Answers on OSINT for India 31 – OSINT Primer for Spies

Sir, I constantly encounter two issues: First, the spies think that Wikileaks and everything online is OSINT, they do not factor in analog sources or even human sources that are not controlled agents. Second, and related,  they think that the best open source information is to be found within the government agencies, and do not …

Answers on OSINT for India 29 – Case Studies, Persuading a Station Head to Use OSINT

Sir, Do you have any case study on some OSINT op? How does one persuade a Station Head to use OSINT in support of his  clandestine and technical operations? I am finding that there is more information about secret successes than there is about OSINT successes at the same time that OSINT was eclipsed by …

Review: Farwell’s Rules of the Nautical Road Ninth Edition by Craig H. Allen Sr. & Craig H. Allen Jr.

5 Star Top Professional Book on the Subject This is a most extraordinary book intended for professional officers and petty officers, not your average day sailor.  Until I was offered this book as a gift, my personal D Skipper collection consisted of three items: Captain’s Quick Guides Rules of the Road and Running Light Patterns …