The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
UPDATE: 1 January 2013 from Spanish Dancer: What is most striking to me, and to a few others I have spoken to recently, is the SECDEF quote early in the paper. If we follow its premise it puts anyone who opposes our projection of power in the cross hairs. It is this doctrinal fluff that …
No credit to the OSINT pioneers from 1969 onwards, but the slow are finally catching up. BUT they still think OSINT is a technical collection challenge rather than a HUMINT opportunity. Intelligence Community Must Adapt To Era Of Vast Data, Study Says By Charles S. Clark The digital information revolution has handed the U.S. intelligence …
Continue reading “David Isenberg: Intelligence Community Must Adapt To Era Of Vast Data”
If Every U.S. State Declared War Against the Others, Which Would Win? By Quora Contributor Slate, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012 This question originally appeared on Quora. It was taken from Quora’s “hypothetical battles” topic, where readers “can ask questions and get answer on fighting that wouldn’t likely or ever happen in real life.” Answer by …
Continue reading “Owl: “What If” US States Declare War on Each Other?”
The Art Of The Deal: Why the CIA needs a diplomat, not a spy, to lead it. By Andy Johnson ForeignPolicy.com,November 29, 2012 With the abrupt departure of Director David Petraeus, the revolving door on the CIA’s seventh floor continues to spin: The average tenure of the agency’s last five leaders has been less than …
I supported the all-volunteer force but I now recognize the wisdom of General Matthew Ridgeway–he warned against relying on all volunteer force.. In combination with a battlefield full of unaccountable contractors — and a military no longer able to go to war without contractors — the failures of our generals are part of a larger …
Combine this with the reporting on toxic leadership (e.g. by LTG(R) Walter Ulmer) and you have the whole picture. Emphasis added below. Questioning The Brass By Thomas E. Ricks New York Times, November 12, 2012 Pg. 29 Washington–OVER the last 11 years, as we fought an unnecessary war in Iraq and an unnecessarily long one …
Continue reading “Marcus Aurelius: Thomas Ricks on Generals “Casual Arrogance””
Open Season on CIA? – Are The Days of Living Immunity Instead of Cover Over? I had occasion to reflect today on the past twenty years, recollecting how easily in 1992 a new path could have been taken, one that reconnected the US intelligence community to “ground truth” using open sources and methods, as well …
Continue reading “Robert Steele: Post-Benghazi — Open Season on CIA?”
