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2013/01/042016/03/26

Reflections on Reform 2.3 Numbers for 30% DoD Cut over 2-4 Years

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 …

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2012/12/11

Murtaza Hussain: Roots of Anti-Americanism

The roots of global anti-Americanism Revelations of Korean rapper Psy’s anti-American past are emblematic of a global resentment caused by US militarism. Al Jazeera, 11 December 2012 The incongruity of it seemed to be nothing short of a betrayal. After lightheartedly dancing his way into the hearts of Americans and gaining entrance to the inner …

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2012/11/222016/03/26

Practical Reflections on United Nations Intelligence + UN RECAP

Updated 21 Dec 2012 1800 Short Persistent URL for This Post: http://tinyurl.com/UN-21-Intel DOCUMENT: 2012 Reflections on UN Intelligence 2.3 21 Dec 2012 I had occasion to look at the Report of the Secretary General on the Work of the Organization, and thought this would be a good time to integrate some of what I have …

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2012/11/20

NIGHTWATCH: Israel & It’s US Enabler Uniting Muslims

Special Comment: Feedback from brilliant Readers conveys concern that Israel is presented as justified in its retaliation and not as the instigator of the latest round of attack exchanges. In the NightWatch experience, causality takes about 20 years to determine with any confidence. Survival in the neighborhood requires that the intelligence and special operations forces …

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2012/11/052012/12/03

Eagle: So What’s Wrong with the USA?

So What’s Wrong With The States? Martin Varsavsky November 04, 2012 The USA is a great nation for entrepreneurship and innovation, it has the best science in the world, the most creativity in the arts, it is the number one economy in the world, it has an energy unrivaled by other nations and we have …

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2012/10/232013/11/22

Steve Aftergood: Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals Deepens Its Lack of Integrity – “Negative Reciprocity” Means Unsigned Unsworn Summary Statements from CIA — Itself Notorious –Can Kill a Contractor’s Career – UPDATED

“NEGATIVE RECIPROCITY” EMERGES IN THE SECURITY CLEARANCE SYSTEM In the world of security clearances for access to classified information, the term “reciprocity” is used to indicate that one executive branch agency should ordinarily recognize and accept a security clearance that has been granted by another executive branch agency. This is not just a nice, cost-efficient …

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2012/10/102012/10/10

Steven Aftergood: DSB Concludes Violent Behavior Cannot be Reliably Predicted – Does Not Address Larger Issue of Extreme Cognitive Dissonance Inspiring Suicides and Random Violence

VIOLENT BEHAVIOR CANNOT BE RELIABLY PREDICTED, PANEL SAYS The outbreak of violence by individuals who seek to harm other persons or institutions cannot be reliably predicted today, the Defense Science Board said in a new report to the Secretary of Defense. Instead, efforts to counter violence should focus on prevention and mitigation of the threat. …

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