Paul Fernhout: Encouragement for the Sick at Heart – Planning for US Collapse, Learning from Soviet Collapse

Always remember Howard Zinn’s remarks: “In this awful world where the efforts of caring people often pale in comparison to what is done by those who have power, how do I manage to stay involved and seemingly happy? I am totally confident not that the world will get better, but that we should not give …

Paul Fernhout: Open Letter to the Intelligence Advanced Programs Research Agency (IARPA)

EDIT 4 Sep 2011: Link and misc. fixed. Dear IARPA staff- The greatest threat facing the USA is the irony inherent in our current defense posture, like for example planning to use nuclear energy embodied in missiles to fight over oil fields that nuclear energy could replace. This irony arises in part because the USA’s …

Steven Aftergood: Open Source Intelligence Act III

Phi Beta Iota:  Act I was 1988-1993.  Act II was 1993-2011.  Act III began with the publication of NO MORE SECRETS with a Foreword by Senator Gary Hart (D-CO). Below the line in full (or click on links to originals): OPEN UP OPEN SOURCE INTELLIGENCE THE INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF OPEN SOURCE INTELLIGENCE  

EVENT: 3-7 Oct London UK Arno Reuser OSINT Training

Open Source Intelligence Methods and Techniques Training Program In conjunction with Reuser’s Information Services (RIS), IHS Consulting now offers an Open Source intelligence (OSINT) collection and analysis training service. The program enables Open Source researchers to more effectively collect and analyze information and produce better quality reports. The IHSC/RIS OSINT Methods and Techniques course is …