The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Defense Intelligence Mission Expands On October 24, the Pentagon issued an updated version of DoD Directive 5143.01 defining the role of the Under Secretary of Defense (Intelligence), the Department’s principal intelligence advisor and manager of military intelligence programs. The new directive is about 30% longer than the 2005 version that it replaces.
“Disenchanted idealists are… a fertile source of information” for adversaries, according to Army Regulation 530-1 on Operations Security, updated 26 September 2014. Phi Beta Iota: We don’t make this stuff up. “Cognitive dissonance” is the canary in the coal mine. See Also: Cognitive Dissonance @ Phi Beta Iota
COURT REQUIRES IN CAMERA REVIEW OF STATE SECRETS DOCUMENTS Over the objections of government attorneys, a federal judge said yesterday that he would require in camera review of documents that the government says are protected by the state secrets privilege. The issue arose in the case of Gulet Mohamed v. Eric Holder, challenging the constitutionality …
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Intelligence Budget Data On March 4, 2014, the Administration submitted its Fiscal Year 2015 budget request, including a base funding request of $45.6 billion for the National Intelligence Program (NIP), and a base funding request of $13.3 billion for the Military Intelligence Program (MIP). On June 30, the DNI submitted an updated FY2015 budget request …
LEAKED DOCUMENT TO BE INTRODUCED IN STATE SECRETS CASE The plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging the use of the “no fly list” to bar a US citizen from boarding an aircraft said last week that he would introduce a leaked copy of the government’s Watchlisting Guidance “to show just how objectionable and evidence-free Defendants’ watch …
HOUSE AMENDMENT WOULD CUT NSC BUDGET BY A THIRD The House of Representatives yesterday approved an amendment to cut the budget for the National Security Council by one third in response to NSC moves to block congressional access to information. “Over the last few months, we have had several instances in which the National Security …
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US Army Reflections on the Value of Military History Far from being a subject of merely antiquarian interest, military history is an essential tool for training of soldiers and for institutional accountability, according to newly updated Army doctrine. But only if it is done right. In Military History Operations (ATP 1-20, June 2014), the Army …
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