Berto Jongman: Atrocities, Cyber, War 1.4

ATROCITIES: risks of state-led mass killing AUSTRALIA: Terrorists taking cut of millions in drug money BIG DATA: predictive algorythms and virtues of transparancy CAR: CAR risks spiralling into genocide CHINA: 37,000 Elite Offshore Accounts Outed, China Reacts to Protect Them and Censor the Story CHINA: How Its Leader — Now the World’s Most Powerful Man …

4th Media: US Navy Bottoms Up

“US Naval Might is WANING,” REALLY? On January 3 Rear Admiral Viktor Bursuk, a deputy commander of the Russian navy who oversees weapons procurement, said Russia’s Navy is expected to receive 40 new warships and auxiliary vessels in 2014. In addition to surface ships of various classes, the Navy will also commission the third Borey-class …

Worth a Look: Reforming Intelligence Obstacles to Democratic Control and Effectiveness

Thomas Bruneau and Steven Boraz (eds.) These days, it’s rare to pick up a newspaper and not see a story related to intelligence. From the investigations of the 9/11 commission, to accusations of illegal wiretapping, to debates on whether it’s acceptable to torture prisoners for information, intelligence—both accurate and not—is driving domestic and foreign policy. …

Berto Jongman: Atrocities, Cyber, War 1.3

AFGHANISTAN: Another Red Line Crossed: The Taverna attack and the killing of foreigners just because they were foreigners AFGHANISTAN: Complex Attack on Central Kabul Restaurant AL QAEDA: Alex Schmid on Al-Qaeda’s “Single Narrative” and Attempts to Develop Counter-Narratives: The State of Knowledge AL QAEDA: Key anti-Assad rebel leader acknowledges al Qaida past, potentially complicating U.S. …

Review: Good Hunting – An American Spymaster’s Story (by Jack Devine)

Jack Devine 5.0 out of 5 stars Modern Bible for Covert Operations — Joins Dulles, Helms, Colby as a Classic, June 3, 2014 I strongly recommend this book! I happily disclose that I received the book from the publisher at my request and that I have worked for Jack directly. I have also reviewed hundreds …