The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Military Launches Afghanistan Intelligence-Gathering Mission By Joshua Partlow KABUL — On their first day of class in Afghanistan, the new U.S. intelligence analysts were given a homework assignment. First read a six-page classified military intelligence report about the situation in Spin Boldak, a key border town and smuggling route in southern Afghanistan. Then read a …
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Robots and bees to beat the Taliban The homemade IED is the extremists’ deadliest weapon and America is spending billions on trying to combat it. We are granted access to this secret, smart and bizarre world Phi Beta Iota: In 1988 the US Marine Corps told the emerging MASINT community that their highest priority was …
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(1) I’ve seen some of the surveillance video on CNN; here is a link to more. (2) Regardless of who ran the operation, sounds like the Hamas guy needed to go; (3) in addition to surveillance and biometrics, proliferation of commercially-available databases such ChoicePoint creates additional operational challenges.) How spy technologies foil old-school political killings …
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America’s Deadly Robots Rewrite The Rules (Sydney Morning Herald) In the artistry of war, the insertion of a Jordanian double-agent who detonated his explosive vest inside this super-sensitive CIA bunker was flawless. But, in their payback, the enraged Americans confirmed the breadth of a new horizon in modern warfare – launching 15 clinical drone attacks …
Invite your attention to attached — contains a couple of interesting observations about Open Source Intelligence (OSINT): “…open source intelligence — catapulting it to primary place for new adversaries and increasingly for the U.S. military — and also rapid organizational learning and assembly of capabilities…” [page 9] “…There are strong indications that Hezbollah made significant …
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COMMENT: IMHO, incredibly irresponsible behavior by UK judicial system. However, I really wonder whether USG will really degrade the special relationship because I suspect it would be cutting our nose off to spite our face. While I think we have clear dominance in some intelligence disciplines and coverages, I also think the UK dances rings …
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COMMENT: I know senior retired military officers who object to highlighting political corruption and ethical shortfalls. Marcus Phi Beta Iota: Sadly, the raw fact is that until we get the truth on the table and achieve transparency, the corrupt few will continue to be a cancer in the body politic. Judicial Watch is a serious …
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