Winslow Wheeler: Marine Aviation in the Toilet (Ethically, Technically, & Financially)

Last week I circulated a piece discusing an eight page advertising special in The Washington Post, paid for by Lockheed-Martin and Boeing (and a credit union).  The huge ad commemorated the 100th anniversary of Marine Corps aviation.  (My piece with a link to the advertisement is at the end of this message.)  In the special …

DefDog: CIA Claims Double-Agent, New Set of Explosive Underpants

Double agent infiltrated AQAP bomb plot? This whole thing leaves me believing that something rotten is going on in Langley…..from my work I know the following: AQ did not conduct operations based on historical dates.  Infiltrating AQ was the hardest task we faced. In fact, the CIA and other IC elements always preached that it …

Marcus Aurelius: Jose Rodriguez, the Ollie North of CIA

Rodriguez is dumb enough to take this as a complement.   His Wikipedia page looks like it was written by CIA PAO. Ex-CIA official says tapes destroyed to prevent al Qaeda reprisals (Reuters) – Jose Rodriguez said it took a “few hours” to destroy 92 videotapes showing his CIA colleagues using harsh interrogation techniques – including …

Reference: Social Media Intelligence? Or More OSINT Than Spies Can Handle?

The growth of social media poses a dilemma for security and law enforcement agencies. On the one hand, social media could provide a new form of intelligence – SOCMINT – that could contribute decisively to keeping the public safe. On the other, national security is dependent on public understanding and support for the measures being …

Marcus Aurelius: CIA Panetta Memo on Presidential Authorization of Bin Laden Hit

As posted at http://cryptocomb.org/cia-memo-panetta.jpg. Phi Beta Iota:  This may well be authentic, but it is highly suspect.  A signed Presidential finding is needed for such a project, one does not undertake such initiatives without that written document, nor accept a phone call from a lesser aide as a substitute–nor should JSOG be doing anything without …

Howard Rheingold: Hootsuit Social Media Dashboard Adds….

  Hootsuite now includes RSS, Mailchimp, and more Hootsuite, the social media dashboard, has added five new apps specifically aimed at the enterprise: Mailchimp email campaign management tool, Chime.in for brands to build communities, an RSS reader, and more — Howard See Also: Howard Rheingold at Phi Beta Iota