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Berto Jongman: SSCI Pre-Hearing Q&A — Superb Questions, Cloudy Answers — Robert Steele Answers 6 of 40 Questions Honestly + IC/CIA Health RECAP

SSCI Pre-Hearing Questions for John Brennan 28 Pages, 40 Questions ROBERT STEELE:  CIA was clearly a full participant in the drafting of these answers, many of which are utter nonsense (being effective at clandestine intelligence, all-source analysis, and open source intelligence, to take three fairly pertinent examples).  The questions are the best I have ever …

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SmartPlanet: Is a free nationwide WiFi network coming to the U.S.?

Is a free nationwide WiFi network coming to the U.S.? Tyler Falk, 4 February 2013 The United States government wants to make access to fast and free WiFi as easy as accessing public roads. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has proposed to free up digital infrastructure to allow free public access to WiFi — more powerful …

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Marcus Aurelius: Hagel as Theater or Change Agent?

Sen Hagel, if confirmed as SECDEF, may start firing Service Secretaries. Keeping Acquisition and Intelligence will be a sure sign that nothing is actually going to change. Sources: Carter, Others Expected To Stay By Zachary Fryer-Biggs and Marcus Weisgerber Washington Post, 21 January 2013 Although the transition between presidential terms is usually marked by large-scale personnel …

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Donate for Books Here Half-Price, Inscription Option

All donations receive specified book, shipping, emailed non-profit (tax deductible) receipt, and inscription if desired as specified in purpose line at PayPal.   – + – + – + – + – + – + – + 2010 INTELLIGENCE FOR EARTH: Clarity, Diversity, Integrity & Sustainability Capstone book on hybrid governance based on shared information and …

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Review: Improving Intelligence Analysis: Bridging the Gap between Scholarship and Practice

Stephen Marrin 4.0 out of 5 stars Analysis in Isolation from Reality, January 6, 2013 This book is insanely expensive. The author of the book has material published online that I recommend be accessed and considered before making any investment here. One starting point is my list to 2011 article and my lengthy comment, easily …

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Richard Wright: Secret Intelligence Cloud, Charlie Allen’s Warning, Comment by Robert Steele

This piece quotes Charlie extensively and generally he is supportive of the concept, but noted that it would require strong leadership from the DCI and that a new “business model” for intelligence would be needed.  He warned that: “Specifically, the data connectivity requirements will be huge, Allen said. The intelligence community already has a prodigious …

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Michel Basuwens: The Relational State – The Human Factor

THE RELATIONAL STATE HOW RECOGNISING THE IMPORTANCE OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS COULD REVOLUTIONISE THE ROLE OF THE STATE Edited by Graeme Cooke and Rich Muir Featuring Lead Essays by Geoff Mulgan and Marc Stears Institute for Public Policy Research (UK), November 2012 click here for the pdf file (64 pages) Comment, Links, and Table of Contents …

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