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2010 Julian Harston “Intelligence Assessment and Risk Analysis in Peacekeeping and Peace Support Operations – A Necessity”

Intelligence Assessment and Risk Analysis in Peacekeeping and Peace Support Operations – A necessity. Julian Harston, United Nations, Assistant Secretary General (rtd) October 2010 Document:  2010 JMAC Speech Julian Harston ‘We are fully aware of your long-standing limitations in gathering information. The limitations are inherent in the very nature of the United Nations and therefore …

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Reference: Reconnecting to Reality…Anyone Home?

CUTTING THE FUSE Moving Beyond the War on Terror Tuesday, October 12, 2010 – Capitol Hill Presumption: The root cause of terrorism is Islamic Fundamentalism — religiously motivated hatred of American and Western values among a fringe of Muslims. Reality: Based on research by CPOST (Chicago Project on Security and Terrorism), suicide terrorist attacks like …

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Reference: Panetta Puts Lipstick on the Pig (Again)

Message from the Director: Lessons from Khowst Last December, our Agency family lost seven courageous and talented colleagues in a terrorist attack at Forward Operating Base Chapman in Khowst, Afghanistan. These dedicated men and women were assigned to CIA’s top priority—disrupting and dismantling al-Qa’ida and its militant allies. That work carries, by its very nature, …

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Newt Gingrich, Vice-President for Global Engagement–Waging Peace

Robert David Steele Recovering spy, serial pioneer for open and public intelligence Posted: October 12, 2010 10:52 AM Newt Gingrich, Vice-President for Global Engagement–Waging Peace Click on Title to Read at Huffington Post and Make Comments. Below, as a memory aid, are the elements and proposed leaders within the Vice Presidency for the Commonwealth, each …

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Review: The Monk and the Riddle–The Art of Creating a Life While Making a Living

Down to Earth, Absorbing, Perfectly Presented, “Must Read” October 10, 2010 Randy Komisar with Kent Lineback I’m putting this book into the 6 Star and Beyond category at Phi Beta Iota the Public Intelligence Blog, for two reasons: it has a proper definition of what business should be about–creativity and humanity; and it strives to …

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Journal: Nato’s Secret Armies (It’s Not Terror if CIA Pays and Locals Do the Dirty….)

Nato’s Secret Armies By Stephen Lendman (about the author) Page 1 of 7 page(s) In his book, “NATO’s Secret Armies: Operation GLADIO and Terrorism in Western Europe,” Daniele Ganser described their clandestine Cold War operations, run by European secret services, collaborating with NATO, the CIA and Britain’s MI6 and Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) against a …

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