The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
ANNUAL SECRECY COSTS NOW EXCEED $10 BILLION The rise in national security secrecy in the first full year of the Obama Administration was matched by a sharp increase in the financial costs of the classification system, according to a new report to the President (pdf). The estimated costs of the national security classification system grew …
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LEAKS A “SERIOUS PROBLEM” FOR DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE Unauthorized disclosures of classified information are among “the major challenges” facing defense intelligence, Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence Michael Vickers told Congress last month. Mr. Vickers is awaiting Senate confirmation to be the new USD(I), a post that was last held by James R. Clapper, who …
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Today’s News, Brought to You by Your Friends at the CIA Spy Service Translates World’s Papers at Secret Cost; Mr. Hounsell Has Few Buyers Phi Beta Iota: Worth a full read (click on headline). One word summary: “stagnant.” Neither the DNI nor the CIA nor DoD nor anyone else is serious about Open Source Intelligence …
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This is a classic, and it bears mention that the Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) revolution began in the US military. Here is the human in the loop essence that no computer can create. USDI and D/DIA have chosen to ignore their responsibility for OSINT despite General Tony Zinni’s clear cut statement that all that they …
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This search is a VERY important one, and does not yield the correct answer, which is in itself an indictment of information technology. The correct answer is NEGATIVE, and Paul Strassmann, former Director of Defense Information, is the person who established this fact for the top corporations, although he likes to soft-shoe it and say …
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From Virtual Secretary of Defense Purpose The purpose of this memorandum is to establish priorities for my strategic objectives through 2012 and pending the concurrence of a new president with a proper staff, 2020. There is no such thing as strategic guidance for one year. This document informs without directing anyone. Intent My intent is …
Robert Fisk: Stay out of trouble by not speaking to Western spies The Independent, 18 December 2010 Almost 30 years ago, a British diplomat asked me to lunch in Beirut. Despite rumours to the contrary, she told me on the phone, she was not a spy but a mere attaché, wanting only to chat about …
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