Review: Fitzroy Dearborn Book of World Rankings, 4th Edition
4.0 out of 5 stars Gold-Plated, Short of Comprehensive, Worth Buying, September 10, 2001
4.0 out of 5 stars Gold-Plated, Short of Comprehensive, Worth Buying, September 10, 2001
Over the Top on Cute, Profound Insights, No Solutions September 4, 2001 Gordon MacKenzieI would never have bought this book off the shelf, because it is way over the top with cutesy child-like drawings, hard to read type, and other affectations–it goes beyond charming toward excessive cosmetics. It was, however, recommended by someone I trust, …
During the August recess this got in to several SASC staff that were contemplating an OSINT initiative. Don Gessman provided the recommended breakdown including an earmarked amount for inter-agency OSINT. The Department of Defense and the Combatant Commands have always been the central organizing base for a national OSINT program, which would be funded by …
PBS FRONTLINE Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Open Source Solutions, Inc. (OSS) he has twenty years of experience in national and defense intelligence, including clandestine, covert action and technical collection, and managing an offensive counterintelligence program. He was the senior civilian responsible for creating the Marine Corps Intelligence Center. He participated in the …
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William E. DeMars, “Hazardous Partnerships: NGOs and United States Intelligence in Small Wars”
Kristan Wheaton 5.0 out of 5 stars Solving Major Problems Early for 1/50th of the Cost July 4, 2001 I first heard Kris Wheaton lecture in Europe, and was just blown away by the deep understanding that he demonstrated of why commanders and CEOs are constantly missing the warnings their subordinates and forward scouts are …
Thomas Alexander Aleinikoff, Douglas B. Klusmeyer 4.0 out of 5 stars All About Rights–Very Little About Loyalty or Duties, June 2, 2001 I have mixed feelings about this book. On the most positive side, it is the only, and therefore the best, treatment of the issues of citizenship that I could identify, and that is …
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