Review: A Letter to America
Elegant essay with embedded references, March 6, 2008
2008-01-29 DoD IG Response to JS FOIA
2008-01-29 DoD IG Response to JS FOIA 8 pages Letter (2) Statement of Work for the Review of the January 1991 Death of Colonel James E. Sabow (2) Info Memo Review of the 1991 Death of Marine Corps Colonel James E. Sabow (2) DoD Appeal FY 2004 Defense Authorization Bill Against Section 568 (1) Discussion …
Review: Memo to the President Elect–How We Can Restore America’s Reputation and Leadership
Alternative Reading for Serious People, January 27, 2008
Reference: Spy Credibility & Open Source
How to Restore Spies Credbility: Go Open Source By Noah Shachtman December 14, 2007 In the mid ’90s, Robert Steele, a former-CIA officer and early proponent of open source intelligence, testified before the Aspin-Brown Commission about the tremendous value of unclassified information. The Commission decided to put this open source intelligence, or “OSINT,” to the …
Reference: Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) Number 300: Management, Integration, and Oversight of Intelligence Collection and Covert Action
Phi Beta Iota Editorial Comment (DOI: 11 August 2009) This directive is “senior” to directive 301 but rather strangely does not appear to be included in the essential references relevant to creating the OSINT discipline. Key points: 1. OSINT is co-equal to HUMINT and TECHINT in DNI emphasis and stature, but the ADDNI/OS does not …
Review: Enemies of Intelligence–Knowledge and Power in American National Security
Very Disapointing, Incomplete, Dated, and Annoying, September 19, 2007
Review: Edutopia–Success Stories for Learning in the Digital Age
Critical Starting Point for Global Transformation, September 17, 2007
