Robert Steele: DoJ Review of CIA Russian Analysis — About Time (Mike Morrell is Afraid, Very Afraid, and So He Should Be)

Ex-top CIA official perturbed by John Durham’s review of intelligence analysts ROBERT STEELE: Worth a full read. Mike Morrell is afraid, and so he should be, because it will become immediately clear that the analysts were not allowed to do their job and were told what their conclusions would be before hand — just as …

Berto Jongman: Helping states avoid the ‘fragility trap’

Helping states avoid the ‘fragility trap’ The nature of fragilities is different among countries. A common feature between fragile states is that they are mostly conflict-affected countries. According to the U.N.-WBG Pathways for Peace study, for every $1 spent in prevention, around $16 is saved along the way. The World Bank has taken deliberate decisions …

Robert Steele: Causes of Death — Deep Truth, Shallow Truth, Google Lies, and Media Lies — Four Levels of Analysis

I am so very excited by the prospect of creating regional Open Source Agencies. “The truth at any cost lowers all other costs.” I now see so very clearly that my nine years at the CIA followed by five years creating the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity followed by sixteen years of wandering in the wilderness …