I lost the first bureaucratic battle on Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) in 1992, that my innate sense of integrity [do the right thing] would lead me to resign from the Marine Corps civil service in 1993 as a very young GM-14, and spend not five, not ten, but twenty …
Continue reading “Reflections on Reform 2.3 Numbers for 30% DoD Cut over 2-4 Years”
Huh? Hillary Was Injured In Secret Iran Mission: Report The real reason U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has not been seen for the last month is because she was injured during a secret mission to Iran, according to published intelligence sources. Quoting sources around Tehran and the Gulf Emirates, DEBKAfile, a Middle East news …
Continue reading “Mini-Me: Hillary Injured in Secret Mission to Iran?”
Colin Gray 5.0 out of 5 stars Colin Gray is THE top strategist in the Enlgish language, January 1, 2013 I have been a huge fan of Colin Gray since reading and reviewing his Modern Strategy. My own particular interest is “intelligence with integrity” and my motto is “the truth at any cost reduces all …
CIA gets a free pass for dereliction on multiple fronts. Noteworthy: Neither State nor Africa Command had any idea of the size and scope of the CIA arms smuggling operation based in Benghazi. Also noteworthy that NSA has nothing at all on the attack in the days leading up to it or during the attack. …
